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Topics: mining-rural, science-and-technology, safety, mining-industry
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Miner South32 trials an autonomous drone developed by Israeli company Airobotics, which is working with CASA to develop national guidelines for their use.
Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, air-transport, occupational-health-and-safety, mining-industry, perth-6000
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Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, air-transport, occupational-health-and-safety, oil-and-gas, computers-and-technology
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| UpdatedDespite being warned of "potential conflicts of interest", the Queensland Government appointed an Adani company director to chair the authority overseeing the Abbot Point coal port.
Topics: mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, coal, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, bowen-4805, weipa-4874, mackay-4740, qld
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Colin Barnett denies a claim from the Nationals leader, aired in a media report, that the Treasurer may have supported his proposed levy on BHP and Rio Tinto.
Topics: mining-industry, political-parties, elections, wa
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Topics: tourism, travel-and-tourism, rural-tourism, road-transport, mining-industry, mining-rural, beef-cattle, regional-development, regional, laverton-6440
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Australia's energy future is dependent on the development of the services and manufacturing sectors according to National Energy Resources Australia.
Topics: mining-rural, small-business, electricity-energy-and-utilities, alternative-energy, energy, manufacturing, oil-and-gas, mining-industry, perth-6000
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Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, energy, electricity-energy-and-utilities, mining-industry
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| UpdatedA major Hunter Valley mine expansion, Anglo American's Drayton South project, is rejected for the fourth time amid concerns it poses too many risks to the environment.
Topics: mining-industry, industry, mining-rural, environment, environmental-impact, singleton-2330, scone-2337, muswellbrook-2333
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Australian business investment continues to decline, defying a nascent global recovery in corporate expansion plans and threatening the nation's economic growth.
Topics: economic-trends, mining-industry, manufacturing, australia
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The State Government is being called on to reveal the progress of its discussions to excise parts of a mining title on the Liverpool Plains in northern New South Wales.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-rural, community-and-society, breeza-2381
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Mining giant Glencore confirms more freight will be on the road in north Queensland after rail company Aurizon lost its contract.
Topics: rail-transport, road-transport, mining-rural, mining-industry, mount-isa-4825, hughenden-4821, townsville-4810, richmond-4822
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| UpdatedNew Hope, the company behind the New Acland coal mine on Queensland's Darling Downs, is silencing nearby farmers in signed agreements, an environmentalist says.
Topics: activism-and-lobbying, courts-and-trials, mining-rural, mining-industry, coal, community-development, regional, regional-development, acland-4401, oakey-4401, qld, australia, toowoomba-4350
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The surge in iron ore prices has boosted the fortunes of Fortescue Metals and its billionaire founder Andrew Forrest, but the mining company remains captive to China's demand.
Topics: iron-ore, mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, mining-rural, australia
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| UpdatedPerth-based mining company Fortescue Metals Group posts a big jump in profit to US$1.2 billion for the six months to the end of December, on the back of a surge in iron ore prices.
Topics: iron-ore, mining-industry, company-news, business-economics-and-finance, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedBHP Billiton swings from loss to profit for the first half of the 2017 financial year thanks to a surge in commodity prices.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, economic-trends, iron-ore, coal, mining-industry, australia
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| UpdatedEnvironmental lawyers and the mining industry are calling for greater transparency over the Northern Territory Government's handling of millions of dollars collected through the legacy mine levy.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, nt
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The changing mining industry has led to significant job losses in Port Hedland, where the battle for Brendon Grylls' Pilbara seat is intensifying amid a debate about his proposed mining tax.
Topics: elections, political-parties, mining-industry, port-hedland-6721, south-hedland-6722, karratha-6714, newman-6753
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With global markets on pause waiting for news about tax cuts in the US and the wobbly world of European politics, the busiest week of the domestic reporting season will capture most of the attention in coming days.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, markets, consumer-finance, international-financial-institutions, currency, oil-and-gas, gold, trade, mining-industry, industry, australia
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Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold continues playing its cards close to its chest regarding the sale of its 50 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie-Boulder's iconic Super Pit.
Topics: mining-industry, gold, kalgoorlie-6430
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Topics: mining-industry, housing-industry, housing, nhulunbuy-0880
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The rise of FIFO workers in one of the Northern Territory's last surviving mining towns has led unionists to call for drastic measures, however some experts say a golden era is clearly over.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-rural, regional-development, people, community-and-society, nt, darwin-0800
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| UpdatedBabs McHugh speaks with Claire Fitzpatrick, BP Australia, MD for exploration and production, on carbon pricing and LNG future
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, perth-6000
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| UpdatedCarbon pricing, new LNG supplies from US shale gas, and coal demand are all on BP's radar as the world moves towards decarbonisation.
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, oil-and-gas, perth-6000
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Slater & Gordon and Ten Network have upset investors with profit warnings, while South32 shares fell despite a return to profitability.
Topics: company-news, stockmarket, mining-industry, media, australia