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Jobseekers beware of fake job website

Mine workers who are desperate for work have become the unfortunate victims of a fake job website. Consumer Protection Western Australia recently warned miningjobswa.org masquerades as the real...

Nifty Copper

Metal producer cops fine for dead worker

A metal exploration company will have to pay a fine worth tens of thousands of dollars after one of its staff died in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The Perth Magistrates Court recently...

Essential Energy

Energy company given okay to sack hundreds of workers

A state-owned energy corporation has been given the nod to retrench hundreds of workers across New South Wales. Essential Energy recently received approval to slash at least 600 regional jobs across...

Regional contractor wins $500K energy contract

A geothermal contracting company has been awarded a renewable energy tender worth half a million dollars. Geothermal Industries recently secured a contract for the Victorian Parliament House...

Foreign mining company blamed for creepy housing

A North America-headquartered mineral producer has been accused of turning Central Queensland mining cities into eery ghost towns. State Member for Mirani Jim Pearce claims Anglo American...

Ian Hayllor in a video about groundwater knowledge being gained via aquifer testing

$21.7b CQ mining project receives an exemption

An Asia-headquartered resource company will enjoy a more seamless approval process for its $21.7 billion coal project in Central Queensland, following amendments to groundwater legislation...

New innovation powerhouse helps overcome challenges

A new mining research partnership will tackle the resource sector’s most challenging issues through a technological approach. Australian leaders in mining research – CRCMining and CSIRO Mineral...

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