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Curragh Coal Mine

Equipment breakdown delays Central Qld coal mine

Unreliable machinery postponed work at a Queensland coal operation in the Central Highlands region. Production could be delayed by up to six weeks due to a broken down dragline at Coronado Global...

NSW Mines Rescue

Budget and plan for procurement says report

Annual budgeting and planning is undeniably essential even when it is not the most exhilarating part of the job. As the year winds down from October to December, procurement departments prepare for...

FIFO workers

FIFO workers stranded due to wage dispute

Remote employees could be stuck due to industrial action. Hundreds of fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers are expected to be stranded due to an ongoing pay dispute. The Australian Federation of Air Pilots...

Barminco

$143M of contracts awarded at multiple mines

A diversified mining services company secured tenders at different operations. Perenti Group recently won $143 million of contracts at the following operations: six months of underground development...

CPB Contractors

Tenders called for $5B North Qld project

One of Queensland’s largest developments invited prospective contractors. Powerlink Queensland recently sought expressions of interest for CuString’s CopperString 2.0 High Voltage...

Daunia coal mine trucks

Central Qld coal mines could sell for $5B

A mining giant could exit two fossil fuel operations for a higher than expected sum in Queensland’s Central Highlands and Isaac regions. Whitehaven Coal was recently speculated to offer $4.8...

Liebherr trucks

Employer introduces electric trucks to mine sites

A mineral producer will transition away from fossil fuels towards more environmentally friendly alternatives. Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) recently confirmed it would introduce its first-ever battery...

FIFO charter plane

FIFO worker accused of sledgehammering woman to death

A former remote employee has been charged with fatally striking a female. Shaun Robert Sturgess was formally accused of instantly killing a woman with a 1.8 kilo sledgehammer in southeast Queensland...

Andrew Forrest

Resources executive mourns family member’s death

A mining magnate farewelled one of his relatives. Donald Forrest, father of Andrew Forrest, recently passed away at the age of 95. The man passed away at the historic Minderoo station, a property...

Olive Downs worker

Contract awarded at new central Qld coal mine

A new tender has been won at a $1 billion fossil fuel development in Queensland’s Isaac region. Part of CIMIC Group recently secured the latest contract at Pembroke Resources’ Olive Downs...