Bradken to cut 500 jobs
Bradken is set to slash 10% of its workforce to 4,700 in the next couple of years to reduce operational costs and improve medium to...
John Holland wins $100m project in Western Australia
John Holland, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited, has won a $100 million contract for mine infrastructure by Rio Tinto in the...
Rio Tinto announces landmark Pilbara iron ore operational performance ahead of schedule
Rio Tinto announced yesterday that it has achieved a run rate of 290 million tonnes a year (Mt/a) at its Pilbara iron ore system...
BHP Billiton weighing all options for its Nickel West business
BHP Billiton has announced that it has started reviewing its Western Australian Nickel West business consisting of the Mt Keith, Cliffs and Leinster mines...
BHP Billiton presents at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Metals, Mining & Steel...
BHP Billiton’s CEO Andrew Mackenzie confirmed that the company has started implementing common systems and processes in an attempt to create a simpler, more...
Queensland Government announces $16bn coal mine in Galilee Basin
The proposed $16.5 billion Carmichael Coal Mine and Rail project north-west of Clermont has been approved by Queensland’s Coordinator-General.
According to the media statement by Deputy Premier,...
Arrium to axe 100 NSW jobs
Reduced demand for steel balls and railway wheels has forced the management of steelmaker Arrium to cut 120 jobs from its operation in Newcastle...
Waterton Global Mining Company announces significant permitting milestone for the Hollister Mine
Waterton Global Mining Company, LLC (Waterton Mining), a wholly-owned portfolio company of Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP, yesterday announced that the final...
BHP’s driverless trucks heading east
BHP Billiton is set to expand the driverless truck trials from mines in Western Australia’s Pilbara region to the east coast mines in the...
Minerals industry receives a $15 million gold-dusted boost
The Victorian Coalition Government has announced the appropriation of $15 million in the Victorian State Budget for a new program called TARGET, which is...
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