Siemens Australia was recently awarded a $10 million contract by the Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG) to provide electricity at the new coal terminal to be constructed at Newcastle Port, Kooragang Island, in New South Wales.
The Australian Mines and Metals Association chief executive Steve Knott has slammed the Federal Government's newest IR laws as a mistake during a Workplace Relations Forum in WA on Wednesday.
Sorren Owens grew up in Normanton and went to school as a boarder at Abergowrie College. He has come from humble beginnings to be named a finalist in the 5th Annual Prospect Awards.
A new web-based safety system is helping one contractor achieve zero lost time injuries. Jessica Darnbrough writes.
The expansion of Olympic Dam has helped put the South Australian mining industry on the map.
The skill shortage has put increased pressure on contractors which are currently enjoying a boom of their own, writes Jessica Darnbrough.
Maptek will join other suppliers in co-sponsoring an AMIRA research project focusing on mine design and schedule optimisation tools.
THE right information about the success of drilling and blasting patterns can be attained with the latest surveying and in-hole data capture technology.
THE 2008 Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia’s (CME) Safety and Health Conference Driving a Safer Future will be held on the 10 and 11 March 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel, Perth.
A CONTRACT for drill pad preparation for BHP Billiton Iron Ore’s exploration sites in the Yandi area has been awarded to Indigenous company, Carey Bilyulu.