Category: Mining

A predicted “mini gold rush” in Western Australia, combined with skyrocketing iron ore prices, is renewing optimism about the state’s long-subdued economy. The price of gold

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has pushed regulators to improve approval timeframes and reduce regulatory costs instead of ‘making things worse’. “This in a region

Second-hand wind turbines, solar and a battery will combine to power a remote mine in Western Australia, in a claimed first-of-its kind project supported by

Chalice Gold Mines is set to secure a significant nickel sulphide exploration opportunity in the west Kimberley region of Western Australia after acquiring North West

The mining sector’s robot love affair hit its crescendo on Friday on the Dampier Peninsula as iron ore giant Rio Tinto officially launched its Autohaul

Australia’s first nationally recognised course in automation was launched in Perth on Wednesday morning. The qualifications have been more than a year in the making

Shell has made its first shipment of liquified natural gas from the Prelude floating liquified natural gas (FLNG) facility in offshore Western Australia. Shell, which

Gina Rinehart’s Atlas Iron is seeking a green light to develop a new iron ore project in Western Australia and looking at the potential of

WA’s big mining companies are being urged to join a drive to stop suicide among fly-in, fly-out workers, who are more at risk of mental