FRIENDS of Palestine Western Australia (FOPWA) is calling for an end to the considerable amount of Caterpillar equipment being brought into Western Australia for use in the mining industry.
24/03/2009
BOGE Compressors has relocated to larger premises in Western Australia to expand its Australasian market.
28/08/2008
BHP Billiton has celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the railing and shipping of the first iron ore mined from the Mt Newman Project.
15/07/2009
THE 2008 GOLDFIELDS Mining Expo (GME) is on its way to Western Australia to showcase an array of new equipment and products in Kalgoorlie from 28 to 30 October 2008.
09/10/2008
WESTERN Australia Premier Colin Barnett has announced the creation of the Department of Training and Workforce Development (a shift from the combined Department of Education and Training) to ensure a more focused delivery of both education and training services to the community.
01/09/2009
ROSLER has signed a one-year supply contract with Rio Tinto to deliver Schelkmann Precured Retreaded (SPR) tyres.
19/10/2009
HYUNDAI Heavy industries via Flexilift now has a dual Hyundai forklift and earthmoving equipment distributor under one roof, with Liftwest (WA) being the new Hyundai forklift distributor for Western Australia and Earthwest acting as the distributor of the Hyundai construction and mining equipment.
09/11/2009
JLG Industries has opened new premises in Perth to provide its Western Australian customers with comprehensive support throughout the entire life cycle of their access equipment.
30/03/2009
POSEIDON Nickel will embark on continuous process pilot testing, after delivering positive test results from its Windarra project in Western Australia.
29/08/2008
RIO Tinto has declared force majeure on some of its iron ore shipments after a rail car dumper was damaged in Western Australia.
05/09/2008
RIO TINTO has resumed operations at the Cape Lambert port in Western Australia after declaring force majeure when a rail car dumper was damaged.
17/09/2008
METSO will supply two twin-cell rotary railcar unloader systems for mining operations in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
18/09/2008
A NATIONAL safety watchdog has concluded ineffective corrosion protection of a gas pipeline was to blame for an explosion that cut Western Australia’s petrol supply in June 2008.
13/10/2008
A NUMBER of mining companies are funding a six-wheel drive vehicle to help rescue workers recover injured people in Western Australia.
24/10/2008
WESTERN Australia is seeing prices of mine vehicles and other industrial equipment plummet.
27/02/2009
PROFESSOR Phil Dight from the University of Western Australia says that smaller, purpose-built machinery is in store for the mining industry.
29/04/2009
RIO Tinto and BHP Billiton have announced that they will combine their mining, heavy haul rail, equipment, technology and research, port and other iron ore production assets in Western Australia.
09/06/2009
KIMBERLEY Metals plans to develop a lead and silver mine near Kununurra in Western Australia have accelerated the local shire's plan to build a half-kilometre bridge over the Ord River.
22/07/2009
KENNARDS Hire has established a new branch dedicated to hiring generators in Rockingham, Western Australia.
20/08/2009
TRANSPORT Minister Simon O’Brien has launched the State Centre for Research into Energy for Sustainable Transport (CREST) at Murdoch University, Western Australia.
03/09/2009