Today’s Skills Australia report outlines the extent of the challenge Australia faces to ensure there are enough skilled workers to capitalise on future economic growth over the next 15 years.
According to a BBC report, environmentalists have raised concerns that another giant dust storm blowing its way across eastern Australia may contain radioactive particles.
CAPS Australia recently joined the highly respected Australian Engineering Network (AUSEN), an open network of Australian equipment and service suppliers to the oil and gas industry.
Exploration is the biggest loser in the recent Federal Budget.
Canadian uranium company Cameco Corporation has opened an office in Perth ahead of a planned exploration program at its Kintyre uranium mine in the Pilbara.
Australia can expect continued foreign investment well into the future as the country struggles to maintain its footing in the global financial crisis, South Australia Chamber of Mines and Energy chief executive Jason Kuchel told MINING DAILY.
Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson believes that Australia should increase both uranium mining and exports in order to meet China's expected nuclear energy expansion.
South Australia's Minister for Mineral Resources Development Paul Holloway recently announced that Linc Energy will increase its investment in the State's mining sector.
Tim Shanahan has been nominated as a finalist in the 5th Annual Prospect Awards for his continued dedicated service to the mining industry.
The expansion of uranium mining in Western Australia could add billions of dollars to Australia's gross domestic product, a spokesperson for Federal Resources Minister Ferguson told MINING DAILY.