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Community Partnership of the Year Finalist: Xstrata Copper - Centacare Program

Tuesday 02 December 2008

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.


Second resource summit a success

Monday 24 November 2008

The second of three major resource summits was held in the Surat Basin on Friday, with infrastructure high on the agenda.


Linc Energy invests in SA

Monday 24 November 2008

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.


Iluka: ahead of the pack

Monday 24 November 2008

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.


Metalliefrous Mine of the Year Finalist: Ernest Henry

Wednesday 12 November 2008

Xstrata's open-cut copper gold mine, Ernest Henry, is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.


A basin, map and a whole lot of potential

Tuesday 05 August 2008

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.


Mapping boost for Queensland

Wednesday 30 July 2008

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.


Copper Basin milestone

Tuesday 29 July 2008

Origin Energy has committed a further $9.6 million to Geodynamics’ flagship Cooper Basin geothermal project after key milestones were achieved.


Back in black in the Bowen

Thursday 19 June 2008

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.


Big returns from big dipper

Tuesday 10 June 2008

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.


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