Tag: mining
Grange Resources to cut jobs due to plunging iron ore prices
Iron ore miner Grange Resources has warned that it might be forced to cut jobs in order to reduce costs and rescale operations this...
BC Iron and Watpac to face off in court over Nullagine JV contract
Junior iron ore miner BC Iron and mining services contractor Watpac have announced that they will take their dispute over BC Iron’s Nullagine joint...
Aussie manufacturing sector expands for a 5th consecutive month
AiGroup has released its latest manufacturing PMI report which revealed that activity levels across Australia’s manufacturing sector have expanded for a fifth consecutive month.
According...
Archer Exploration to develop “world class” magnesite asset at Leigh Creek coal mine after...
About a month ago, Alinta Energy announced that it will shut down its Leigh Creek coal mine on 17 November 2015 and the Port...
3rd International Future Mining Conference kicks off in Sydney
If you want to learn how robotics is incorporated in mining and how we plan to capture asteroids to start mining in space, the...
GE and BHP join forces to boost efficiency and cut greenhouse gas emissions in...
General Electric and BHP Billiton have formed a partnership to work on pinpointing innovative solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from mining operations and...
Manufacturing continues to expand in October
The Australian manufacturing sector has expanded for a fourth consecutive month, falling 1.9 points to 50.2 in the month of October.
"A strong export performance...
Aluminium giant Alcoa reports disappointing earnings for 3rd quarter
As a result of the fall in the price of aluminium, as well as the sharp slowdown of some markets in China, aluminium giant...
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...
Alcoa wins $1bn Airbus deal
Aluminium giant Alcoa has announced that it has signed a $1 billion deal with Airbus Group SE – the largest deal for aerospace fastening...
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How a small pet food manufacturer supports a 5x increase in production capacity
For Advanced Pet Care of Australia, scaling into one of Australia’s top pet food manufacturers required more than new production capacity – it required better systems.
