Kalgoorlie is set to become Western Australia’s regional training hub for Australia’s largest rail freight company Aurizon, with new investment and leading-edge technology being rolled out for the next generation of WA rail recruits. Aurizon already has over 500 employees in Western Australia with operations spanning the south and south-west including Leonora, Kalgoorlie, West Merriden, […]
Plan Needed to Avoid WA ‘Infrastructure Chaos’
The private and public sectors need to work hand in hand to avoid the infrastructure disaster that unfolded during WA’s last construction and mining boom, says the head of a new peak body tasked with driving a 20-year roadmap for State development. Infrastructure WA chairman-designate John Langoulant said yesterday that in 2007 there had been […]
WA’s Next Wave of Mining Jobs
WA’s mining sector is undergoing a surge of activity, with thousands of construction and operational jobs up for grabs. With this being said, Premier People are experiencing an influx of job openings! We have an increased requirement for: Boilermakers Welders Conveyor technicians Scraper technicians Belt spilcersRubber liners Mechanical fitters Machine operators Production machine operators If […]
FMG Expects 2400 Hires as First Sod Turned on Eliwana Iron Ore Mine
Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has turned the sod on its $1.7 billion Eliwana iron ore mine in Western Australia’s North West, announcing $330 million in contracts with another $500 million expected before the end of 2019. The company said the mine would create 1900 jobs during construction and 500 full-time site positions once operational. It […]
China-Focused Fortescue Metals Group Turns the Sod on New WA Mining Project
The state government of Western Australia (WA) has helped turn the first sod on Fortescue Metals’ new 1.7 billion Australian (1.19 billion U.S.) dollar mine and rail project on Friday, with the development set to deliver a bonanza of much-needed jobs to the remote Pilbara region. Expected to produce over 30 million tons of haematite […]
Melissa Price Approved Uranium Mine Knowing it Could Lead to Extinction of 12 Species
The former environment minister Melissa Price acknowledged that approval of a uranium mine in Western Australia could lead to the extinction of up to 12 native species but went ahead with the decision anyway. The admission is contained in a statement of reasons signed by the minister before she approved the Yeelirrie uranium mine, 500km north of Kalgoorlie, […]
Iluka Waste Pit Yields Rare Earths
Mineral sands giant Iluka Resources is quietly plotting a low-key entry into the rare earths market after winning permission from the West Australian government to export a concentrate carrying rare earth ore from its mothballed Eneabba mine. Source: The Australian, 02 July 2019
Fenner Dunlop Reflects on a Decade of State of the Art Mining Conveyor Belts
In July 2009, Fenner Dunlop opened a A$70 million state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Kwinana, Western Australia, specifically built for the production of steel cord belting. It represented the largest investment in conveyor belting manufacturer ever made in Australia by any company. In 2013 another A$20 million was invested to install a second press line increasing […]
BHP Settles $250m Royalty Dispute with WA Government
BHP will pay the state government $250 million after settling the barney over underpaid royalties. The government had disputed a deduction applied to shipments of iron ore dug up in WA which had been applied since 2004. As a result of the deduction, the state government started negotiations more than two years ago to claw […]
WA Companies Leading Charge in Kalahari Copper Belt
There is something quite interesting going on in Africa at the moment, with a flurry of corporate activity this week centred around the lucrative but as yet relatively underexplored Kalahari copper belt that straddles Botswana and Namibia in the south of Africa – and Western Australian companies are leading the corporate charge. Copper miner Sandfire […]