A report by The Australia Institute claiming that the Australian resources sector was ripping money from state and territory government coffers has been exposed as “nothing more than...
Tag - MINING
The passing of a new bill designed to streamline the approval process for new resources projects in Queensland has been welcomed by the state’s Resources Council while attracting howls of...
Construction has begun on an Australian-first solar power plant at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Weipa bauxite mine in North Queensland. The project involves the construction of a 1.7MW solar farm at a cost of...
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...
The first woman to be appointed as an asset president within BHP Billiton has won the inaugural Thiess Women in Resources National Awards (WIRNA). Laura Tyler, Asset President for BHP Billiton’s...
Glencore has today been announced as the government’s Preferred Proponent to develop the Aurukun bauxite deposit in Western Cape York. Deputy Premier, Jeff Seeney, said since the Government’s...
Marianne Finch may only be a rookie at the controls of Dragline 13 but as Saraji’s first female Dragline Trainee, she has a strong message for her female colleagues in the mining industry: “Don’t...
There were considerably more mining project and company acquisitions announced in the first half of 2014 compared with the same period in 2013, although the averages of price paid and value of...
An official inquiry into FIFO related suicides in Western Australia has been launched with the WA Education and Health Standing Committee agreeing to the move at a meeting last night. The inquiry...
Late yesterday, BHP Billiton made the expected announcement that the company would split, with a new company created to manage a selection of under-performing assets. The company said in a statement...
