Grange Resources to cut jobs due to plunging iron ore prices
Iron ore miner Grange Resources has warned that it might be forced to cut jobs in order to reduce costs and rescale operations this...
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...
CSIRO and HILT CRC launch $10M network to drive Australia’s green metals industry
Australia's efforts to lead the global push for green metals production have advanced with the launch of the Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN), a $10 million initiative jointly led by CSIRO and the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC).
Senex agrees to sell Phase 2 raw gas to GLNG
Australian oil and gas company Senex Energy has reached an agreement with GLNG for the sale of raw gas from Phase 2 of the...
Significant milestone for Njamal traditional owners on Iron Bridge Project
Fortescue Metals Group has successfully facilitated the signing of a joint venture agreement between NRW Pty Ltd (NRW) and Njamal ICRG JV Pty Ltd...
BHP boosts support for local businesses and contract labour hire amid Covid-19 crisis
BHP has announced that it will reduce payment terms for small, local and Indigenous businesses as part of a program to support its communities...
Australia’s largest LNG processing facilities commence operation
Japanese oil and gas exploration and production company INPEX has announced that its Ichthys LNG Project's onshore processing facilities at Bladin Point in Darwin commenced...
Study finds Qld coal mine methane emissions far higher than reported
A new study has found that methane emissions from an open-cut coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin could be up to eight times higher than previously reported.
BHP Billiton announces plans to lower copper prices
BHP Billiton President Copper, Daniel Malchuk, has today announced plans to lower copper unit costs to US$1.08 per pound in the 2017 financial year,...
BHP and Tata team up to decarbonise steelmaking in India
BHP and India’s Tata Steel, one of the largest steel producers in the world, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly “study...