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...
QLD’s resource sector delivered half a trillion dollars in eight years, according to report
Queensland’s resources sector has injected $55.1 billion into the state’s economy in 2016-17, supporting the equivalent of 282,633 full-time jobs.
Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Chief...
BHP and Vale to commit US$1bn for Samarco rehabilitation work in 2018
BHP and Vale have to date committed approximately US$1 billion towards rehabilitation work in Brazil following the failure of the Fundao tailings dam at...
Thiess wins A$300m Sangatta expansion contract
CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has won a multimillion contract by Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) to help the company expand its operations...
Rio Tinto appoints Simon Trott as its first ever CCO
Rio Tinto has announced the appointment of Simon Trott as chief commercial officer (CCO), effective 1 January 2018.
In this newly created role, Mr Trott...
Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project creates 470 jobs in Qld
Rio Tinto’s world-class Amrun bauxite project, located south of the Embley River, between Weipa and Aurukun, has created 470 jobs in far north Queensland.
The...
McGowan Government: 52 applications received for Round 16 of co-funded drilling projects
The Western Australian Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety announced that it has received 52 submissions, including six from prospectors, for Round 16...
Chevron Australia ships first LNG cargo from Wheatstone
Chevron Australia has announced that the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has departed from the Wheatstone Project.
Located 12 kilometres west of Onslow...
Thiess secures two BMA mining service contracts worth $440m
CIMIC Group’s global mining services provider, Thiess, has won two separate contracts from BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance with a combined value of $440 million.
Under...
New mining innovation hub to open in the Goldfields
Curtin University's WA School of Mines, the Minerals Research Institute of WA and the Cooperative Research Centre for Optimising Resource Extraction (CRC ORE) have...
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Don’t get left behind: Manufacturing’s urgent need for digital transformation
As digital transformation reshapes industries worldwide, manufacturers in Australia and beyond are finding themselves at the forefront of an evolution. This shift presents opportunities for companies looking to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and boost growth.
