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  • 09 Oct, 2026

    Tahmoor Colliery set to reopen as consortium completes acquisition

    Hundreds of employees at the Tahmoor Colliery are one step closer to returning to work following the completion of the mine's sale to the GEAR / M Resources consortium. Approximately 150 mine workers have al... more

  • Adani continues legal action against anti-fossil fuel activist

    08 Oct, 2026

    High Court delivers landmark climate ruling, reshaping fossil fuel approvals across Australia

    In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Australia has dismissed an appeal by MACH Energy, ruling that planning authorities are legally required to consider the global climate impacts of burning Australian coal ... more

  • 07 Oct, 2026

    Queensland opens search for future exploration areas

    The Queensland government has invited resource companies to nominate prospective areas with potential for new petroleum and gas, coal and other resource projects. The initiative allows the resources sector t... more

  • 07 Oct, 2026

    Better leaching starts with smarter tank design

    Leaching tank design in hydrometallurgical processes is often treated as a question of tank volume and residence time, but a new analysis argues this view is too narrow. Writing for Proses Makina, Afşin Tur... more

  • Tahmoor Colliery set to reopen as consortium completes acquisition
    09 Oct, 2026
  • High Court delivers landmark climate ruling, reshaping fossil fuel approvals across Australia
    08 Oct, 2026
  • Queensland opens search for future exploration areas
    07 Oct, 2026
  • Better leaching starts with smarter tank design
    07 Oct, 2026

Construction and mining sectors lead male suicide rates

18 Sep, 2026
A new national study of suicide rates across Australian occupations has found blue-collar male workers remain significantly over-represented among suicide deaths, prompting researchers to call for greater attention to occupation-specific risk factors. The study, led by RMIT University and the University of Melbourne and published today in BMJ Public Health,…

Producers burn reserves faster than replacement rates

17 Sep, 2026
The world's largest iron ore producers are burning through their reserve bases faster than they can replenish them, and the cost of replacing what is mined is climbing sharply, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. The analysis, titled Iron Ore Reserve Depletion and Replacement Analysis and published in…

MCA warns federal capital gains tax reform excludes junior minerals explorers

15 Sep, 2026
Miners confront diesel contamination and equipment failure with biocides
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has criticised the federal government’s latest capital gains tax (CGT) reforms, warning that excluding early-stage mineral explorers from tax concessions risks driving world-class exploration projects offshore. MCA CEO Tania Constable stated that the policy settings leave junior explorers “left out in the cold” while…

Uranium investment surges as nuclear demand grows

14 Sep, 2026
Investment in uranium exploration and mine development has risen sharply in recent years, according to a new report tracking the state of the global nuclear fuel supply chain. The findings come as interest in new nuclear energy capacity continues to grow worldwide, prompting closer scrutiny of whether uranium supply can…

Northern Territory unveils new mineral emblem, NT Mining Cadets program

07 Sep, 2026
The Northern Territory government will introduce an official Mineral Emblem alongside a new NT Mining Cadets education program aimed at building a skilled local workforce for the resources sector. Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro outlined plans to establish an official state symbol recognising the mining industry’s historic and ongoing economic contribution.…