Chevron approves new offshore development at Gorgon
Chevron Australia and its joint venture partners have decided to proceed with future offshore development at the Chevron-led Gorgon natural gas facility off the...
CFMEU claims a new Senate election in WA would be a referendum on jobs
Michael O’Connor, National Secretary of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU), claims that a new Senate election in West Australia would be...
Olive Downs mine receives federal environmental approval
Pembroke Resources has received approval from the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act for its Olive...
BHP to invest A$350m in Olympic Dam
Mining giant BHP Billiton has announced that it plans to modernise its Olympic Dam operations in South Australia.
In a statement issued last week, the...
MACA inks $230m Corruna Downs contract with Atlas Iron
MACA Limited has been awarded a $230 million contract to provide open pit mining services at Atlas Iron’s Corunna Downs iron project in the...
NAIF loan to help rehabilitate historic Queensland gold mine, Mount Morgan
The Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will provide Heritage Minerals with a loan of $66 million to help reinvigorate the abandoned historical Central Queensland...
SA Government calls for feedback on new Magnetite Strategy
The SA Government is seeking feedback on a Magnetite Strategy that aims to exploit the potential of the State’s largely untapped 14 billion tonnes...
Australian Potash inks lucrative offtake agreement with leading European distributor
Minerals exploration company Australian Potash Limited (APC) has inked an offtake agreement with Germany’s HELM for the supply of 30,000 tonnes per annum of premium...
TerraCom to build 60Mw solar power station at Blair Athol coal mine
TerraCom Limited has unveiled plans to construct a 60Mw solar power station on rehabilitated land at the Blair Athol coal mine which has historically...
Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group finalise Matalco aluminium recycling deal
Australian mining giant Rio Tinto and Giampaolo Group have successfully concluded their transaction to establish the Matalco joint venture in a move to address the growing demand from manufacturers for low carbon materials.























