Mining giant Rio Tinto has announced it will cut more than 700 jobs in central and far north Queensland, citing a sharp drop in aluminium prices and demand.
The company will slow down expansion of the Yarwun alumina refinery at Gladstone and cut back annual bauxite production at its Weipa mine from 19.4 million tonnes to [...]

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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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