April 2, 2012

Australia to lure more U.S. construction workers to mining projects by reforming licensing rules

Australia is hoping to lure more American plumbers, electricians and construction workers to be employed on Outback projects in the burgeoning mining and gas industries by changing how their skills…

April 2, 2012

Coal prices may be headed higher after BHP Billiton declares force majeure

BHP Billiton declared force majeure at its Bowen Basin coal mines in Queensland, Australia.

April 2, 2012

Extreme use of mining vehicles can make them catch fire — Here’s how to protect them

Fire protection equipment specialist Worldman offers a comprehensive range of vehicle fire suppression systems designed to detect and suppress fires occurring in mine site vehicles.

April 2, 2012

Mine closed as more workers exposed to hazardous coal gas

Following the exposure of 25 miners to hazardous gases, Thiess has shut down dangerous sections of the Collinsville coal mine.

April 2, 2012

Paladin Energy forced to get new CFO as Korte moves to push world-class iron project

Uranium company Paladin Energy Ltd (TSX:PDN)(ASX:PDN) announced it named Alan Rule as its new Chief Financial Officer effective July 23, 2012. He would be replacing the current CFO, Garry Korte,…

April 1, 2012

Coal blockade stops Newcastle harbour

Hundreds of people took to Australia's Port of Newcastle in kayaks and canoes on Sunday when protest group Rising Tide held its seventh annual blockade of the harbour.

April 1, 2012

Miner in a hole as project binned

A small-time Queensland resources company whose plans to mine the fertile farming soils of the state's Darling Downs region were rejected by the incoming state government is at risk of…

March 30, 2012

Australia: Future Fund leader launches missile at carbon, mining taxes

David Murray, the man charged with running the Future Fund for the past six years has used his last day in the job to lambast the carbon tax, labelling it…

March 30, 2012

Uranium market stable despite Japan’s pending decision on nuclear reactors

Long term uranium market fundamentals remain strong, despite worries over what Japan will do with 53 of its 54 nuclear reactors, which are currently rest shut down for maintenance or…

March 30, 2012

Rio Tinto follows Vale and joins Chinese iron ore trading platform

The move will allow the London-listed miner to sell non-contracted iron ore directly into China through the electronic trading platform.