Category: Mining
When your planned elopement goes underground
You come across all kinds of unusual happenings in the mining and resources sector but this one might take the cake – the wedding cake, that is.
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Weird space rock from 4.5 billion years ago points towards mining’s future
Meteorites originating from a dwarf planet that was likely destroyed more than 4.5 billion years ago might not seem to have much to do with modern mining...but they could well have big implications for its future.
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Great open road beckons for Team CME
The team at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of WA is used to hitting the road in the regions...but this trip is going to be a bit different and more strenuous than most.
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Potential for giant Pilbara gold mine just got even bigger
A Pilbara deposit that has created headlines around the world is now poised to become one of Australia’s top-five producing gold mines.
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August downpours spark stunning WA wildflower season
A wet end to winter hasn’t just been good for metropolitan gardens – it's helping fuel a bumper wildflower season through WA’s Mid West.
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Search for secrets of elusive dark matter takes scientists deep into Aussie gold mine
Late last month saw the opening of the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory (SUPL), one of only two underground particle physics labs in the southern hemisphere
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The WA mine with its own dedicated (and decorated) fire brigade
Production of a critical mineral central to the cleaner energy revolution is what this workforce knows best. But they have other strings to their bow.
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Another new frontier for company chasing ‘mining’s impossible dream’
The company with ambitions of establishing Australia’s first Aboriginal-owned and operated mine has further expanded its capabilities with the launch of an engineering joint venture.
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‘We want to dig a bloody great pit’: key Super Pit figure fondly remembered
The first chief executive of Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines and the man who oversaw the early development what became the Super Pit is being fondly remembered after dying at the age of 87.
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How a child soldier found a new life in mining in Australia
Philip Lako has overcome unimaginable adversity to forge a career - and a life for his family - in WA.
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