The Government wants your comments on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed New Acland Coal Mine Stage 3 project near Oakey on the Darling Downs. Acting Minister for State...
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A mine worker was killed this morning following an apparent mudslide at the Mount Lyell copper mine near Queenstown, on Tasmania’s west coast. The 53 year old loader operator did not respond when...
Dredging of the Abbott Point Coal Port is again under fire with four of Queensland’s peak tourism industry associations writing to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) asking...
Rio Tinto today announced record production levels for iron ore, bauxite and thermal coal were achieved in 2013. Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said “These are excellent fourth quarter...
Australia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector looks set to go from strength to strength with the news today that Woodside, Australia’s largest independent oil and gas company, has signed a sales and...
The number of deaths in mining has doubled over the past 12 months according to figures just released by SafeWork Australia. There were 10 fatalities on Australian mine worksites in 2013 compared to...
Australia’s nickel mining sector could be headed for a boost after Indonesia, the world’s largest nickel exporter, banned all further exports of nickel, bauxite and tin ore on the weekend. Until the...
Australia has been ranked first in the world when it comes to nuclear material security after a global review by the international organisation, Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI). The Nuclear Threat...
What the changes mean for you Queensland Parliament recently passed the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2013. The Act includes a number of changes, some...
Energy Skills Queensland’s (ESQ) 2013 Queensland CSG to LNG Workforce Plan has revealed more workers will be employed through supply chain contractors than as direct employees of the gas companies in...
