Programmed Maintenance Services, a company that has tripled its profit by providing staff and services to booming mining industry, says it has no trouble finding Australian workers for resources pr
Wolf Minerals has completed a $5 million capital raising to provide additional funds as it seeks to finalise financing arrangements for its Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in the United Kingdom.
The state government's decision to release a long-awaited report into the Varanus Island gas plant explosion without including another report favouring operator Apache Energy, was a "gross misrepre
Matilda Zircon says it will begin production next year at its Keysbrook mineral sands project in the south west after securing final approval from the State Administrative Tribunal.
Western Australian company director David Zohar has been charged with three counts of providing false or misleading information to the Australian Securities Exchange.
Rio Tinto and Sinosteel are celebrating a huge milestone at their Channar iron ore joint venture in the Pilbara, with the 200 millionth tonne of iron ore from the mine sent on its way to China yest
Multi-billionaire mining magnates should unlock the untapped potential in Australia's labour market before offering jobs to foreigners, a key union says, but the mining industry has dismissed these
Cashed-up gold miner Northern Star Resources has taken a strategic stake in Venturex Resources, but says it is still on the lookout for a major corporate or project acquisition.
The head of Australia's third-largest copper producer, OZ Minerals, has predicted that prices for the commodity will return to record highs as a lack of new discoveries leads to a supply shortage t
Toro Energy has rejected claims it did not consult widely enough about its planned uranium mine in Western Australia, but concedes it has sponsored a scientist who argues low level radiat
Rio Tinto Iron Ore has awarded a contract to manage the expansion of its Nammuldi iron ore mine in the Pilbara, to a joint venture between Lycopodium and URS Australia.
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has cast doubt on Prime Minister Julia Gillard's claim she learned only last Wednesday of a plan to allow mining magnate Gina Rinehart to bring in 1700 foreign work
FORTESCUE Metals Group has stepped up its backing of the Kookaburras Australian men’s hockey team with a two-year deal to become its major sponsor, signing up just weeks before the gold medal favou
Mining magnate Gina Rinehart is believed to have lifted her stake in Fairfax Media, and questioned the abilities of the company's chairman Roger Corbett in the process.
Iron ore producer Atlas Iron has appointed its chief commercial officer Mark Hancock and lawyer Geoff Simpson to its board, as part of the company’s expansion plans.
Engineering contractor Laing O’Rourke and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have been awarded a contract to deliver four cryogenic tanks for the $34 billion Ichthys LNG project, with Perth-based engineerin
Civil construction and contracting firm VDM Group has been awarded a $13 million contract from MCC Mining for installation works on the Sino Iron project in the Pilbara.
Shares in iron ore miner Flinders Mining have plunged by almost 20 per cent after court delays pushed its proposed $554 million takeover by a Russian steel maker past the expiry date of the deal.
Shares in iron ore miner Flinders Mining have plunged by almost 20 per cent after court delays pushed its proposed $554 million takeover by a Russian steel maker past the expiry date of the deal.
Union leaders have lashed out at a federal government skilled migration plan that will allow mining magnate Gina Rinehart to bring in 1700 foreign workers, saying it is a kick in the guts for Austr
The Roy Hill iron ore project will be able to bring up to 1715 overseas workers into Australia during its three-year construction phase under a new immigration program announced today.
BC Iron has hit a milestone in the ramp up of its Nullagine iron ore joint venture with Fortescue Metals Group, with the mine achieving its targeted production rate of 5 million tonnes per year.
A long-awaited report into the Varanus Island gas plant explosion has concluded that plant operator Apache Energy was ultimately responsible and questioned it’s staffing levels, systems and safety
Mining services company MACA managing director Chris Tuckwell has resigned, just months after six of the company’s founding shareholders cut their combined stake in the company by nearly 25 per cen
