Regulatory Adherence
There are two stories inside Grant Thornton's latest mining contractors report, and the one getting most of the attention is the wrong one.
The mining industry is not running out of deposits.
It takes a certain type of confidence to suggest the future of clean energy metals might lie four kilometres below the Pacific Ocean – confidence, and perhaps a streak of stubbornness.
The annual temperature check from the Fraser Institute has landed — and while the rocks haven’t moved, capital certainly has.
If you wanted a temperature check on Western Australia’s exploration sector last week, you didn’t need a feasibility study.
At first glance, the WA Mining Club’s Market Outlook Luncheon at Optus Stadium looked like it would follow a familiar script.
If gold is the world’s most universal currency, it’s also one of its most misunderstood.
Queensland’s Coal Mines Inspectorate has warned that coal mining operations are continuing to report repeat safety incidents, with fatigue, dust exposure, fires on mobile equipment, and falls from plant access systems among the most common issues identified in its September 2025 incident periodical.
When it comes to climate disclosures, Australia’s regulators are no longer asking politely - they’re pulling companies into the boardroom and telling them to talk numbers.
When it comes to crane safety, a licence card in your wallet doesn’t necessarily mean you’re competent – and that uncomfortable truth sat at the heart of a recent presentation to the NSW Resources Regulator’s 33rd Mechanical Engineering Safety Seminar in Sydney.
