Xstrata Copper joined forces with Centacare Employment Mount Isa branch to help train indigenous people for employment in the local mining industry and as such, the company is a finalist in the 5th Annual Prospect Awards.
The second of three major resource summits was held in the Surat Basin on Friday, with infrastructure high on the agenda.
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.
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has bucked the industry trend of struggling to stay afloat, instead using the current financial crisis as a means to increase production.
Xstrata's open-cut copper gold mine, Ernest Henry, is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
A 3D model of a mining basin in Central Queensland could help explorers discover more of the untapped potential of the historic mining region, Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson said.
A 3D model of a mining basin in Central Queensland could help explorers discover more of the untapped potential of the historic mining region, according to the Queensland Mines and Energy Minister.
Origin Energy has committed a further $9.6 million to Geodynamics’ flagship Cooper Basin geothermal project after key milestones were achieved.
From modest beginning to coal reserve powerhouse, the Bowen Basin has come a long way in a short time. Fran Molloy writes for Australian Mining.
When a cooper mine in the USA learned of a new overburden-loading dipper that P&H Mining Equipment had developed in conjunction with a Powder River Basin coal mine, the wheels were set in motion to develop a copper ore-loading dipper that would provide performance gains.