Global mining giant Rio Tinto Ltd has signed two agreements with the world’s largest copper producer CODELCO, to explore for the base metal in Chile.
The first agreement covers the Esteli prospect which adjoins the Exploradora property in northern Chile. 
The second agreement covers the Paloma prospect near the El Tesoro min and the BHP Billiton Ltd-operated [...]

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An inquest has heard the Beaconsfield Gold mine was warned by its geotechnical officer that the area of a fatal rockfall was not safe for mining, six months before the accident.
The inquest into the death of Larry Knight was shown a memo from geotechnical and geological engineer, Adrian Penney, to another mine manager, expressing concerns [...]

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The Queensland government has announced a $100 million plan over three years to improve facilities in the state’s thriving mining towns.
Under the Sustainable Resource Communities Agreement, mining companies will have to talk to the state government about their projects before they could go ahead, said Premier Anna Bligh at the opening of a new coal [...]

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The State Government has called on the Opposition Leader Colin Barnett to name the ports it would ship uranium from if it wins Government.
Yesterday Mr Barnett said there was no need for nuclear power in Western Australia for at least 50 years and yet indicated his support for uranium mining.
Meanwhile, the Premier Alan Carpenter has [...]

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Queensland experts in underground coal mine fires and explosions have shared their knowledge with mining countries around the world.
Queensland’s Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station (Simtars), is seen as a world leader in mine safety and has been sharing their expert advice with some of the largest mine producing nations around the world.
‘North America, [...]

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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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The idea of making the Australian Defence Force (ADF) responsible for security of Australia’s oil and gas projects has been raised at the first Defence White Paper community meeting in Darwin.
Members of the public raised the issue of who was responsible for ensuring mining projects were protected, since they form a significant part of the [...]

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The executive general manager at Perilya Limited, Paul Arandt, says the company is conservative in its water use, and it takes every opportunity to recycle contained mine water.
The Greens’ mining spokeswoman, Lee Rhiannon, has said some mining companies are keeping water from farm and domestic users and jeopardising the long-term viability of the agricultural sector.
 Perilya [...]

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The world’s first deep sea mining project  is being halted by Indigenous people from coastal areas in Papua New Guinea.
Brisbane-based Nautilus Minerals is well on its way to starting the world’s first sea floor copper mine in 1,500 metres of water not far from East New Britain.
But the project’s fast pace is worrying locals, who have [...]

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