Nickel, alumina and gold producers face a $90 million hit following the State Government's move to revamp WA's royalty regime in yesterday's Budget.

The Western Australian government expects four more years of surpluses but the next one will fall to a comparatively meagre level as revenue growth slows and spending on infrastructure surges to record highs.

Newcrest Mining has been named Australia’s most attractive employer, beating broadcaster ABC and third-placed Virgin Australia.

Stakeholder groups have drawn vastly different conclusions from a report into the impact of coal seam gas (CSG) on Surat Basin aquifers.

Oil prices are backing away from multi-month lows, but remain under intense pressure on stubborn concerns over the eurozone debt crisis and signs of weak energy demand in the US.

An energy company that abandoned plans to drill for coal seam gas (CSG) in Sydney's inner west has identified several new sites in the city it wants to explore.

Shale gas might be booming in the US but it faces many hurdles before it can be commercially viable in Australia.

A high staff turnover is costing Queensland's mining industry hundreds of millions of dollars a year, a report into the sector said.

QR National is boosting its presence in Western Australian with a haulage contract with Polaris Metals, a subsidiary of Mineral Resources.

Beleagured miner Mirabela Nickel is seeking to raise as much as $120 million from investors.

Santos said recent gas discoveries have made a third train at the Papua New Guinea LNG project more likely.