Mining (Rural)

The general manager of CBH Resources believes there could be another six to nine months of production at Broken Hill's Rasp Mine, but more jobs could be lost if it does not sell.

The first of 15 gigantic blades, which will make up five wind turbines, left Geraldton Port today on a 700km journey inland to a $951 million lithium mine being built in WA's northern Goldfields. 

Hundreds of workers are expected to be made redundant if the mine is not sold and fears about the impact on the regional economy are growing. The staged closure is set to begin at the end of the month.

Australia's leading iron ore miners are starting to diverge on their views about future demand for the commodity that's vital to our economy, and it's showing up in their investment decisions.

An uncertain future lies ahead for workers at CBH Resources' Rasp Mine, where some staff have been told today will be their last on site.

A water scientist says there should be statewide alert about heavy metals in rainwater tanks after results of testing near Cadia Valley Operations' gold mine were released.

Centennial Coal says it has to release five Olympic pools' worth of "predominantly untreated groundwater" a day to stop a Lithgow mine flooding, which a water scientist says will worsen contamination.

Australia is known for blocking Chinese investment in critical minerals companies. As the country works towards net zero, an analyst warns we may need much greater investment from our biggest trading partner.

Water as valuable as gold in Western Australia's historic Goldfields as researchers try to find alternate sources for the state's booming mining sector.  

One of the world's biggest mining companies is pulling out of Australian copper despite growing demand for the renewable energy metal. What does that mean for Australia's role plugging the critical minerals gap?

A company working to establish a cobalt mining and processing project using a deposit near Broken Hill aims to eventually become the largest producer of ethical cobalt in the world and hopes access to a federal government loan scheme will help it get there.

The rural community of Eneabba wants Iluka Resources to develop new housing accommodation for its future workers in town, but the company says it will be led by what staff want.

The 100 or so residents at Leigh Creek in South Australia's outback remain optimistic about the town's future and restructure, eight years after the coal mine the town was built around closed. 

The managing director of Bowdens Silver tells a parliamentary inquiry blood level monitoring for lead was being offered to prove the project would not affect human health, amid concern from residents. 

The NSW Greens MLC chairing an inquiry into the impacts of metal mining on human health says her committee "refused" to hear from key health experts.

Lodging objections to permits for mining activities is currently free in Western Australia, but the state government says it needs more resources and funding to meet an increase in challenges.

Businesses and residents in the mining epicentre are preparing for a turbulent few years as the effects of the Mount Isa copper mine closure unfold.

BHP has made another move away from coal mining, selling its Blackwater and Daunia mines. The new owner, an Australian company, will take over operations from June next year. 

A new agreement has fast-tracked the construction of a project that could inject hundreds of millions of dollars into Broken Hill's economy and create 780 full-time jobs.

The company has broken the news to employees that all copper mining at the site will cease in 2025.

The future of this major outback hub hangs in the balance as the multinational announces it will shut down one of the country's biggest copper mines.

Helensburgh community clubs gather together to help preserve their mining history.

Two century-old mine trucks or "skips" are given new life as volunteers rally to restore a public monument in a town home to Australia's oldest operating mine.

A two-kilometre exclusion zone around the crash site of the deadly chemical truck blaze has been lifted, allowing investigators to begin closer inspection.

A decrease in the quality of phosphate being mined overseas and growing investor interest in ethical projects are driving miners into Australia's largely untapped reserves.