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Temperature logger

Monday 15 December 2008

Pacific Sensor Technologies has released the pHTemp2000, standalone battery powered pH and temperature logger with an LCD designed to measure and record up to 131,071 readings per channel.


Rising Sun, plunging demand

Friday 05 December 2008

Two Japanese steel companies have asked BHP Billiton to delay the delivery of its iron ore and coking coal, due to output cuts at the steel mills.


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.


Queensland Ores suspends operations

Wednesday 19 November 2008

Queensland Ores has suspended operations at its Wolfram Creek mine west of Mareeba, blaming the financial crisis and a downturn in metal prices.


Clients defer BHP shipments

Monday 17 November 2008

BHP Billiton has received deferral requests for shipments of iron ore from some of its clients, spokesperson Peter Ogden has told MINING DAILY.


Royalty hike a naked cash grab, NSW miners

Wednesday 12 November 2008

The News South Wales government's move to increase the State's coal royalty levy by 1.2% across the board is a naked grab for cash, according to the State's coal miners.


Beaconsfield inquest continues…

Monday 08 September 2008

The man who found the body of a Beaconsfield miner after the 2006 rockfall has told an inquest of the conditions in the mine after the disaster.


A day to remember Queensland miners

Wednesday 20 August 2008

The Queensland Government has announced a Miners Memorial Day to commemorate the lives of more than 1450 miners who died in mining tragedies that touch on three different centuries of mining in Queensland.


Addressing the skills shortage

Tuesday 05 August 2008

The recent AusIMM employment survey showed lack of workplace flexibility is pushing women out of the minerals sector. Jessica Darnbrough writes.


Miners Memorial Day in Queensland

Monday 07 April 2008

The Queensland Government will hold a Miners Memorial Day to commemorate the lives of more than 1450 miners who died in mining tragedies that touch on three different centuries of mining in Queensland.


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