Queensland workers happy with FIFO: QRC

By Courtney Pearson September 11, 2015 FOUR out of five Queensland fly in, fly out (FIFO) and residential resources industry workers were happy with where they...

Acquisition increases coal explorer’s Kalimantan holding

PROMISING ASX-listed coal explorer Cokal has added to its extensive tenement landholding in the Indonesian territory of Kalimantan, in Borneo, after completing the acquisition...

A chip off the old copper block

AS the world’s more accessible copper deposits become depleted, miners are turning to block cave mining: a highly-productive, low-cost underground method by which deep...

WA loses mining investment crown

By Mark ScottWA has lost its title as the world’s most attractive place for mining companies to invest, with the mining sector under pressure...

Flexible outdoor shelter solutions ideal for resources sector applications

THE DomeShelter product line is a unique outdoor cover solution that has been effectively used in the mining and oil and gas industries since...

New gold potential at Penny’s Find

EMPIRE Resources has discovered a high-grade gold intersection at its Penny’s Find deposit in Kalgoorlie, confirming the underground potential of the project. All four reverse...

GPS tracking systems achieve cost efficiencies across the board

NEW data has shown that those in the mining sector using GPS fleet management solutions are experiencing significantly better cost efficiencies than those who...

Resources a rare Budget winner

AUSTRALIA’S sluggish resources sector is one of the rare winners from a largely austere 2014 to 2015 Federal Budget, as the Abbott Government maps...

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Canadian miner Barrick Gold has named Ammar Al-Joundi as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Mr Al-Joundi has more than 20 years of experience...

Diversifying in the WA goldfields

Independence Group (IGO) has operated in the goldfields region of WA since 2002, developing a multi-commodity focus on gold, nickel, copper, zinc and silver....