New Century Resources, Santos deal to create 240 jobs in Qld
Australian zinc producer New Century Resources and leading independent oil and gas producer Santos have inked a new deal that will generate 240 jobs...
Rio Tinto forced to seek domestic power solution for Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto has announced that it is moving to secure "the best solution" for a domestic power supply for the Oyu Tolgoi operation in...
Rio Tinto and Minmetals to discuss exploration collaboration
Rio Tinto and Minmetals have signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) to ‘discuss opportunities for potential collaboration’ in mineral exploration.
It comes three months after...
Adani to source workforce for Carmichael project from regional Queensland
Adani has made firm commitments in relation to its Carmichael Coal project, including that the workforce for the project will be sourced from regional...
Santos inks second gas supply contract with WesCEF
Santos has inked a second contract to supply natural gas to the Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers (WesCEF) under a 4-year agreement announced last...
Lack of mining engineers shows Australia is ill prepared for the next mining boom...
Australia is experiencing a serious decline in enrollments for mining engineering degrees that industry experts believe will create "a desperate shortage" of graduates within...
Downer EDI wins multiple mining services contracts worth $250m
Downer EDI’s mining services businesses have secured five separate contracts with a combined value of over $250 million.
Downer Blasting Services (DBS) has recently landed...
BC Iron and Watpac to face off in court over Nullagine JV contract
Junior iron ore miner BC Iron and mining services contractor Watpac have announced that they will take their dispute over BC Iron’s Nullagine joint...
Caterpillar to axe 10,000 jobs
As part of an extensive cost-cutting program, machinery and manufacturing giant Caterpillar will be terminating 10,000 jobs.
The company said that its full year sales...
SA Premier to open Valence Industry’s Phase I Graphite plant
Valence Industries, the industrial manufacturer of high-grade flake graphite products, has announced that the SA Premier Jay Weatherill will be opening its Phase I...























