BHP Billiton has announced that the Mad Dog South (826-5) appraisal well and sidetrack has encountered significant hydrocarbon bearing reservoir.
20/07/2009
BOART Longyear has been recognised as the 2009 recipient of the prestigious Olympic Dam “Vendor of the Year” award for 2009.
05/11/2009
BHP Billiton is the first company in the world to introduce remote blasting, instead of firing underground.
16/09/2009
RESIDENTS in the Liverpool Plains in New South Wales are standing strong in their 11th week of a blockade to prevent BHP Billiton from drilling on their land.
29/09/2008
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
ENERGY and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor has welcomed the 40th anniversary of oil and gas production from Bass Strait drilling operations by Esso Australia and BHP Billiton and the first natural gas supply to Victorian consumers.
30/04/2009
BOART Longyear has reported 55% of its rigs are in use at mine sites around the world compared to the typical usage of 85%.
27/02/2009
THE AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Meteorology has warned the mining industry of a tropical low which could develop a cyclone off the west Australian coast.
27/02/2009
ENERGY and Minerals Australia (EMA) is set to announce initial estimates for its Mulga Rock uranium deposit in Western Australia.
14/01/2009
AMIRA has announced its plans to boost mining innovation with the development of a new specialised Cooperative Research Centre.
08/04/2009
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
TORO Energy has announced the commencement of a uranium reconnaissance drilling program near Radium Hill, about 80km south-west of Broken Hill, South Australia.
01/04/2009
JOHN Holland and Arup have announced a new business partnership to focus on emerging infrastructure work in the oil and gas sector.
10/06/2009
Dr Cathy Foley from the CSIRO’s Materials Science and Engineering Division was awarded the NSW Nokia Business Innovation Award in the Telstra Business Women’s Awards on 15 October.
16/10/2009
ENERGY and Minerals Australia (EMA) is set to announce initial estimates for its Mulga Rock uranium deposit in Western Australia.
14/01/2009