An industry organisation is offering to invest cash in ten start-up businesses that specialise in innovative technologies for the mining sector. RIIT (Resource Innovation and Information Technology)...
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In a worrying trend, mineral exploration expenditure in Queensland fell 10.9 per cent (or -$10.7m) in the September quarter 2014, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of...
Queensland’s booming LNG sector will give the Australian economy a caffeine hit and will also play a growing role in the Asian market despite increasing competition and cost pressures...
Clive Palmer has lost his nut at Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett for taking the side of a Chinese resources company who allege he funneled their money into his own political campaign fund...
Yesterday’s signing of an historic Australia-China free trade agreement has been applauded by mining chiefs, who say it will boost a flagging resources sector and provide momentum for the...
A new report by analysts PriceWaterhouseCoopers shows that for every dollar of production, the oil and gas sector adds 70 cents of value-add compared to an average of 49 cents for all other...
Rio Tinto will reportedly face worldwide employee-led protests today over a spate of fatalities at an Indonesian worksite where the company has a major investment. According to IndustriALL Global...
The Australian Workers Union has today launched a new body – the Reserve Our Gas Coalition – to ensure not all of Australia’s gas is shipped to high-paying overseas markets. In a statement released...
Yesterday’s repeal of the Mining Resources Rent Tax (Mining Tax) by the federal Senate has been whole-heartedly welcomed by Australia’s biggest resources industry groups, with the tax...
Australian miners predict expenditure cuts in plant and heavy equipment, while consumables, parts and explosives spending remains more stable, according to the latest Timetric report. A new Timetric...