Driving is one of the most dangerous things we all do on a regular basis and it has been identified by mining companies as a considerable risk – with many companies indicating it is the number one...
Category - Transport & Logistics
A BHP Billiton iron ore train derailed south of Port Hedland in Western Australia’s Pilbara region yesterday. The company said a number of ore cars derailed from the Pilbara rail line, about...
An investigation, Fuel Consumption of Underground Mine Haul Trucks, was conducted by a group of researchers from The University of Queensland. Fuel consumption in the Australian mining sector has...
Working away from home for weeks at a time can test the limits of a relationship, often leading to the breakdown of families. While it is a topic usually left unspoken in the resources industry...
A review of charges at one of Western Australia’s bulk export ports is underway after complaints from industry over ‘price gouging’. Under sustained pressure from industry groups...
One of Western Australia’s most notorious mining roads is now safer with the completion of safety upgrades to an 11 kilometre section of the Great Northern Highway. Traffic re-opened yesterday on the...
Downer EDI has secured a $1 billion maintenance contract with bulk freight transporter, Pacific National. Pacific National is the largest coal haulage operator in New South Wales and also operates in...
Talk about embarrassing – a crane has toppled over in front of a government safety inspector at Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine construction site in the Pilbara of Western Australia. The...
New export data shows that global demand for NSW coal has increased significantly over the last financial year, according to the NSW Minerals Council. “Coal is our State’s most valuable export...
Getting coal from Hunter Valley mines to Newcastle’s coal port has just become a whole lot easier with the completion of five new railway tracks. Deputy PM Warren Truss said the Hexham Relief...
A new report from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) shows that the price of petrol was historically high in 2013–14. “At 150.6 cents per litre (cpl), 2013-14 saw the third...
