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Compensation denied to former Moura Mine employee

Compensation has been denied to a former mine employee who swapped shifts with a co-worker on the day of the 1994 Moura Mine disaster. In 2011 the man filed a claim with the Supreme Court of...

QCoal named 2014 Queensland Miner of the Year

QCoal has has been named 2014 Queensland Miner of the Year at the Mining 2014 Resources Convention in Brisbane overnight. The Award was presented to Christopher Wallin, Managing Director of QCoal...

Ensham coal mine approved for expansion

Over fifty new jobs will be created after Ensham Mine received approval for a $35 million expansion north east of Emerald. General Manager at the mine, Steve Kovac told the CQ News that  he hoped the...

Councils Want Action on FIFO Report

  Two central Queensland councils are calling for action from the federal and state government on the FIFO report recommendations to address concerns caused by fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workforces...

BHP hints at more job cuts

BHP Billiton has hinted at more job cuts while claiming a “reduction in operating costs” in Queensland has served the company well. In a statement released late yesterday, BHP Chief...

LNG plant worker injured in fall at Curtis Island

A worker at Santos’ LNG plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone sustained a number of injuries yesterday in a fall. The Gladstone Observer reports that the 27-year old sustained swollen ankles, a...

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