Court strikes down award limits on union delegates

Poseidon Nickel (ASX: POS) has identified promising gold targets at all three WA projects as the company looks towards production. A large gold anomaly was defined at Lake Johnston, following the terminated Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) deal. The 1.2km by 0.9km gold in soil anomaly remains open and untested by drilling. Gold rock chip samples at Windarra returned up to 0.37g/t gold and 12.9g/t gold. Windarra contains strike extensions to the main mineralised gold trend which controls nearby gold camps. A potential 6.5km gold corridor was also identified at Black Swan. A metal detecting program has recovered several small gold nuggets along the corridor with numerous historic shallow workings. Only 5% of all previous drill samples at Black Swan were…

Through a decade-long commitment to improving safety and efficiency in underground mining, Anglo American’s steelmaking coal operations in Australia have reached a significant milestone. The company’s 10-year vision for a ‘mine of the future’ became reality when all its underground coal mines in the Bowen Basin began operating simultaneously from Remote Operation Centres (ROCs). The Central Queensland underground operations have also hit another remarkable milestone, notching up 10,000 longwall mining shears from those ROCs. Anglo American Australia automation superintendent Matthew Wakeford says the rapid pace of technological innovation — especially in areas like data analytics, automation and digitalisation — have unlocked incredible opportunities for the mining sector to be safer, more productive and more sustainable. “At Anglo American, we have…

The Australian steel industry and Federal Government have responded to US President Donald Trump’s announcement that there will be no exemption on the country’s steel and aluminium tariffs. This follows efforts from the Federal Government to make a case for Australian exemption. According to the Australian Steel Institute (ASI), the last Trump administration granted Australia an exemption after nine months of lobbying by the government and others. The ASI says it will continue to work with the Federal Government to secure an exemption from the 25% tariff on Australian steel, despite confirmation today that the tariff will go ahead. ASI chief executive Mark Cain says the tariff is disappointing, but the ASI will continue pressing for relief on behalf of…

Liontown Resources (ASX: LTR) is partnering with Edith Cowan University’s Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Centre on an important research project aimed at enhancing the mental health and wellbeing of FIFO workers. Liontown work health and safety manager Hayden Spencer attended the research showcase alongside government representatives, prominent researchers, industry peers and the academic community to discuss the company’s participation in the initiative. Supported by the WA Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) and conducted between March and April 2024, the study explored how team belongingness can influence the wellbeing of workers on remote mine sites, including those at Liontown’s Kathleen Valley lithium operation in WA. The researchers collected survey data from 72 Liontown employees and…