…  electrical cables. The mine, west of Mackay in north Queensland, was under investigation last year after four roof collapses …  within three months that has ignited safety concerns. A mining union fears the series of electrical cable burn-outs at the Moranbah …

…  mining industry has welcomed the review of nuclear energy in Australia, saying …  to be a rational debate about the issue. “I read in the newspapers and in various other media fairly frequently about the three-eyed …  billion to the sector annually. ‘Election strategy’ The Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie, says he will carefully study the report, but …

…  Labor document on uranium mining hints at storing nuclear waste in Australia and identifies sites in Queensland and Western Australia for new mines. Labor resources spokesman …  to scrap Labor’s no-new-mines policy. The Australian newspaper has obtained a copy of the briefing note which, it says, aimed in …

SOUTH Australia’s first university mining course is set to address the critical shortage of skilled workers in the …  Australia, the University of NSW and the University of Queensland. Professor Ian Plimer, recruited from the University of Melbourne …  role in that,” Professor Plimer said. © Advertiser Newspapers Pty …