Articles by Australian Mining

  Rio Tinto’s Tom Albanese is the latest victim of rapidly shrinking endangered species, the major mining CEO. It may have taken almost six years but, the primary reason for the departure was the mega-miner’s foray into aluminium with the takeover of Alcan in 2007, just ahead of the big commodity price collapse of 2007/2008. Aluminium has never fully recovered from that and at...Full Article »

  The mining game is tough at the best of times; currently mining companies are operating amidst a volatile climate of rising operation costs, unstable commodity prices and a strong Australian dollar. With this in mind, Deloitte has released its annual Tracking the Trends report which examines the challenges expected to affect the industry in 2013. “As commodity prices decline and...Full Article »

A new space company will unveil its plans to mine asteroids today. Speaking in the U.S. today, Deep Space Industries says it will build a fleet of asteroid mining space craft to harvest and process the minerals trapped inside. The possibility of space mining has grown in the last two years, as we come to understand more about the potential minerals locked within asteroids. “We do know now...Full Article »

Mine Site Security Lockdown - An update from Australian Mining The mining industry has a long history of innovation in technology. From exploration to production, sales and logistics, mining companies have harnessed technology to bring greater accuracy, and automate processes to introduce ever-greater efficiencies. More recently, the industry has begun to pioneer new approaches for the use of...Full Article »

Gary Thorinson has travelled the world, and visited mines on nearly every continent. The ABC Ventilation Systems director has seen the best and the worst, and watched the industry grow and change over the years.    After recently visiting Australia the Canada-based ventilation expert said he'd been impressed by what he'd seen.    But he also saw room for...Full Article »

Mining magnate Clive Palmer says the mining industry will remain strong for many years and the current downturn is unlikely to derail projects already being planned. CQ News  reports Palmer said while commodity prices had dropped over the last few months underlying demand from Asia was expected to continue in the long term. Palmer also said China would drive demand as its bulging population...Full Article »

While the Australian rare earths story most commonly focuses on Lynas Corporation, Alkane Resources is on the cusp of developing one of the world's largest zirconium deposits in regional NSW. The Dubbo Zirconia project is located 20 kilometres south of Dubbo, and is home to one of the world's largest reserves of rare earths.   As the company approaches production its main focus has...Full Article »

Lynas Corporation is facing opposition from Australian politicians and Malaysian green groups over the transport and processing of its rare earth ores. Fremantle MP Adele Carles has called for a cessation of the transportation of rare earth ores through Fremantle due to potential radioactivity, according to The West. Carles has claimed that these rare earths could be a possible danger to public...Full Article »

Safety is always considered the most important aspect on site. And with the industry rapidly expanding it's getting even more important.    As more and more inexperienced workers fill vacant positions there's a rising fear that the lives of workers will be put at risk.    But in the NSW coal industry that fear has not materialised.    Whilst the amount...Full Article »

28 August, 2012 AUSTRALIA’s largest privately-owned electrical engineering company, Ampcontrol, has acquired automation and process control firm Primatec QDA. Ampcontrol provides electronic products and complete electrical solutions to the mining, tunnelling, infrastructure, utilities and energy sectors. Primatec specialises in automation, process control and software solutions to the...Full Article »

Vale has assured the safety of its Integra underground coal mine , after it was forced to close the mine due to a suspected methane leak. In consultation with the Mines Inspectorate, Vale carried out a controlled withdrawal of people from underground workings at the coal mine following increased methane levels, the Brazilian mining giant said. According to Andrew Betts, the general manager of...Full Article »