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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.

Rio Tinto hard hat

Lack of manpower exhausts mine workers at major employer

A multinational mining company is so short on staff its remaining workforce is experiencing severe tiredness. Rio Tinto blamed the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for causing staff shortages that are...

Groote Eylandt Mine

Mine employees isolate after testing positive to virus

Two resources workers were physically confined after discovered to be infected. South32 confirmed two workers tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Groote Eylandt Mine, about 640km west of...

Glencore workers

Mining giant struggles to fill Qld job openings

A multinational resources company is experiencing severe staff shortages across its North Queensland operations. Glencore Australia confirmed it had a hard time finding about 300 new mine employees...

Hard hats underground mine

Number of work fatalities drops across industry

Fewer mine workers died on the job nation according to a federally funded national policy agency. The total number of workplace fatalities across the resources sector fell 28.6 per cent to five...

Mount Pleasant Coal Mine

$925M contract slated for coal mine

One of the world’s largest mining service providers is first-in-line to win a $925 million tender at a coal operation in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter region. Thiess is the latest preferred...

Pembroke Resources

Funding secured for $1B Central Qld coal project

A coal producer is one step closer to hiring workers for its $1 billion development in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin. Pembroke Resources recently secured up to $175 million in funding for...

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