Latest Mining News
Rio Tinto says staff's personal data may have been hacked
March 03 2023
Personal data of Rio Tinto Ltd's former and current employees may have been stolen by a cybercriminal group, according to a staff memo. Read More
Accused gold thieves were 'unwitting bunnies' in 'above board' deal, court told
March 03 2023
Lawyers for Russell Wilson Holden and Simon Leslie Gash have argued the men were unwitting and unwilling participants in the alleged theft of $1.17 million of gold bearing ore from miner FMR Investments. Read More
Billionaire Clive Palmer rakes in more than $700 million from Pilbara assets and royalties
March 03 2023
Of $730.9 million in revenue, about $520 million was collected in royalties, according to Mineralogy's latest financial report, with a lot of it coming from a Pilbara mine. Read More
Mining conference delegate accused of indecent assault denies telling journalist he had 'rager' over her boots
March 03 2023
Kahlil Fraser Campbell is accused of groping Kalgoorlie Miner deputy editor Amber Lilley during last year's Diggers and Dealers Mining Conference. Read More
Pia thought she'd purchased her dream property — then a 10m sinkhole opened up on her land
March 03 2023
WA's mining department says property buyers should check if their land is above an abandoned mine site, as there are not enough funds to rehabilitate all old mines. Read More
Senators to examine plan to build 3,300km rail line between WA, Queensland's iron and coal
March 03 2023
A man's dream to connect the iron ore and coal fields of the Pilbara in the west and the Bowen Basin in the east is being scrutinised by a Senate committee this week. Read More
NSW missing out on mining royalty billions, Australia Institute claims, citing Queensland's tiered revenue windfall
March 03 2023
Progressive think tank The Australia Institute claims NSW could have doubled its coal revenue this financial year if it had adopted Queensland's tiered royalty system which cashes in when prices are booming. Read More
Suggestion $90k in envelope was for working hard 'fanciful and implausible', says gold theft trial prosecutor
March 03 2023
A prosecutor in the trial of five people accused of a million-dollar gold swindle in WA's Goldfields describes the nature of their dealings as "nefarious" and "surreptitious" in his closing address. Read More
Alleged gold thief tells court $1.17m 'waste pile' was 'my dirt'
March 03 2023
A WA mining executive tells the District Court he was "uncomfortable" transporting Doré bullion on the back seat of his car for his former boss, who he asked to let him have a pile of gold-bearing ore that had to be "worth something". Read More
Questions raised about the independence of BHP dust report in Pilbara town
March 03 2023
Documents show regulators backed down on health advice regarding dust after it was "contested" by the mining giant. Read More
A quarry and an unfair tax system: Why is this the economy young Australians are inheriting?
March 03 2023
Australian policymakers have blown the mining boom, and it will take years to turn things around, says former Treasury secretary Ken Henry. Read More
Multi-billion dollar rare earth mine project faces uphill battle amid big company losses
March 03 2023
More than 1,000 jobs are riding on the Dubbo Project but it will be financially unsustainable unless the company receives more funding, an independent auditor has found. Read More
BHP mines identified as 'dominant source' of dust in Newman, says government review
March 03 2023
Residents of a Pilbara mining town say better research needs to be done to measure the health impacts of dust generated by the industry around them. Read More
Gas explosion in central Colombian coal mines leaves 21 dead
March 03 2023
The bodies of 10 miners initially reported missing in the blast are recovered, bringing the total death toll to 21. Read More
Defence lawyers grill detective as million-dollar Kalgoorlie gold theft trial continues
March 03 2023
The head of WA Police's specialist gold stealing squad has faced a grilling from five separate defence teams as the trial enters its eighth day. Read More
