Mining industry unemployment three times national jobless average: report

Iron ore has been the hardest hit.

ABC Radio Australia | September 30, 2015 | 2:42 pm

Western Australia premier calls end of mining downturn

Premier Colin Barnett says the mining downturn has bottomed but warns the next 12 months will be risky for minerals companies.

ABC Radio Australia | September 3, 2015 | 8:03 am

The long and controversial history of uranium mining in Australia

Last month’s announcement that Energy Resources Australia will pull the plug on the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory signals the end of one of the most controversial chapters in Australian mining history.

ABC Radio Australia | July 14, 2015 | 9:45 am

Slow and steady growth tipped for South Australian resources industry

A slow down in the Chinese economy means South Australian miners are looking at a year of minimal growth.

ABC Radio Australia | January 2, 2015 | 5:50 pm

18 killed after illegal gold mine collapses in remote central Indonesia, officials say

Eighteen people have been killed after an illegal gold mine collapses in remote central Indonesia, a local search and rescue official says.

ABC Radio Australia | October 5, 2014 | 9:06 pm