Surviving the downturn: report

By Courtney PearsonAUSTRALIAN mining companies should focus on the ongoing productivity challenge; innovation, mergers and acquisitions; and safety issues in a commodity price downturn...

Further job losses on the way

By Samantha JamesA report by leading independent economic forecaster and industry analyst BIS Shrapnel predicts further mining job losses until 2018 led by the...

Future coal projects unnecessary: report

By Courtney PearsonALL necessary fossil fuel projects have already been developed, and companies risk wasting US$2.2 trillion in the next decade on ”stranded assets”,...

Innovative time lapse video shows haul truck build

TO provide a behind-the-scenes understanding of the work required, Liebherr-Australia has released a 7 minute time lapse video featuring the manufacture of its T 282 C haul...

Tailings dam disaster strikes Samarco

By Samantha JamesTHE collapse of a tailings dam at the Vale-BHP Billiton owned Samarco operation in Brazil has resulted in flooding across more than...

Undeterred by gloomy share price

South32 chief executive Graham Kerr at the company’s first AGM in Perth. By Courtney PearsonAT its first annual general meeting, held in Perth, South32 has...

Collaboration key to technological success: Anglo American

By Courtney PearsonRESOURCES companies need to collaborate to push through the lower commodity prices and create a more productive and innovative industry, according to...

Bureaucracy threatens worker safety

By Samantha James HEALTH and safety management practices need a complete overhaul to prevent incidents at Australian mine sites, according to presenters at the Fluro Conference...

Australian government focus on Africa “inadequate”

By Reuben AdamsAUSTRALIA-Africa Mining Industry Group (AAMIG) has called on the Australian Government to take more notice of the nation’s substantial economic footprint in...

Born into adversity

By Samantha JamesWHEN BHP Billiton demerged its nickel, coal, manganese and alumina assets into South32 in May 2015, it claimed established operations and low...