Authority rejects $39B resources compensation bid
Reimbursements will take longer to reach victims of a mining infrastructure disaster. Authorities recently refused their share in a US$25.7 billion (A$39B) offer in the aftermath of the 2015 Samarco...
View ArticleEmployer cuts worker pay due to faulty equipment
Wages will be reduced for up to 1100 employees after mineral processing facilities stopped working properly. A subsidiary of GFG Alliance recently confirmed its Whyalla Steelworks workforce will...
View ArticleNew $1B Central Qld coal mine sells majority stake
A controlling interest in a new resources development is available in Queensland’s Isaac region. Pembroke Resources has appointed Jeffries to sell a 70 per cent stake in the recently opened Olive...
View Article$352M tender awarded for underground mine
An Australasian mining services company received more work at a subterranean operation. Macmahon Holdings recently secured an extended contract at AngloGold Ashanti’s and Independence Group NL’s...
View ArticleNew $300M Qld mine secures approval
A proposed resources development received regulatory backing in northwest Queensland. The State Government recently granted mining leases for North West Phosphate’s Paradise South Complex, 130kms...
View ArticleQld coal workers should retake medical tests says authority
Mine employees have been asked to complete a second round of medical screening across the Sunshine State. More than 100 Queensland coal workers were recently urged to have their lungs reexamined. This...
View ArticleLocal coal mines should supply customers says industry
Sourcing Australian minerals for domestic consumption is in everyone’s interest, an advocacy said. Origin Energy was recently urged to use locally produced coal to support business and jobs. The...
View ArticleTwo driverless heavy vehicles crash within weeks
A resources multinational is examining how autonomous carriers were involved in multiple accidents. Rio Tinto recently revealed that two driverless trains became derailed. One automated locomotive...
View ArticleRescuers narrowly escaped autonomous accident says industry
Emergency responders almost suffered a potentially deadly impact involving a driverless heavy vehicle, an advocacy revealed. Rio Tinto was recently urged to fully explain how crew members barely...
View Article‘Shovel ready’, near production operations up for sale
Buyers are wanted for multiple mining assets in Central Queensland. Tombola Gold recently appointed McGrathNicol as receivers and managers to seek expressions of interest in the state’s North West...
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