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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...

Minerals Council of Australia

Mine workers were paid $26B in 2020 despite COVID

Average resources employees were still better off even after the worldwide pandemic caused a recession, new statistics show. The latest data from the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) shows the...

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Thousands of mine workers lost their job since January

A deadly virus caused thousands of resources employees to lose income in the past two months, a consultancy has found. Deloitte has revealed the Chinese coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has had a...

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Coal and metal mining job opportunities soar

There are now more chances of finding work at Queensland mines than at the same time last year, new figures have revealed. The latest labour force data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows...

Mining companies are exporting more says data

The resource industry could be on the brink of a new upturn according to new research. The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows exports of minerals, fuels and lubricants rose 41.6 per...

WA the nation’s top mining investment destination

Western Australia remains the dominant destination for mining investment in Australia, attracting 66 per cent of the nation’s total mining investment in 2015-16, increasing its share from 60...