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...
BHP Billiton appoints Non-executive director
BHP Billiton has announced the appointment of Ken MacKenzie to the company’s Board as an independent Non-executive director, effective as of 22 September 2016.
Mr...
IMARC 2016 to put Melbourne on the mining spotlight
The Andrews Labor Government has launched Australia’s leading mining business event, the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC), which will be held at the...
Thiess to perform mining services at Rio Tinto-led project
CIMIC Group's global mining contractor, Thiess, in joint venture with local contractor Khishig Arvin, has won the first underground decline project at the Rio...
Samarco to stay shut, BHP to cut 40% of workforce via voluntary redundancies
BHP Billiton has announced that it plans to cut 40% of its workforce at the Samarco iron ore operation in Brazil through voluntary redundancies.
The...
Middle Island assumes full ownership of advanced gold development in WA
Middle Island Resources has completed the acquisition of the Sandstone gold project in Western Australia.
The Sandstone Project and processing facility is situated 12km south...
Orica CEO: customer-centric strategy and disciplined capital management key to success in unfavourable market...
Orica CEO Alberto Calderon yesterday delivered a speech to the WA Mining Club in which he talked about leading an organisation through every part...
WA Government to co-fund Australian Mines’ upcoming drill program at Dixon
Australian Mines Limited announced that the WA Government has agreed to co-fund a proposed diamond core drilling program at its emerging Dixon prospect which...
Lincoln Minerals’ proposed $40m graphite mine hits major milestone
Lincoln Minerals Ltd, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Australian Graphite Pty Ltd, has received the first of two key approvals for the proposed $40 million...
Santos’ GLNG project hits another key milestone with first LNG production from Train 2
Leading oil and gas producer Santos announced that its second GLNG train on Curtis Island near Gladstone in Queensland has started producing LNG.
LNG production...
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