Latest Mining News
Adani's mine gets a coal freight breakthrough, but it's no speeding locomotive
October 10 2019
One of Australia's leading rail freight companies says it is willing to service Adani's Carmichael mine, despite an intense campaign by environmentalists aimed at dissuading companies from dealing with Adani.
Read MoreNorth Queensland's coal mining heartland turns 100
October 10 2019
One of the original mining towns in the famous Bowen Basin, Collinsville, marks 100 years of coal dominating the local economy.
Read More'It's up in your news feed': Miner's family learns of inquest news via social media
October 10 2019
Almost six years after her father died in a mining accident on Tasmania's west coast, Tameka Sylvester is still waiting for answers — with the family learning of inquest news via social media.
Read MoreHistoric gold rush town divided over plans to explore beneath their streets
October 10 2019
Residents in one of Australia's most famous gold rush towns are divided over plans to explore for the precious metal beneath its streets, amid record prices for gold which have injected new life into Coolgardie.
Read MoreCommunity learns about coal mine plans through US press release
October 10 2019
Tasmanian farmer Richard Headlam says he was reassured a proposed coal mine on his land would not go ahead. Two years later, the plan by Midland Energy has been revived.
Read More'Very embarrassing' blunder sees NSW mine lease announced before approval
October 10 2019
The Independent Planning Commission will be reviewed after a 21-year mining lease near Singleton was approved before public submissions closed — a blunder the Opposition says will call the system's integrity into question.
Read MoreCountry's first potash mine could shave down a $250m bill for Australian farmers
October 10 2019
Australian farmers consume a quarter of a million tonnes of it a year, but as yet there is no domestic production of potash. However, that looks set to change, with the country's first SOP mine set to open next year.
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