Dartbrook Coal Mine Approved To Recommence Operations In The Upper Hunter
A controversial plan to reopen a 'mothballed' coal mine in the New South Wales Upper Hunter Valley has been approved, but a five-year extension on the mine's life has ...
China's CMOC Seeks Opportunities To Beef Up Battery Metals Business -CEO
Fresh from closing a $518 million acquisition, metals firm China Molybdenum Co (CMOC) remains open to deals that would boost business in the booming electric vehicle (EV) battery sector, the ...
Yunupingu Flags Native Title Mining Claim
Prominent Aboriginal leader Galarrwuy Yunupingu has revealed plans for native title claim due this year against the Commonwealth for royalties received from bauxite mining on remote Arnhem Land.
The government ...
Mini-Boom For Miners
The consultancy says resource-exposed companies are in a position to benefit from the opportunities the one-two punch of strong prices for key commodities and increasing investment are expected to deliver ...
Diggers & Dealers 2019: Unlocking Technology Advantage Makes Australia’s Resources Sector A World Leader, Says Seven Group’s Ryan Stokes
Seven Group managing director Ryan Stokes says the Australian mining industry is a global leader in developing and adopting technology and innovation which will continue to sustain and strengthen it ...
Nuclear Reactors Called SMRS Are Being Touted As Possible Energy Source For Australia
Energy Minister Angus Taylor has ordered a parliamentary inquiry into nuclear energy.
"This will be the first inquiry into the use of nuclear power in Australia in more than a ...
Drought-Affected Aussie Mines Use Train To Carry Water
With drought ravaging much of Australia's east coast, crop growers and livestock farmers are not the only ones who have been hit hard by the lack of rain.
The ...
Ex-Coal Mogul Gives $1M To Miners Whose Paychecks Bounced
A former coal baron is donating $1-million to miners protesting in Kentucky after their employer went bankrupt and their paychecks bounced.
Ex-Cumberland Resources Ltd. founder Richard Gilliamsaid he will give ...
VDMA Mining Launches Roadmap 2035 To Secure Continued Competitiveness Of German Mining Equipment Sector
Global demand for mining technology from Germany remains high, says industry association VDMA Mining in its semi annual report. “Incoming orders increased by 35% and turnover rose by 40% in ...
Macmahon Considers Legal Proceeding Against Newcrest Mining
Macmahon is set to escalate its contract dispute and pursue legal action against Newcrest Mining to get better rates for its work at the Telfer project in Western Australia.
The ...
Sayona Mining Signs Earn-In Agreement With Altura To Progress WA Lithium Portfolio
Emerging lithium developer Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) has signed an earn‐in agreement with lithium producer Altura Mining (ASX: AJM) to help maximise the value of Sayona’s portfolio in ...
Australian Mineral Exports Boom
Resources exports have delivered a new record full-year trade surplus of AUS$49.9 billion – confirming the importance of the mining industry and the production phase of the mining boom ...
Concerns About BIS-Cougar Mining Equipment Deal: ACCC
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has raised preliminary competition concerns about Bis Industries’ (Bis) proposed acquisition of Cougar Mining Group (Cougar).
Bis and Cougar both provide mining equipment ...
Airfare Cap Petition And Deals For Pilbara Families In Crisis Draw Huge Community Support
An online petition and Facebook page to negotiate better deals on high-cost airfares for regional West Australians is gaining traction.
Almost 10,000 signatures have been received on the petition ...
Mt Arthur To Fund $1M In Safety After Serious Breach
This follows an investigation by the regulator into the serious safety incident at the BHP-owned mine in August 2017.
Chief investigator Steve Orr said the investigation found a worker suffered ...
Ausdrill Bolsters African Portfolio Through Sanbrado Contract
Ausdrill subsidiary, African Mining Services (AMS) has been selected as the open-pit mining contractor for West African Resources’ Sanbrado gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
AMS and West African ...
UGL Secures $260M In New Rail And Mining Services Contracts
CIMIC Group’s services company, UGL, has been awarded new rail and mining services contracts across Australia, generating combined revenues of approximately $260 million.
CIMIC Group Chief Executive Officer Michael ...
WA Still Adjusting To ‘New Normal’ Post Mining Boom
A recent report published by the Melbourne Institute has provided an insight into the lives of Australian residents and what changed in terms of employment and wage conditions, household demographics ...
Rio Tinto Invites More Junior JVs
The exploration arm of mining major Rio Tinto has called on junior explorers to enter into joint ventures (JVs) with the company.
“We have completed deals with Antipa Minerals in ...
Copper Sends A Message To Markets That Growth Is Already Wrecked, Reports Bloomberg
For the past year, copper traded like a seesaw on the on-again, off-again hopes of a US and China trade deal. Now it’s more like a rollercoaster ride down ...
Mincor Reinvigorates Kambalda Nickel Mining Through BHP Offtake
Mincor Resources has finalised its offtake agreement with BHP Billiton Nickel West, marking a major step towards restarting nickel sulphide mining in the Kambalda district of Western Australia.
The agreement ...
Steel Ministry Mulls Options For Duty Free Export Of Higher Grade Iron Ore
The steel ministry has set in motion a study on whether higher grade iron ore is being exported by passing off as lower grade material or pellets. Inferior grade ore ...
Mount Isa Labor Calls For Campaign To Defend Queensland Mining
The Mount Isa branch of the Australian Labor party has called for a campaign to promote Queensland's mining industry.
Branch president Lesley-Ann Peterson said at their August meeting members ...
Guinea Delays Deadline In Simandou Iron Ore Deposit Tender
Guinea has pushed back its deadline to withdraw tender documents for blocks 1 and 2 of Simandou in an effort to boost competition for the world’s largest undeveloped iron ...
Myuna Clinches NSW Safety Award
The mine uses the herringbone mining system, part of which requires a mesh strap to be attached to the ceiling every 1.5 metres to hang ventilation tubes.
However, Centennial ...