Sand mining on North Stradbroke Island is to substantially cease by 2019, with the Queensland Parliament voting in favour of the phase-out to allow the creation of new, sustainable jobs. The North...
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Landholders and community members have had their objection rights restored in Queensland with new legislation passed in parliament today. Minister for State Development and Natural Resources and...
Working remotely on a mine site thousands of kilometres away from home can be hard, both physically and mentally. We have compiled a list of FIFO Life Hacks to make camp life a little easier for our...
Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles announced on Friday the membership of the Chain of Responsibility working group, to assist in developing a statutory guideline to complement the Environmental...
The WA Government has allocated $10 million a year for the next three years to the Exploration Incentive Scheme. The EIS will be funded through the Royalties for Regions initiative from 2017/18...
A record 740 million tonnes of iron ore was produced in Western Australia in 2015 according to the latest statistics available from the Department of Mines and Petroleum. DMP Director General Richard...
Stanmore Coal’s Isaac Plains mine in Moranbah was reopened today, underlining the solid long-term prospects for the Queensland resources sector. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk officially...
An eighth case of Black Lung disease has been publicly confirmed today, making it the second coal miner in less than a week to be diagnosed with the deadly disease. The contract worker, who has asked...
A seventh case of Black Lung disease has been announced this week, with confirmation coming that the latest case is a 55-year-old miner with a long history working in Queensland coal mines. CFMEU...
Another Queensland coal worker has been diagnosed with coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, bringing the number of confirmed cases to seven. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham told...
