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Peabody mine fire update

Source: AMSJ Peabody have advised that initial steps taken in early days to extinguish the fire and contain impacts at Peabody’s North Goonyella Mine have yielded visible results, with only a slight...

Top mining women vie for honours

Queensland’s top resources sector women have been announced. They are in the running for the annual Resources Awards for Women conducted by the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and voluntary group...

Rio Tinto terminates mining contractor Brierty

Rio Tinto has terminated failed civil and mining contractor Brierty’s biggest job at a Pilbara iron ore project in Western Australia. Brierty’s administrators said Rio had arranged flights home for...

Rio Tinto Weipa Indigenous employment award

Rio Tinto’s Weipa bauxite mine has won the ‘Best Company Indigenous Employment and Training Initiative’ award at the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Indigenous Awards, which were held in Brisbane...

Anglo to replace striking workers

Anglo American has escalated the situation at their German Creek mine, near Middlemount, by advertising for a new workforce while existing employees strike. The mining giant has engaged labour hire...

Labour hire worker exploitation revealed in court

The exploitation of working people in the Bowen Basin and Queensland’s labour hire industry will be the focus of a Parliamentary hearing in Mackay today. The hearings of the Finance and...