Noble gets new CEO

Gold miner Noble Mineral Resources has appointed Craig Dawson as it CEO, effective from July 22. A mining engineer by profession, Dawson also holds an MBA from the University of Western Australia and is member of the Australasian Institute of...

WA gets CCS facility

The Australian government would be investing some A$48-million into the development of the National Geosequestration Laboratory (NGL), in Western Australia. The facility would look to advance carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.

Company Announcement: Elemental Minerals Announces Appointment of Robert Franklyn as Non-Executive Director

Elemental Minerals Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Geoffrey Franklyn as an independent non-executive director of the Company, effective immediately

Company Announcement: Balamara Appoints New London-Based Director

Experienced mining executive and former Bannerman Resources Chairman Alastair Clayton appointed as non-executive Director ahead of London AIM listing

Greens back ‘deeply flawed’ MRRT, but call for review

Greens leader Bob Brown on Monday said that the party would support the passing of the minerals resource rent tax (MRRT) through Parliament later in the day, despite suggesting changes to the legislation. In a letter to Prime Minister Julia...

Company Announcement: Mr Alastair Clayton, a highly experienced uranium executive, joins Uranex Board

Australian based Uranex Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Alastair Clayton to the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with immediate effect.

Amec slams senate committee findings on MRRT

The Australian Association of Mining & Exploration Companies (Amec) on Tuesday came out swinging against the findings of the Parliamentary Senate Economic Committee regarding the proposed mineral resources rent tax (MRRT). House Economics...

Australia opens A$31m mining centre to assist developing nations

Australia plans to open a A$31-million International Mining for Development Centre at an university in Perth to provide practical advisory, education and training services to developing nations, most notably African, across mining-related issues....

Technology seen as key to future of mining – Albanese

Finding easily accessible resources would become increasingly difficult as global demand continued to grow, but Rio Tinto CEO Tom Albanese said that it was premature to speculate about mineral depletion. Albanese, who was speaking at the China...

Independent experts to advise on uranium mining in WA

Western Australia’s Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has employed ten independent experts to advise it on a regulatory framework for uranium mining in the state. Mines and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore said the tender was awarded to...

Company Announcement: Indigenous School Students At UNI For The Holidays

Attached please find a press release on: More than 80 Indigenous students in Years 9 to 12 will spend some of their school holidays at University instead of relaxing at home.