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.
Queensland Ores has suspended operations at its Wolfram Creek mine west of Mareeba, blaming the financial crisis and a downturn in metal prices.
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.
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.
The inquest into the death of Beaconsfield miner Larry Knight is continuing, more than two years after the fatal rockfall.
The driver of a shuttle car that crushed a miner against the wall of a central Queensland mine has told a coronial inquest a series of events could have led to the death.
A 109 page coroner’s report has been released, revealing the cause of death of three Tasmanian miners working at Renison mine.
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.
The Hunter Valley has seen its fair shares of ups and downs over the last century, Jessica Darnbrough writes.
The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) was relieved to see all 54 miners at the WA Goldfields Kanowna Belle Gold Mine safely rescued last night after being trapped underground for over six hours.