Almost 150 years after the Gulf town of Forsayth saw its first gold rush, an Australian company will develop a new gold mine and 20 local jobs. Laneway Resources has secured a 20-year lease to...
Author - Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo is an award-winning editor with more than 17 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organisations. He has a specialty in mining and business reporting.
A $10 billion gas project has the green light to begun construction in Queensland’s Darling and Western Downs regions. Arrow Energy recently received approval for 14 petroleum leases, covering...
An integrated engineering and construction group has won a contract at a Western Australian metal project worth more than $2 billion. Civmec Construction and Engineering recently secured the third...
Queensland’s second highest-ranking politician in Cabinet has been blasted for telling mine workers to be trained to work in anything but coal. State Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington is...
The largest precious metal miner in the world wants to spend $25 billion on making what it claims to be the best mining company in history. Barrick Gold Corporation has offered US$17.8 billion ($24.8...
A high-tech manufacturer and supplier of online measurement equipment will be able to buy new technology thanks to $107,700 in funding from Round 2 of the State Government’s $40 million Made in...
An Anglo-Australian multinational mining company has reported a major jump in profit for the second half of 2018, a period marred with death and accidents. BHP recently reported a profit of US$3.8...
New Australian coal orders are being suspended after China ordered a freeze on further imports. Major buyers in China and international coal merchants in China believe the freeze is due to average...
One of the world’s largest diversified resource companies has yielded to mounting pressure from climate change activism, and will invest heavily in environmentally sustainable practices. Glencore has...
A defunct engineering company is liquidating all of its plant and equipment assets through an auction with no reserve. W.E. Smith is selling all of its machinery, including more than 200 welders...

