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Company fined $90,000 after mine worker injured

Process Minerals International has been fined $90,000 for failing to provide a safe working environment after a worker was seriously injured in 2012. The Woodie Woodie mine process plant contractor...

FIFO

Queensland FIFO Review released

The Queensland Government has released a review of fly-in fly out mines in the state, which has presented eight recommendations to the mining industry. The state government commissioned the FIFO...

Mining sector unemployment triple national average

The Australian mining industry has taken hit after hit with jobs being slashed on a regular basis, but a new report has revealed just how much the industry is suffering. The Australasian Institute of...

China to deliver speech about ChaFTA

Marking 100 days since the agreement was signed in Canberra, Chinese ambassador Ma Zhaoxu will issue a statement about the free trade agreement between Australia and China. According to an exclusive...

Santos starts LNG production on Curtis Island

Santos today announced the GLNG project has started producing its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) on Curtis Island, Queensland, on schedule and within budget. LNG is currently being produced from...

Ridgeway mine death prompts employee monitoring

An investigation into the death of a 28-year-old worker at Cadia Ridgeway gold mine on September 6 has recommended regular monitoring of people working alone. The Mine Safety Investigation Unit...

New resources minister promotes renewable energy

Australia’s new Energy and Resources Minister Josh Frydenberg has been welcomed by the mining industry, and has used his first day in the job to promote renewable energy. Clean Energy Council Policy...

Farmers join Victorian CSG rally

Hundreds of Victorian farmers joined protesters in Melbourne CBD in a march to rally against the coal seam gas industry yesterday. The large crowd blocked a busy street, holding up signs and banners...

Fortescue launches Aboriginal apprenticeship program

Fortescue Metals Group Limited has launched an innovative apprenticeship program, Trade Up, will will give career opportunities to 40 Aboriginal employees. CEO Nev Power joined Hon Liza Harvey MLA...

Safety First

Mining industry mental health blueprint launched

The Australian mining industry launched a new blueprint to address mental health and wellbeing issues in the workforce, announced by the Minerals Council of Australia last week. The blueprint...