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THE CSIRO has released a brochure outlining the range of dielectric measurement options for rock samples it offers.
31/03/2009 |
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ADVENT Energy says the economic crisis could make it easier to hire a drilling rig, which had been difficult during the resources boom.
31/03/2009 |
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THE CSIRO and ERSDAC have joint forces to deliver next generation remote sensing technologies for application in resource mapping which could help explorers.
31/03/2009 |
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SANDVIK Mining and Construction has recently celebrated 10 years’ market leadership in Australia for its range of Sandvik (formerly Rammer) hydraulic breakers used for drilling applications in the mining industry.
30/03/2009 |
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IVANHOE Australia says its recent drilling program at its Merlin project near Cloncurry, Queensland has indicated the highest grade source of rhenium and molybdenum identified anywhere in the world.
30/03/2009 |
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MARMOTA Energy has announced it has commenced begun preliminary drilling at its Mulyungarie project in South Australia.
30/03/2009 |
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CHEVRON has commenced drilling for gas off Australia's northwest coast.
26/03/2009 |
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AN EXPERIENCED Australian ‘Alimak’ contractor is currently restoring Pike River Coal’s ventilation shaft using a drill and blast method.
26/03/2009 |
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THE ANNUAL Geoscience Exploration Seminar (AGES) has attracted the largest group of Chinese mining and exploration representatives to visit the Northern Territory.
25/03/2009 |
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PANAX Geothermal has announced its will begin drilling its first production well for geothermal power at South Australia's Limestone Coast in 2009.
25/03/2009 |
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REED Exhibitions says the industry is supporting major mining shows in Australia despite the downturn in global trade.
24/03/2009 |
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THE ASSOCIATION of Mining & Exploration Companies (AMEC) is calling for nominations for its 2009 Prospector Award 2009.
24/03/2009 |
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THE ECONOMIC downturn is causing an increasing number of small explorers to merge in order to survive.
23/03/2009 |
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PERTH recruitment agency Interpeople claims mining companies in Western Australia are still desperately short of skilled workers.
23/03/2009 |
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TNG has announced it will begin exploring for gold at its Rover Gold project south-west of Tennant Creek, Northern Territory in 2009.
20/03/2009 |
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CAMECO has announced that it is not ready to commence drilling despite having already hired a local business to do the work.
20/03/2009 |
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URANIUMSA has discovered a new uranium province in Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.
19/03/2009 |
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THOR Mining says it is still awaiting assay results from drilling at Molyhill in Australia’s Northern Territory to identify possible incremental mineralisation at the property.
19/03/2009 |
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REDBANK has announced that it has commenced its exploration program at its primary Northern Territory project to double resource base.
18/03/2009 |
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LIKE many exploration companies at the moment, Adelaide Energy is finding it difficult to raise funds for capital so that it may commence its drilling programs.
18/03/2009 |
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SPECULATION surrounding the Queensland Government’s laws on uranium mining is growing as the state election approaches and miners contemplate the futures of their drills.
17/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Coal Association Research Program (ACARP) has released its report on Improving the Control of Product Coal Moisture Based on Unsaturated Soil Mechanics Principles.
17/03/2009 |
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SANDRA McLaren of Melbourne University's school of earth sciences claims Australia has a high concentration of heat-producing elements in its proterozoic rocks which means it has a huge potential source of geothermal energy.
16/03/2009 |
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RIO Tinto has withdrawn from the Mulofwe Uranium Joint Venture in Zambia, dumping its venture-partner Zambezi Resources.
16/03/2009 |
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GLOUCESTER residents have presented the New South Wales parliament with a 1000 signatory anti-mining petition opposing exploratory drilling.
12/03/2009 |
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A PACIFIC Adventurer ship bound for Brisbane has lost half its load of ammonium nitrate which is used as an explosive in mining and minerals processing operations.
12/03/2009 |
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NORTHERN Mining has announced it will commence a 2,000m reverse circulation (RC) drilling programme at Blair North Prospect, Western Australia before the end of March 2009.
11/03/2009 |
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SKILLSDMC has announced an Australian network of industry skills advisors to enhance workforce performance.
11/03/2009 |
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ONESTEEL has evidence that people have been using its drilling sites as a shooting range.
11/03/2009 |
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REEDY Lagoon has announced that drill cuttings from its November 2008 drilling shows iron content of about 30% with low impurities at its Bullamine project.
10/03/2009 |
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THE CSIRO’s Petroleum Resources Basin Studies group has developed a basin sequence model for Tertiary rocks in Papua New Guinea which has lead to InterOil’s large discovery of natural gas.
10/03/2009 |
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MORE Australian miners are outsourcing drilling operations to avoid hiring workers and to get a specialist result.
09/03/2009 |
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SYDNEY Gas is currently testing water in the Hunter Valley region due to community concerns that the company’s exploratory activities will adversely affect the watertable.
09/03/2009 |
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GREAT South Land Minerals (GSLM) has come under attack from the Tasmanian Greens over failure to comply with its drilling license conditions.
06/03/2009 |
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WORKSAFE Victoria has commenced projects to review the explosives regulations which concern blast operations within the mining industry.
06/03/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Workers Union (AWU) wants sacked mine worker’s unemployment benefits fast-tracked.
05/03/2009 |
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PANAX and Adelaide Energy have decided to share data and facilities over commonly explored areas in the Penola region, South Australia.
05/03/2009 |
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EASTERNWELL Group managing director Troy Campbell has announced the retrenchment of 40 employees in the company's engineering division.
04/03/2009 |
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THE FRASER Institute has conducted a survey which points explorers to the hot spots for drilling in Australia.
04/03/2009 |
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MCALPINE-B claims Australian longwall mines have increased productivity by 12% between 2002 and 2007.
03/03/2009 |
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SANTOS resumed drilling at its Mutineer- Exeter oil field off the nation’s northwest coast after the storm which threatened operations eased.
03/03/2009 |
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THE QUEENSLAND Government has granted Cougar Energy’s application for a Mineral Development Licence.
03/03/2009 |
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CONQUEST Mining has announced that drilling by its partner Gold Fields Australasia on the Silver Hill Deposit at Mt Carlton, Queensland has resulted in some spectacular wide zones of high grade gold mineralisation.
02/03/2009 |
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LATENT Petroleum has announced the commencement of Australia’s first tight gas drilling operation.
02/03/2009 |