KPMG says the Federal Budget leaves the resources sector confused, while the Minerals Council says it drives up taxes at the wrong time.
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While management and government were equally damned for the Pike River coal mining disaster in findings by a New Zealand Royal Commission, Hugh de Lacy argues that the greater blame lies with management.
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Wayne Scott discusses the implementation of Queensland’s safety health and management systems in small mines and how this model could be adapted across “the ditch”.
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Boral’s Cedar Creek Quarry expansion is before the Mackay Regional Council again, with councillors failing to agree on a buffering zone.
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Restoring a disturbed landscape after mining is not a guarantee that the animals that once lived there will return, according to a new Australian study.
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Holcim has two quarry projects on hold for the time being in two very different locations — but with the same outcome so far.
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Hanson Australia has been granted approval to expand its quarry in Red Hill, northeast of Perth, amidst claims the WA Environment Minister Bill Marmion surreptitiously sanctioned the move.
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As part of changes to mines legislation, WA quarries and mines will be required to provide mine closure plans to government by 2014.
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Quarry operators each year may be missing out on reclaiming thousands of dollars in property and asset depreciation from the tax office.
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A southeast Queensland Boral operator employs a dust suppression contractor to reduce its dust emissions – with excellent results.
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In mid-September, CMIC12- the fourth Construction Materials Industry Conference- returned to the city where it first began six years ago- Melbourne. Damian Christie was a keen observer at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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A dust suppressing foam technology is just what the doctor ordered for reducing airborne dust emissions, improving worker health and safety.
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