Mining

The Karratha gas plant, part of the North West Shelf project.

Woodside CEO renews call for North West Shelf certainty

Woodside boss Meg O’Neill has renewed her pleas for certainty over the future of the energy giant’s massive North West Shelf gas project, which is still awaiting a final sign off from the Federal Government.

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BHP has started studies to potentially convert part of the Mt Arthur coal mine into a pumped hydro operation once it closes in 2030.

BHP mulls turning closed coal pits into pumped hydro

BHP will be allowed to mine its Mt Arthur coal pits in New South Wales right up until its closure in 2030, and has started studies to potentially build a pumped hydropower project at the disused site. 

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Mineral Resources’ Osborne Park headquarters.

Two directors walk from MinRes board

Two Mineral Resources non-executive directors will exit in the midst of the battling mining company’s major efforts to lift governance standards.

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Emergency services responded to a call at Appin West Colliery at Douglas Park about 3am on Sunday.

Three injured in frightening NSW mine explosion

Three men have been injured in a frightening mine collapse near Sydney, with two of the miners trapped in rubble for almost an hour.

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Shares in Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources have more than halved over the past six months.

MinRes, Chris Ellison face class action showdown

Mineral Resources and its embattled founder Chris Ellison are facing a court showdown following a series of scandals that have cut the lithium and iron ore miner’s market value in half over the past six months.

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A national mining sector conference has been told Australia needs to do more to attract investment. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Mining bosses warn of international competition

Three senior mining executives have warned Australia must get its policy setting right to remain competitive in the international marketplace.

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WA Premier Roger Cook.

WA joins push for swift decision on North West Shelf

The Premier has urged the Albanese Government not to delay a controversial North-West Shelf decision a third time, after it was pushed back until after the Federal election.

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China’s state-owned approach to mining expansion is giving their operations a quicker advantage over Western counterparts.
The mining industry could be “crippled” by a “concerted effort to dismantle the system”, Andrew Michelmore says.

Mining sector warns IR changes ‘dismantling’ productivity

Australia’s mining sector is facing a ‘concerted effort’ to dismantle a productive industrial relations system and drag the industry back to an ‘era of strikes, inefficiency, and industrial confrontation’.

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The majority of Rio Tinto workers at a large Pilbara iron ore mine voted in favour of a collective bargaining agreement.

Back to 1980s after unions win vote at Rio’s Pilbara mine

The re-unionisation of Australia’s mining heartland is closer to reality after the majority of Rio Tinto workers at a large Pilbara iron ore mine voted in favour of a collective bargaining agreement.

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Gumatj leaders Djawa Yunupingu and Balupalu Yunupingu were at the High Court to hear the decision. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Landmark $700m native title case could have ‘vast’ implications

The High Court has dismissed a Federal Government challenge to a $700 million compensation claim over land acquired for mining without traditional owners' consent.

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The resources sector fears a stealth implementation of Labor’s nature positive plan is underway despite the Government pulling legislation to establish an environmental watchdog.

New dashboard sparks Nature Positive ‘back door’ fears

The resources sector fears a stealth implementation of Labor’s nature positive plan is underway despite the Government pulling legislation to establish an environmental watchdog.

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Fortescue's Andrew Forrest has made the cover of Time magazine.

Twiggy’s climate fight makes cover of Time magazine

WA mining magnate Andrew Forrest now has another feather in his cap after making the cover of Time magazine.

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Our big miners are all feeling the heat as profits are slumping. So what’s next for Australia’s largest economic driver, asks Jackson Hewett.

What’s next for iron ore as miners reel from profit falls?

JACKSON HEWETT: Our big miners are all feeling the heat as profits are slumping. So what’s next for Australia’s largest economic driver? 

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GFG Alliance's Whyalla Steelworks has cast its first steel after four-month shutdown.

Albo splashes $2.4b on keeping Whyalla steelworks afloat

The Albanese Government has laid out a $2.4 billion lifeline to keep the Whyalla steelworks afloat, following the South Australian Government calling in creditors on billionaire Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG group. 

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