No contamination at capsule ‘hot zone’
The 20m ‘hot zone’ around where a missing radioactive capsule was found has shown no signs of residual contamination.
Mining
Fury over radioactive ‘needle in a haystack’
WA rejoiced after a tiny, potentially deadly, radioactive capsule was found in the outback – but some questions still need answering.
Mining boss loses $35b in bloodbath
Asia’s richest man has lost his prized position on the rich list and has shed whopping amounts of money in his worst week on record.
Thousands to face huge bill hike
Many Aussies will face more hip pocket pain with gas bills set to rise after two energy retailers upped their prices.
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Miner’s ‘heartless’ worker treatment slammed
THE Australian Workers’ Union says Fortescue Metals Group treated its long-term workers ‘appallingly’ in the wake of about 200 redundancies.
Gina Rinehart opens up on ‘new kids’
AUSTRALIA’S richest person, Gina Rinehart, is famously estranged from at least two of her own children — but she has news for them: there are some new kids on the block.
Gold miner fined after steel mesh incident
AGNEW Gold Mining Company has been fined $75,000 for failing to provide a safe working environment after an incident that seriously injured three workers at a WA mine.
My mum ‘the fatty’: son’s brutal emails
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Kintyre uranium mine gets federal stamp
CANADIAN uranium producer Cameco has secured federal environmental approval for its Kintyre project in remote WA.
BHP breaks ranks on iron ore
IT was only two sentences in a quarterly report but a significant split has occurred between Australia’s iron ore giants — BHP has signalled it is slowing its expansion.
Macmahon to axe another 40 jobs
LOSS-making mining services contractor Macmahon will cut another 40 staff and alter its corporate rosters to cut costs.
BHP slows iron ore growth
BHP Billiton has shrugged off price worries to lift iron ore production guidance for this year by two per cent to 250 million tonnes but has delayed growth beyond that.
Atlas Iron seeks suspension extension
ATLAS Iron has asked for an extension to its share trading suspension as it continues carrying out a review and talking with creditors and contractors.
Miner losing $9 for every iron ore tonne
LOSS making iron ore miner Arrium’s cost cuts are failing to keep pace with plunging prices, putting its hopes of a brighter end to the year in doubt.
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