Rio Tinto Alcan announced the draft Commonwealth Environmental Impact Statement for the South of Embley Project. Mr Pat Fiore Rio president & CEO of Tinto Alcan, Bauxite and Alumina said that the project will extend bauxite mining ...
A mechanical failure at a central Queensland alumina refinery has released an unknown amount of chemical waste into a residential area of Gladstone. Queensland Alumina's refinery in Gladstone is the largest in the world. The refining ...
Tags: jobs in mining, waste disposal, gold refinery, copper mining news
Business Line reported that a global bond issue of USD 1.5 billion and stake sale to reduce promoter holding to 75% in Adani Enterprises and Adani Ports are just some of the options that the Adani Group is considering to fund its coal ...
Tags: coal mining jobs, mining, coal mines, iron ore mining
Business and community leaders are describing the Queensland Government's call for fresh expressions of interest to mine rich bauxite deposits at Aurukun on Cape York as giving the indigenous people of the region new hope, prosperity and ...
Tags: Queensland Government, aluminium giant, Chalco, Aurukun Bauxite Mine
The researchers at the Queensland Department of Agriculture are developing a new hybrid fruit pina-colada type fruit, which is a combination of pineapple and coconut. The department has been involved in the development of the AusFestival ...
Tags: Queensland Department of Agriculture, fruit, pineapple, coconut
Australian retail distributor Metcash has booked a drop in full-year profit. For the 12 months to the end of April, earnings dropped to A$90m (US$90.4m) from A$241.4m in the prior-year. Metcash blamed the decline on restructuring costs ...
Tags: Metcash, full year profit drop, food retail, food industry
In business it pays to be well organised, to a place for everything and everything in its place. If you want to be successful then it is important to be meticulous in where you put everything. It makes the whole business flow much smoother. ...
Tags: Meticulous, Tips, Examples, Furniture, Store
China-based U & D Mining's proposed A$71 million ($73.5 million) takeover of Queensland coal explorer Endocoal has been cleared by Australia's Foreign Investment Review Board, Endocoal said in a statement Friday. A letter dated December 5 ...
UK gas giant BG Group is still looking to develop a third production train at its Queensland Curtis LNG project in eastern Australia, although the timing of the expansion is uncertain, according to a senior company executive. Martin ...
Tags: third production train, proven and probable coalseam gas
Developed through a successful Freight Smart Grant application by Cannon Logistics, IceCOLD Synthetic Catalyst Technology (IceCOLD) has proven itself successful. The grants were offered as a joint initiative by the Queensland Transport and ...
Tags: joint initiative, innovative solutions, carbon emissions
AAP reported that shares in Aquila Resources fell more than 3% on November 30th after the company said it could reduce its costs by USD 2.4 billion. The minerals explorer said that there was potential to reduce capital costs from USD 7.4 ...
Tags: Aquila Resources, West Pilbara, iron ore
Australia-based Spring Bay Seafoods is recalling four blue mussels products as they contain naturally-occurring marine biotoxin Paralytic Shellfish Toxin (PST), according to the Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ). These products ...
Tags: mussels products, recalled product, weakened immune systems
Australian food manufacturer Simplot Australia is recalling frozen 'I&J Crispy Battered Flathead in Beer Batter' from supermarkets nationally due to the presence of an undeclared allergen – milk. According to the Food Standards ...
Australian confectionery firm Darrell Lea has been sold to Quinn family,which owns the Queensland-based VIP Petfoods. Darrell Lea,which operated company-owned stores and sold confectionery products to network of 1,200 licensed ...
Tags: petfoods, acquisition, distribution capabilities, financial details
The Federal Government has announced the appointment an automotive industry advocate whose primary task is to increase the number of Australian-made cars in local fleets. Former president of Ford Indonesia and past Ford Australia employee ...
Tags: Australia, Federal Government, automotive industry, vehicles, car