Mining Industry News: Projects, Companies and Hiring

New projects, expansions and takeovers across mining and resources, and what each one means for jobs.

South Africa's Mining Industry Says It Could Add Up to 100,000 Jobs by 2035. Here's What Has to Happen First

The Minerals Council's new growth strategy puts a number on the jobs at stake. It's a projection, not a vacancy list, and it depends on investment decisions that haven't been made yet.

1d ago

WA Has $50 Billion of Mining Projects in the Pipeline, Where Are the Jobs?

WA has more than $50 billion in committed resources projects. Here are the mining jobs, skills and career opportunities likely to follow.

8d ago

Lithium Is Coming Back: The Mining Jobs Set to Benefit From WA’s Next Investment Cycle

Liontown has approved a $389 million Kathleen Valley expansion. Here are the lithium mining jobs and skills likely to benefit.

8d ago

What the Northern Star–Gold Fields Battle Could Mean for Australian Mining Jobs

Gold Fields proposed a $38.7 billion takeover of Northern Star. Here is what mining workers should watch if the deal returns.

8d ago

The Critical Minerals Boom Is Creating a New Kind of Mining Career

Critical minerals investment is reshaping mining careers worldwide, and the biggest opportunities aren't always underground.

9d ago

Trump's Tariffs Are Reshaping Mining. What Could It Mean for Your Career?

The US trade war is doing more than moving commodity prices. It is changing where mines are built, where minerals are processed and which skills could be in demand over the next decade.

18d ago

How long will WA's resources boom actually last? What the numbers say about job security

The CME's Unearthing Potential report doesn't answer that with a single number, deliberately so, but it gives a far more detailed basis for the question than most public commentary does.

25d ago

From Dump Truck to Excavator: How Operators Move Up

Plenty of people start as a dump truck operator planning to move up, and plenty of people never do, and the difference between the two usually isn't luck

36d ago