Three miners have been injured at the Agnew underground gold mine.

LogiCamms has been awarded two design contracts for the upgrade of electrical infrastructure at Rio Tinto's iron ore ports.

The chances of a Chinese mining company exploring for gold and other minerals in Perth’s eastern suburbs are slim, according to WA mines minister Norman Moore. HD Mining and Investment, a subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geology, has applied for an exploration licence over 150sqkm of Perth.

Mine ventilation planning is becoming critical to the production and safety of coal mine operations in Australia.

While miners are earning record wages, many are blowing their money and wasting a good opportunity. Australian Mining spoke to one miner and compiled a list of some of the worst examples.

Exploration for coal and iron ore has hit record highs, according to new figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Two heavy haulage transporters carrying $16 million of mining gear are stranded after they were found to be too massive to travel down Cunninghams Gap in Queensland.

Breakthroughs in mining have been recognised at two different science and innovation awards, with an ore sorting sensor and minerals processing technology among the winners.

BHP Billiton boss Marius Kloppers says the Gillard Government’s Fair Work act has made it too easy for workers to strike and too difficult for miners to negotiate with unions.

Workers at Xstrata’s Ulan Coal project north of Sydney went on strike for 24 hours on the weekend after learning several electrical staff had been dismissed.

Coal miner Carabella Resources has carried out a successful $24 million placement.

A small group of protestors converged on Lynas Corporation’s annual general meeting in Sydney yesterday in opposition to the company’s rare earth refinery in Malaysia.