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...
Alinta Energy to close Leigh Creek coal mine in November, Port Augusta power stations...
Alinta Energy has announced that it will shut down its Leigh Creek coal mine on 17 November 2015 and the Port Augusta power stations...
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...
BMA confirms fatality in Saraji Mine incident
The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has confirmed reports of one fatality at its Saraji Mine near Moranbah in Queensland.
The company said 49 year-old Allan Houston...
Rio Tinto snubs Glencore, tells shareholders to vote for Yancoal’s C&A proposal
Rio Tinto has told its shareholders to vote in favour of Yancoal’s offer for its wholly-owned subsidiary Coal & Allied (C&A) despite receiving a...
$5.6bn Pilbara project receives Government support
The WA State Government has ratified an agreement that will support the development of a massive integrated iron ore development in the Pilbara.
The Railway...
Rio Tinto: On course to meet its full-year target despite weather disruptions
Surprisingly cold winter in Canada and strong cyclone activity in Australia have cut Rio Tinto’s iron ore shipments by 8% in the first quarter...
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...
ABB launches new Australian-designed motor control centre that improves safety in mining industry
Automation technology group ABB has launched a new Australian-designed motor control centre for mining and industrial applications, addressing the key needs of operators and...
Flinders University, BHP Billiton to develop technique for cost-effective recovery of copper from low...
Flinders University has teamed up with mining giant BHP Billiton to work on a new technique for extracting low-grade copper in an affordable and...
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