Sep 11, 2015 Articles | Featured | Government & Policy
The environmental watchdog has recommended approval of a new iron ore mine in the Pilbara, proposed by resources giant BHP Billiton. BHP plans to develop its Orebody 31 mine near Newman to replace Orebody 18, which is due to be decommissioned in 2018. The new mine is expected to produce about 30 million tonnes of iron ore Read the full article…
Sep 9, 2015 Articles | Featured | State of the Market
Hundreds of construction workers who voted in favour of walking off the job at Chevron’s Gorgon LNG project have cancelled the industrial action after negotiations with the lead contractor. The WA branches of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union and Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union held the vote after months of negotiations with CB&I failed Read the full article…
Aug 12, 2015 Featured | Government & Policy | Video
Key Pilbara stakeholders are creating a world-class investment destination within Australia’s largest export region. Investors associated with the Pilbara Enterprise Zone will enjoy the benefit of targeted regulatory reforms, competitive land, development and financing opportunities and incentives designed to drive diversified investment into Australia’s most important economic region. Visit www.pilbaraez.com.au for more information.
Aug 11, 2015 Articles | Featured | State of the Market
Rio posted record first half production and sales of 146.3 million tonnes and 146.5 million tonnes respectively from its Pilbara iron ore business. This is an increase of ten per cent on last year’s results. The company said production increased despite unseasonal weather in the Pilbara throughout the first half, including Tropical Cyclones Olwyn Read the full article…
Jul 14, 2015 Articles | Featured | Government & Policy
Oil and gas giant Chevron is being called on to house workers from its Wheatstone project in Onslow in the wake a report on the mental health impacts of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) operations. The company plans to house about 300 FIFO operational workers at an existing construction camp at the Ashburton North Strategic Industrial Read the full article…
Jul 9, 2015 Articles | Featured | Government & Policy | State of the Market
Australia’s iron ore industry will contribute more to the nation in the next decade than it did through the mining boom, and history shows that any market intervention would be “ineffective at best and counter-productive at worst”, a new report says. Australian producers’ race to increase capacity has set them up to generate $600 billion Read the full article…
Jun 16, 2015 Articles | Featured
Resources reporter, Tony Grant-Taylor, takes a closer look through the headlines to see what the analysts are forecasting for the future of the resources industries. It would be a brave call to suggest that the worst of the recent commodity price slides are behind us. As this was written there had been a couple of Read the full article…
Jun 16, 2015 Articles | Featured
Western Australia’s Pilbara iron ore deposits are the largest in the world and while commodity prices may currently be at a low ebb, major miners have assured their long term prospects not only with efficiencies in production but also with new assessments of their ore reserves. In March, Rio Tinto released its 2014 annual report, which Read the full article…
Jun 16, 2015 Articles | Featured
Faced with the current low iron ore commodity prices, major miners are looking to maintain profits through streamlining operations and achieving productivity from their investment in improved infrastructure over recent years. Speaking at Perth’s annual Global Iron Ore and Steel Forecast Conference in March, BHP Billiton President Iron Ore, Jimmy Wilson, highlighted the huge productivity gains Read the full article…
Jun 12, 2015 Articles | Featured | Uncategorized
One of Western Australia’s most respected charities, St Bartholomew’s House (St Bart’s), has entered into a social enterprise partnership which will assist the not-for-profit agency to generate long-term and sustainable income to support communities in the Pilbara region. After a rigorous tender process, St Bart’s has been awarded a long-term partnership agreement by BHP Billiton Read the full article…
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