The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) says despite a jump in the state’s unemployment rate, the mining industry remains strong.
The jobless figure rose to its highest level since 2003 on Thirsday, but QRC chief executive Michael Roche says the resources sector is not to blame.
“The mining industry is going from strength to strength, despite the global [...]

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Australian employer confidence has dropped to a five year low as employers are unsure of what impact will have on their businesses, a survey has shown.
A global recruiting firm based in Sydney has conducted a survey of 7,200 hiring managers which showed that Australian Employer confidence was at its lowest level in five years. 
Employers are [...]

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The Northern Territory Mining Minister says the Government will not offer any financial aid to GBS Gold, despite the potential loss of hundreds of Territory jobs.
GBS Gold say it’s had to go into administration because production costs have soared at its mines at Tom’s Gully and Brock’s Creek.
GBS Gold employs about 200 people and it’s [...]

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AAAI’s new website
The AAAI Group has launched its new website at www.aaai.com.au. They have made their website easier to navigate, more user friendly and have added a range of new features. The new site features a streamlined navigation system which now only contains four main sections, helping candidates get to what you want faster. They [...]

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A new report has found that Australia’s mining sector will need an extra 86,000 workers over the next 12 years.

The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) today released the report prepared by the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS) on the sector’s labour force outlook to 2020.
The research projections show an increasing demand for labour if [...]

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Due to the project operating at a loss for the past two years,and therefore becoming economically non-viable, Miner Metals X says it will close the Collingwood Tin Mine by June this year.
Managing director Peter Cook says the company has already started to reduce its work force.
“About 30 per cent of the work force have been [...]

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