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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A high-tech manufacturer and supplier of online measurement equipment will be able to buy new technology thanks to $107,700 in funding from Round 2 of the State Government’s $40 million Made in...
A multinational mining company will give hundreds of workers the chop as it prepares to recoup $5 billion in savings. Rio Tinto plans to shed 500 iron ore jobs at its Paraburdoo Operation in Western...
Workers in the mining industry are almost three times as likely to experience financial stress in 2016 compared to 2014, according to new research. Twenty-six per cent of people working in the mining...
Powertec Telecommunications has announced the introduction of the Altai Super Wi-Fi Underground Communications System. The Wi-Fi Underground Communication System (UCS) is a portable, IP-rated...
Anglo American has announced a “radical portfolio restructuring” which includes 85,000 jobs slashed globally. The massive overhaul will see the workforce shrink from 135,000 to 50,000 as...
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has commenced the process of renegotiating the BMA Enterprise Agreement 2012 that covers over 2000 employees at five of its Bowen Basin mines. The Agreement...
CLOSE to 1000 Blackwater residents gathered in full force last night to discuss BHP’s intention to contract out 300 permanent jobs at the Blackwater coal mine. The small, tight-knit community...
As Queensland’s resource employers navigate challenging market conditions and the wider transition to a more production-focused industry, many workplaces are benefiting from the reduced costs and...
WHEN it comes to workplace injury, Australia’s mining sector incurs the highest treatment cost per worker, with the longest average treatment duration, according to the latest report from...
