Resources sector resilient in the face of COVID-19
Latest export figures have confirmed the resilience of some of Australia’s key resources in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total resources and energy exports
Latest export figures have confirmed the resilience of some of Australia’s key resources in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total resources and energy exports
Gladstone’s RG Tanna Coal Terminal is celebrating a major milestone this week, with the facility marking 40 years of operations. Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen and BHP
Westpac says it will reduce its thermal coal investments to zero by 2030 as part of its policy on climate change. In its ‘Climate change
TerraCom will drop an entire truck and excavator mining fleet from its roster at the Blair Athol coal mine near Clermont as it cuts costs
Resource industry employer group the AMMA has joined calls for the Queensland Government to finally approve the New Acland mine Stage 3 expansion project. Proponent
Adani has awarded a $220 million-plus contract to Australian rail company Martinus for civil works on its Carmichael coal rail network. Adani Mining chief executive
About half of the coal sample analysis certificates issued by ALS laboratories in Queensland and NSW since 2007 were manually amended ‘without justification’, an investigation
Blair Athol mine owner TerraCom has completed its offer to acquire Universal Coal for $175 million. TerraCom, already the largest shareholder in Universal, said the
McConnell Dowell has secured an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract with BMA for a major infrastructure project at Hay Point Coal Terminal, near Mackay. The
A central Queensland local government leader is pushing miners to lock down their FIFO workforce within the shire’s boundaries. Isaac Regional Council Mayor Cr Anne
BHP announced today it would hire 1500 additional people to support its workforce operating across Australia. The jobs would be offered as six-month contracts and
Junior miners chasing greenfield discoveries continued to both struggle for funding and brace for the impact of coronavirus on equity markets, according to Mitchell Services
Stanmore Coal has appointed former Wesfarmers Resources executive Craig McCabe as its company chief executive officer. Mr McCabe worked in a range of roles with
Daunia coal mine workers isolated after contact with an infected supplier have returned negative COVID-19 test results. Mine owner BMA said the visitor had limited
Queensland’s 66,000 resources workers will have their own health and safety ‘champion’ after Parliament passed legislation supporting a new independent body. The Resources Safety and
A supplier who recently visited BMA’s Daunia coal mine in the Bowen Basin has tested positive for COVID-19. A BMA spokesman said the man had
Australia’s BHP has retained the title of the world’s most valuable mining, iron and steel brand, according to the latest report by consultancy Brand Finance.
More than $700 million worth of contracts have been signed to date for the construction of the Carmichael mine and rail project, Adani Mining says.