13 March 2015 Andrew Burrell The Australian THE Aboriginal leader who backed a $40 billion gas plant in the Kimberley as a way of creating indigenous jobs has attacked “extreme nutter” environmentalists […]
Read moreArticle – Rio Tinto trials automated trains in Pilbara
11 March 2015 Mining Technology Rio Tinto’s fully autonomous AutoHaul automated railway system has completed the initial journey in the Pilbara hauling its iron ore to port. The $518m train plan has […]
Read moreSpeech by Mrs Rinehart at Christening Ceremony for Roy Hill Locomotives
23 March 2015 Gina Rinehart Good afternoon and a very warm welcome to what is truly a special day for Roy Hill. Hope you’ve enjoyed your project visit so far. I would […]
Read moreArticle – Roy Hill mine on track despite iron ore slump
12 March 2015 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining The head of Gina Rinehart’s $10 billion Roy Hill mine said the project will ramp up to full production earlier than expected. Speaking at the […]
Read moreArticle – WA no longer world's best place for miners, hammered by royalties and taxes
4 March 2015 Tess Ingram Sydney Morning Herald Western Australia has lost its world No.1 ranking for mining investment, with lobby groups pointing the finger at hefty royalty payments and taxes that […]
Read moreVideo – Wake Up Australia
16 March 2015 Network 10 Footage of the 1979 “Wake Up Australia” flight. Courtesy of Network 10 and Hancock Prospecting
Read moreRoy Hill Project Approval Register
17 March 2015 “I asked various political people present tonight how many government approvals, permits, licences they believed were required for Roy Hill, and received the usual responses, ‘several hundred.’ And the […]
Read moreArticle – ‘Unsupportive’ government threatens coal, miners warn
23 February 2015 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian AUSTRALIA’S coal sector contributed $66.2 billion to the east coast economy in one year, a figure top miners warn is at risk from “unsupportive” governments […]
Read moreArticle – MinRes eyes Pilbara skyrail
20 February 2015 Nick Evans The West Australian Mineral Resources chief executive Chris Ellison wants to build a 330km Pilbara skyrail to carry iron ore from its Iron Valley operation to Port […]
Read moreArticle – Wheatstone LNG project leaps forward
19 February 2015 Cole Latimer Australian Mining Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project has hit a milestone with the completion of a linking pipeline between its processing plant and Dampier to Bunbury pipeline. The […]
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