Lack of mining engineers shows Australia is ill prepared for the next mining boom...
Australia is experiencing a serious decline in enrollments for mining engineering degrees that industry experts believe will create "a desperate shortage" of graduates within...
Rio Tinto announces landmark Pilbara iron ore operational performance ahead of schedule
Rio Tinto announced yesterday that it has achieved a run rate of 290 million tonnes a year (Mt/a) at its Pilbara iron ore system...
BHP wraps up sale of US Onshore US oil and gas assets
BHP has completed the sale of its interests in the Eagle Ford, Haynesville and Permian Onshore US oil and gas assets to BP America...
Thiess to perform mining services at Rio Tinto-led project
CIMIC Group's global mining contractor, Thiess, in joint venture with local contractor Khishig Arvin, has won the first underground decline project at the Rio...
Fortescue ships billionth tonne of iron ore
Fortescue Metals Group has celebrated the shipment of its one billionth tonne of iron ore at Herb Elliot Port.
Loaded aboard Fortescue’s ore carrier ‘FMG...
Australia to bag $204bn from resource and energy exports in 2016–17
The December 2016 Resources and Energy Quarterly, released by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science on Monday, forecasts that Australia’s resource and energy...
World’s largest robot completes inaugural delivery of iron ore in the Pilbara
Rio Tinto has completed the first delivery of iron ore by autonomous train as part of its $940 million AutoHaul programme.
The autonomous train, which carried...
Fortescue to deploy hydrogen-powered coaches at Christmas Creek
Fortescue Metals Group will add hydrogen-powered coaches at its Christmas Creek operations in the Pilbara as part of its $32 million renewable hydrogen mobility...
Qld Government announces $25m initiative to protect coal workers
The Queensland Government will spend $25 million over the next two years to protect the health and safety of the state’s coal workers.
Natural Resources...
Rio Tinto investing in skills development as leading-edge WA automation qualifications set for national...
Media Release
Rio Tinto will invest almost A$60 million in training and development in Western Australian in 2021 as part of its broader commitment to...
Featured Article
How AI is revolutionising Aussie manufacturing’s renewable energy transition
Australian manufacturers are facing a perfect storm of energy challenges, with most regions in the country experiencing a surge in power prices in the second quarter of 2024. This price volatility comes at a critical time when the global manufacturing landscape is increasingly prioritising sustainability and energy efficiency as key factors in competitiveness.
