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Engineering success

In an industry where reputation is everything national engineering group Monadelphous has engineered a successful formula. Twenty years after listing on the ASX the outlook for the company is more positive than ever with high levels of resource development activity expected to continue to drive demand for the next two to three years. Australian Mining editor Jamie Wade talks to managing director Rob Velletri.
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Declaration lights up energy

THE eighth APEC Energy Ministers' Meeting in Darwin has concluded with the release of the Darwin Declaration, recognising the need to deploy cleaner, more efficient and sustainable energy technologies.
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Mining services contract

INFORMATION systems and mining services provider QMASTOR has announced a contract with Rio Tinto Australia for the provision of its Pit to Port.net and SMS3D.net systems.
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Environmental award finalists

FIVE companies from Western Australia’s resources sector are in line to receive a Golden Gecko Award – Western Australia’s Department of Industry and Resources mineral and petroleum industry environmental award.
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Miners protest sacking

MINERS have protested outside the Chinese Consulate in Sydney against the sacking of 79 coal miners from the Chinese Government owned Austar Colliery.
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Supreme Court Appeal

MCARTHUR River Mining (MRM) has lodged an appeal against the Supreme Court decision of late April which found the Northern Territory Government approval of the mine’s open pit development as invalid.
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Child care missing

A RECENTLY released report: Attracting and Retaining Women in the Australian Mining Industry revealed that family was the most common reason for women leaving the industry.
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Trading scheme approval

THE Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has supported the key recommendation of the Prime Minister’s Task Group on Emissions Trading to establish an Emissions Trading Scheme within Australia.
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QRC carbon call noted

QUEENSLAND Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Michael Roche has welcomed the ALP’s Federal support for a national carbon management action plan
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National women in mining symposium

THE Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) and Federal Government have held the Inaugural Women and Mining Symposium as part of a five year strategy to increase the participation of women in the minerals industry
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Rare earths project deal

RARE Earths processor Lynas has announced the signing of the first supply contract for supply of Mt Weld Rare Earths from the company’s Malaysian processing plant.
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Call for minerals reform

THE Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has warned that Australia risks not realising the benefits of global minerals market growth, if capacity constraints impeding the further expansion of the minerals industry are not addressed
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Energy ministers meeting

THE Hon Ian Macfarlane MP, Minister for Industry Tourism and Resources has hosted the 8th Meeting of APEC Energy Ministers (EMM8) in Darwin, Northern Territory.
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