EXPLORATION-AND-DEVELOPMENT
Monday 24 November 2008South Australia's Minister for Mineral Resources Development Paul Holloway recently announced that Linc Energy will increase its investment in the State's mining sector.
Friday 21 November 2008Malachite Resources is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for using 'retro-innovation' techniques that ultimately led to the discovery of a significant silver-rich ore deposit in northern NSW.
Friday 21 November 2008Western Australia Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore said he would overhaul the unwieldy approvals process in the mining and resources sector if he was elected at the recent State election. He was elected, and overhaul he did.
Friday 14 November 2008Victorian Energy and Resources Minster Peter Batchelor has announced 11 mining companies will receive a total of $700,000 to aid in their search for minerals.
Thursday 19 June 2008The Minerals Council of Australia welcomed the release of the Victorian Code of Practice for Mineral Exploration to provide practical guidance to explorers regulated under the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Act 1990
Wednesday 13 February 2008BMA Coal Operations will pay $300,000 toward coal mine safety research in Queensland, following an out of court settlement in the Industrial Magistrates Court in Brisbane on 30 January 2008.
Thursday 20 December 2007THE Queensland Government has appointed Gavin Taylor as the new Chief Inspector of Coal Mines.
Friday 30 November 2007THE Western Australian Government has announced the release of the first ‘tight gas’ acreage block.
Monday 13 August 2007INTEGRATED zinc and lead company Zinifex has been awarded the prestigious “Diggers” award at the 15th Diggers and Dealers Forum recently held in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
Tuesday 01 January 1980The following article has been provided by the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (The AusIMM), outlining the policies aimed at sustainability of the mining sector critical in period of market uncertainty.