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...
$330 million plus contract win to Civmec
Civmec has secured the award of a major contract worth more than A$330 million for the Rio Tinto Western Range Project at their Paraburdoo site in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.Â
BHP’s South32 and Alcoa to suspend production at Alumar smelter
Global leader in lightweight metals technology, engineering and manufacturing, Alcoa has announced that it will curtail the remaining 74,000 metric tons of smelting capacity...
ERA enters new sales and marketing agreement with Rio Tinto
Energy Resources of Australia Ltd (ERA) has announced that it has entered into a new sales and marketing agreement with Rio Tinto Uranium, a...
ARENA backs $9M charging tech trial to cut mining emissions
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has awarded a $9 million grant to BluVein to trial a first-of-its-kind dynamic charging technology aimed at reducing emissions in Australia’s mining sector.
BHP warns of possible Worsley layoffs
BHP Billiton has warned that it may cut jobs at its alumina operation in Western Australia depending on the results of an ongoing review...
BHP approves $181m to fund remediation and compensation programs at Samarco
BHP Billiton has announced that it has authorized a total of $181 million to be used for remediation and compensation programs at the Samarco...
Thiess wins $1.2bn mining services contract from BHP
CIMIC's Thiess has landed a $1.2 billion contract from BHP to carry out mining services at the company's Mt Arthur Coal operation in the...
Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter and Townsville Copper Refinery to stay open until 2022
Glencore has announced that its Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter and Townsville Copper Refinery will stay open until 2022 despite the planned closure for...
Gold surge offsets easing export revenues in latest government forecast
Australia’s gold sector is helping to cushion the impact of lower revenues from resources and energy exports, according to the federal government’s latest quarterly report.
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From cost exposure to cost control: Using energy flexibility to protect margins
Electricity price volatility is reshaping the cost base of Australian manufacturing, challenging long-held assumptions that energy can be treated as a stable operational input.
