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New Hope Group New Acland Mine

$700m mining project gets green light by powers that be

A diversified energy company has been given the go-ahead for its $700 million coal mining project in southern Queensland, creating 685 jobs. New Hope Group (NHG) recently received Federal Government...

$2.45b foreign takeover of mining multinational

An Asia-backed buyer is taking over the Australian part of multinational resource company for a whopping $2.45 billion, raising speculation the mining industry will soon see better days. China...

WesTrac Tropicana Gold Mine

Equipment supplier procured at $740m metal mine

A trusted Caterpillar equipment dealer was recently procured to supply a $740 million precious metal mine in Western Australia. WesTrac recently sold a Cat 6060 mining shovel to Anglo Gold Macmahon...

Geologist

Trainees sought at $570m Bowen Basin coal mine

A diversified company is keen to hear from all applicants who are interested in launching a career in resources at a $570 million coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin. Wesfarmers Resources has...

New projects help gas exports boom to $17.9bn

Plenty of new projects across coastal Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia have triggered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export boom. Australia’s LNG exports rose 37.7 per cent to...

Iron ore

Iron ore prices soar to 15-month high

Mining iron ore could become more profitable again, with the value of ferrous metal rising to encouraging heights again says a commodity pricing agency. The Steel Index found the Northern China...

Bauxite

$40m mine doubles months before recruitment drive

A Brisbane-based exploration and mining company is just months away from recruiting hundreds of staff for its $40 million mine in Far North Queensland. Metro Mining expects to start construction...

Yeelirrie Uranium Project site

Mine approvals highlight confidence

Commodity prices might be low, but that is not stopping mining companies from preparing for the next radioactive resource boom and creating some 1500 jobs. After a thorough, lengthy and rigorous...

Dump trucks

Mining production on the rise says data

Boom times could be just around the corner, following new research showing mining production is on the increase. According to industry information service Resources Monitor, there could be a gradual...

Northern Minerals Browns Range Plant

Foreign company wins head contract for $30m plant

A state-owned Asian business has won the primary contract for a resource project worth more than $30 million in northwest Australia. China-based Sinosteel Corporation recently secured...