Environmentalist slams approval of one of largest proposed greenfield coal mines
Whitehaven Coal's Winchester South coal mine in central Queensland's Bowen Basin plans to extract up to 17 million tonnes of coal a year for about 30 years.
'Another knife in the back': Hundreds of miners face uncertain future as NSW colliery closes
The closure of the Russell Vale mine in Wollongong prompts calls for miners to be given better re-employment options.
Struggling nickel sector asks for urgent support, but analysts say 'folly' to give a taxpayer-funded lifeline
Nickel prices have plummeted in recent months due to a glut in the market, but some analysts say it's part of the "boom and bust" nature of the industry.
Critical minerals company flags plans to open Australia's first commercial fluorite mine in WA
Australian mining company Tivan shares its plans to mine fluorite in the Kimberley in an announcement to the ASX, following the material's recent addition to the national critical minerals list.
Production cuts on the cards at WA's biggest lithium mine as critical minerals slump continues
It is the latest in a run of negative news for the critical minerals sector in Western Australia as an analysts warns reduced production at the lithium mine is a bad sign for smaller producers.
Port Hedland air quality in spotlight, with dust levels exceeding guidelines 65 times in six months
Living just six kilometres from one of the world's largest bulk export ports in Western Australia, Roger Higgins is used to a bit of dust. But he says recent levels are the worst he has seen in his 12 years in the town.
Missing FIFO worker's vehicle was meant to have tracker installed next week
The employer of a fly-in fly-out worker found two days after crashing his work vehicle in remote Western Australia says the utility was due to have a tracking device installed next week.
Major crash unit investigating after missing FIFO worker is found dead in regional WA
WA police confirm 33-year-old fly-in-fly-out worker Ambrose Walton, missing in the Pilbara region since Tuesday, has been found dead after his vehicle crashed near an unsealed access road.
Plummeting critical mineral prices are causing near panic. What's behind it and what comes next?
Plummeting critical mineral prices have pushed WA's major industry players to mothball their mines, workers to lose jobs and the government to all but panic. What's the fallout and what comes next?
With mines closing and FIFO jobs on the line, WA's government throws a lifeline to nickel miners
Nickel miners could pay less to mine in WA, as the government holds crisis talks with the resources industry as mines shut and hundreds of jobs are lost.
Land and air search underway for Canadian FIFO worker missing in remote Pilbara
Ambrose Walton, described as having a strong Canadian accent, was last seen near Tom Price on Tuesday and never turned up to meet a friend in Karratha.
Rio Tinto to buy all electricity produced by Australia's largest solar project
If the Upper Calliope Solar Farm in central Queensland is approved, mining giant Rio Tinto will use the electricity generated to power its operations in Gladstone. But some locals want more detail about the project.
Kambalda nickel mines to close less than a year after $760m sale
More than 250 mining jobs are set to be affected by the closure of another operation in WA's once-booming nickel industry as prices slump.
Another critical minerals blow as US lithium giant scales back Kemerton expansion in WA
US lithium giant Albemarle has announced it will cut jobs and scale back an expansion of its refinery WA's South West amid a downturn in the sector.
Job cuts at Ravensthorpe nickel mine in WA bring sense of deja vu to nearby residents
Hopetoun locals brace for the impact of another wave of job losses, after First Quantum Minerals moves to suspend activities at its Ravensthorpe nickel operation on the state's south coast.
Central Queensland community mourns death of coal mine worker
A 27-year-old coal mine worker has died at the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance's Saraji mine following a vehicle-related incident.
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Mount Isa Mines celebrates 100 trailblazing years, but end of copper era looms
The outback company helped with the war effort in the 1940s, established a vital railway and fostered a rural multicultural melting pot while transforming the industry with constant innovation.
Worker, 27, dies after being pinned between vehicles at Queensland mine
Luke O'Brien from Mackay suffered multiple critical injuries. Investigations are underway and operations at the Bowen Basin site have been suspended.
Another blow for WA's nickel boom as Ravensthorpe mine suspends mining
The owner of the Ravensthorpe nickel operation on WA's south coast says it will suspend mining and cut 30 per cent of its 420-strong workforce.
How 'the wildest race for riches since the gold rush' really unfolded in the 1970s
Hollywood depicts it as miners brandishing rifles and bulldozers clashing amid exploding outhouses, but locals say that version has taken poetic licence. Here's what really happened during the 1970s, when interest in Australia's gems exploded.
WA gold mine suspends processing operations after tailings dam cracks detected
Newmont's Telfer gold mine is forced to suspend processing after "cracking and seeping" is detected at a tailings dam, about 200 kilometres east of Marble Bar.
As Australian nickel's shine wears off, 140 workers are being made redundant at a Kimberley mine
Panoramic Resources plans to axe 140 on-site jobs as it winds up the Savannah nickel mine in Western Australia, with the price of the base metal falling by more than 44 per cent in the past year.
Impact of Alcoa refinery closure laid bare as cost to WA economy put at $650 million annually
As US mining giant Alcoa says it will close its refinery in Kwinana in Perth's south, an expert warns the hit to Western Australia's economy will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
1,000 workers face job losses in Alcoa's refinery closure
The US mining giant says the Kwinana refinery has become too costly to run and will be shut down over the next two years.
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Around 1,000 workers to lose jobs as Alcoa moves to shut alumina refinery in Perth's south
Around 1,000 workers are set to lose their jobs as Alcoa announces it will phase down production at its alumina refinery in Perth's south.