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Kirkland Lake Gold

Metal operation will be suspended within weeks

A multinational resources company will stop mining activity at multiple precious metal operations in the Northern Territory, causing hundreds of job losses. Kirkland Lake Gold has decided to suspend...

Nuclear power plant

New nuclear projects recommended for approval

New and emerging atomic developments should be exempted from an existing ban on nuclear technology, a top energy chief has said. Federal parliamentary energy committee chairman Ted O’Brien MP...

Mineral Council of Australia at Clermont Qld

Outdated workplace laws must change says industry

Workplace and environmental rules in the resources sector are so dated they are holding the industry back, a body representing major mining companies has warned. The mining industry believes it would...

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...

Australia exports four times more coal to Thailand

New figures show exports to Thailand are four times higher in April 2016 compared to April 2015. Australian coal exports to Thailand grew from 142,821 metric tonnes (mt) in April 2015 to 556,487 mt...

Budget 2016: ‘A blueprint for growth’

The following is a statement from Minerals Council of Australia Chief Executive Brendan Pearson regarding the Federal Budget.    The 2016 Federal Budget is a strong pro-growth budget. It...

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