Henty mine celebrates first gold pour
The mothballed Henty gold mine has returned to operation, creating more than 100 new jobs for the local community.
Located on Tasmania's west coast, the...
Sandvik and Barrick to trial Battery Electric Vehicles for underground hard rock mining
Swedish multinational engineering company Sandvik and mining company Barrick have signed a partnership agreement for trialling and enhancing Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) for underground...
BP, Chevron to invest in new exploration activities in SA
BP and Chevron have unveiled plans to invest a total of $116.5 million in oil and gas exploration activities in South Australia following their...
Santos/Shell joint venture and Bridgeport Energy looking to boost future gas supply in Queensland
The Queensland state Government has greenlighted the Santos/Shell joint venture and Bridgeport Energy to start exploring for gas in the Surat Basin.
The Santos/Shell joint venture...
Australia’s Super Pit gold mine given an 8-year life extension
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM) has extended the life of its Super Pit gold mine by an additional eight years, thus delaying its closure...
Serious allegations of 457 Visa worker abuses at Roy Hill Project arise amid unemployment...
A detailed complaint has been launched by a whistleblower on Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill Project citing serious allegations of abuses of the 457 visa...
Iluka suspends all activates at Jacinth-Ambrosia, cuts 33 jobs
Iluka Resources announced that it will suspend mining and concentrate production operations at its Jacinth-Ambrosia mine in the Eucla Basin, South Australia, slashing 33...
Lack of competitively priced gas could push Rio Tinto to reduce gas-fired power
British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto could cut down electricity production from a Gladstone gas-fired power plant next year due to a lack of competitively...
BMA sells Gregory Crinum Mine for $100m
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), a 50-50 joint venture between BHP and Mitsubishi Development, has agreed to sell the mothballed Gregory Crinum Mine in...
Australian exploration tool tipped to save millions for the global mining industry
The global mining industry could soon benefit from an Aussie-made technology that provides new knowledge on orebodies and mineral systems.
Developed by CSIRO, the...
