Local contractors and suppliers will benefit from a national commitment to extract commodities domestically. The Federal Government recently confirmed it will attract more mineral processing...
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Researchers have found a way to extract resources without needing to dig-up any mineral ore. Electric fields can effectively extract metals from hard rock through an innovative mining technique...
A pale blue liquid commonly used to dye hair can help extract precious metals as effectively as conventional resource extraction methods, according to new research. A Curtin University study has...
Resource companies wanting to take groundwater for mining activities will be subject to tougher assessment of environmental impacts under proposed new laws. Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles, who...
A Brisbane doctor has voiced her concerns about the health impacts a proposed Sunshine Coast sand mine will lead to, especially for children and elderly people. An application has been placed by...
The Ipswich City Council has dug its heels in this week, deciding there is no long-term future for coal mining or coal seam gas extraction in Ipswich because “they are largely incompatible with...
Australia’s mining downturn is set to drag itself out of the slump and rise once again, according to a report by IBISWorld. Plummeting commodity prices in some of Australia’s largest mining...
The Mines Minister is playing down reports that a ‘blow out’ at a water bore near Chinchilla is related to the increased coal seam gas (CSG) extraction activity in the area. Last...
