12 May 2014 The West Australian Oil and gas giants Shell and INPEX have signed a $100 million deal with Nextgen Group to build an optical fibre cable providing high-speed communication services […]
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Article – Roy Hill deal boosts mine jobs
13 May 2014 Sarah-Jane Tasker The Australian FINALISATION of the funding package for the $US10 billion ($10.7bn) Roy Hill iron ore project in Western Australia and the development of the Ichthys project have […]
Read moreArticle – How Queensland farmers reached harmony with gas companies
8 May 2014 Hamish Broome The Northern Star THE COAL seam gas industry is big business in Queensland. From west of Toowoomba to Roma and north to Moranbah there are thousands of […]
Read moreArticle – Aquila Resources takeover bid 'boosts prospects of new Pilbara port': analyst
6 May 2014 ABC News A $1.4 billion takeover bid for Aquila Resources has boosted the prospects of a new port in Western Australia’s Pilbara region, an analyst has said. It was […]
Read moreArticle – Darwin growth spurt fuelled by LNG
28 April 2014 Carl Curtain ABC Rural The face of Australia’s most northern city is changing. High rents, high-vis clothing and high-rise buildings are now synonymous with living in Darwin. It hasn’t […]
Read moreArticle – Streamlined environment process plan on public display
14 April 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining The Abbott government have released a draft “one-stop-shop” environmental assessment plan for the Northern Territory. The two governments signed a memorandum of understanding In November, […]
Read moreArticle – QRC warns QLD over potential mining royalty hike
30 April 2014 Cole Latimer Australian Mining The Queensland Resources Council has warned the QLD government to not fall populist sentiment that more mining taxes are the solution to budget woes. His […]
Read moreArticle – Australians for Coal campaign sends 35,000 emails in support of the sector
23 April 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining The Australians for Coal website launched to an online storm from activists, but industry insiders say it was this attention that has made the initiative […]
Read moreArticle – Record iron ore export out of Port Hedland
29 April 2014 Vicky Validakis Australian Mining Two million tonnes of iron ore has been exported out of Port Hedland in 24 hours for the first time. The milestone was achieved on […]
Read moreArticle – Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill project in WA mines first iron ore
1 May 2014 Sue Lannin ABC News Roy Hill chief executive Barry Fitzgerald said the first high-grade ore was produced on Wednesday. “We have commenced mining of high-grade material and we are […]
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