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THE proposed emissions trading scheme (ETS) will expose Australian mining companies to some of the highest carbon costs in the world, according to the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA).
30/01/2009 |
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THE Queensland government has announced it will buy four more properties that were damaged after an old mine collapsed near Ipswich in 2008.
30/01/2009 |
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ONE of the world’s largest construction trade shows has extended its grasp to include mines, quarries and drilling equipment.
29/01/2009 |
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THE West Australian Government has agreed to spend $5m to help mining towns deal with the closure of BHP Billiton’s Ravensthorpe nickel mine.
28/01/2009 |
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THE Queensland government has fast-tracked a funding package to create nearly 200 new jobs in areas affected by coal company cutbacks.
27/01/2009 |
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URANIUM One will expand its workforce by up to 120 employees within the next 12 months as its Honeymoon project gets underway in NSW.
27/01/2009 |
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THE CSIRO has completed a project through the Australian Coal Industry's Research Program (ACARP) to develop a better understanding of dragline booms.
23/01/2009 |
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MINING employees and contractors affected by job cuts due to the current economic climate are set to benefit from a Queensland higher education program.
23/01/2009 |
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CARBON Energy has produced the first commercially viable gas from its underground coal gasification (UCG) demonstration plant in Queensland.
22/01/2009 |
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THE National Industry Skills Council (SkillsDMC) is urging the resources sector to use the economic slowdown to strengthen and develop its workforce for the future.
22/01/2009 |
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WESTSIDE Corporation (WCL) has received a new drilling rig to assist the company’s coal seam gas (CSG) exploration projects in Queensland.
21/01/2009 |
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THE Western Australian Government is planning to allocate approximately $20m from the Royalties of Regions fund towards exploration to promote new mining projects in the state.
21/01/2009 |
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DRILLING rigs are providing operators with more intelligence than ever to keep them working efficiency while maintaining pinpoint control.
20/01/2009 |
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REX Minerals has made a “spectacular” find at its Hillside project on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.
20/01/2009 |
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NEW mining projects in Queensland will insulate Australia from the effects of the global recession, according to the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).
20/01/2009 |
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AUSTRALIAN Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) student members are being encouraged to apply for the 2009 Atlas Copco scholarship program.
19/01/2009 |
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AN Australian mining union claims the Queensland Government has underestimated the severity of the mining slump.
19/01/2009 |
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AN oil drilling program has ended with disappointing results in the Bass Strait.
16/01/2009 |
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THE global economy will regain the strength needed to support new mining projects by 2011, according to Rio Tinto chief executive, Tom Albanese.
16/01/2009 |
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RESIDENTS of the Gloucester Shire have rallied together to contest an exploratory drilling program by Gloucester Resources in NSW.
15/01/2009 |
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A NEW international standard has been developed to address issues concerning the recyclability of quarrying and mining machinery.
14/01/2009 |
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ENERGY and Minerals Australia (EMA) is set to announce initial estimates for its Mulga Rock uranium deposit in Western Australia.
14/01/2009 |
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ENERGY and Minerals Australia (EMA) is set to announce initial estimates for its Mulga Rock uranium deposit in Western Australia.
14/01/2009 |
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LIEBHERR will unveil it latest gear generating and profile grinding machine at the International Machine Tool Fair in India from 22 January 2009.
13/01/2009 |
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SEVERE flooding has delayed drilling for a new mine in the Northern Territory that could become Australia’s largest phosphate project.
13/01/2009 |
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MINING university students are looking good for the future with new data revealing graduates have a 100% success rate of landing a job.
12/01/2009 |
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THE AUSTMINE Mining Technology Conference & Exhibition will bring together global mining leaders at the Adelaide Convention Centre from 30 to 31 March 2009.
12/01/2009 |
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A RAPID Response Flying Squad has been dispatched to Mackay and Emerald to help locate jobs for displaced mine workers in Queensland.
09/01/2009 |
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PIKE River Coal has completed raiseboring the main ventilation shaft from its underground mine several weeks ahead of schedule.
09/01/2009 |
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A RECENT report has revealed more women are choosing careers in mineral and energy roles.
08/01/2009 |
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ORICA Mining Services is offering a range of shotfiring courses to the increase skills and knowledge of miners working in underground environments.
08/01/2009 |
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WITH the number of Australian mining companies expected to shrink by a third in 2009, the change is not necessarily bad news, according to a major accounting firm.
07/01/2009 |
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A Perth-based explorer is one step closer to developing the world’s first underwater phosphate mine after identifying initial mineral resources off the African coast.
07/01/2009 |
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THE Western Australian Government has announced it will implement a 12-month moratorium on environmental bonds that have restricted the state’s mining and exploration sector.
06/01/2009 |
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A CSIRO study has recommended a new technology for elemental distributions in downhole environments.
05/01/2009 |