Mining services

The rapid expansion of the WA mining industry over the past decade has mostly been good news for mining contractors, but the benefits have not always come as expected.

INDIGENOUS contractor Carey Mining has taken another step towards diversifying its business by establishing a new jointly owned company focused on solar power installations in regional areas.

THE scale of the mining sector is readily apparent to many Western Australians, but the size of the mining services industry may not be so clear.

Underground mining specialist Barminco has met all the forecasts it put in last year's draft prospectus but says it is unlikely to revive plans for a stockmarket float for at least two years.

IT'S a constant dilemma for those working in remote and isolated mining locations; a worker identifies a hazard but it's potentially hours before anyone else is made aware of it.

PERTH company Immersive Technologies, which specialises in developing mine equipment simulators for the global market, has continued to enjoy strong growth, with sales up more than 50 per cent duri

‘UNPRECEDENTED' would be an apt word to describe demand for the services of family owned and operated Wallis Drilling, which has done surface drilling work for some of the biggest open-pit miners s

IF only all company directors could go out on such a high.Five years after establishing Forge Group, Peter Hutchinson and Andrew Ellison are leaving the business.

MINING and construction company Macmahon has become the first employer in Western Australia to adopt a new scheme designed to fast-track experienced workers through apprenticeships.

MAJOR and emerging resources players may dominate the conversation around the state's mining boom, but many lesser-known yet highly innovative mining services companies are also reaping the rewards