BHP Billiton edges closer to switching to owner-operated model
BHP Billiton has announced that it will relieve of duty the last contractor working on its Pilbara iron ore mines, thus continuing the trend...
BHP’s Queensland investment on hold due to State Government’s new royalty tax scheme
BHP has announced it will put its new Queensland investment on hold following the Queensland Government’s decision to raise coal royalty tax rates to...
International survey ranks WA the world’s top mining investment destination
Fraser Institute’s Annual Survey of Mining Companies: 2015, has ranked Western Australia at the top of its list of the world’s most attractive mining...
Australia offers 28 offshore areas for petroleum exploration
The Australian Government has announced the launch of the 2016 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release.
The acreage release comprises 28 areas located across five basins...
Australian Aboriginal Mining Corporation to open the nation’s first Indigenous-owned and operated iron ore...
The Australian Aboriginal Mining Corporation (AAMC) has secured a $12.5 million loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) to deliver the nation’s first...
Rio Tinto agrees to sell its interest in Grasberg
Rio Tinto has signed a non-binding agreement with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Persero) (Inalum), and Freeport McMoran Inc. (FCX) in relation to the future...
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...
Global Road Technology selects TotalEnergies as dust suppression products supplier
Queensland-based engineering company Global Road Technology (GRT) has ventured into an exclusive partnership with TotalEnergies Marketing Australia.
$2.3B copper mine boosts Qld manufacturing
Queensland manufacturing and resources capability is set for a major lift, with the Queensland Government announcing it has secured a $2.3 billion investment in the new Eva Copper Mine in North West Queensland.
New gas supply deals a win for families, local manufacturing — AWU
The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has commended the Albanese government’s new deals with gas companies Woodside and Esso to supply the East Coast with gas, calling it a win for local manufacturing and households in the region.
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Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni on how AI and digital networks are reshaping manufacturing supply chains
Australian manufacturers have long competed against distance. In an exclusive interview with Australian Manufacturing, Xometry CEO Sanjeev Singh Sahni discusses how AI can help manufacturers access more production capacity and simplify traditionally email-driven supply chains.
