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Office-holders were equally from South Australia and "The Hill", where the Institute established its headquarters. This approach to the foundation of a federal organization was welcomed in mining districts of other Australian colonies. [5] [6] and branches were formed in Broken Hill, the Thames Goldfield (New Zealand), Ballarat, and elsewhere.
The Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) is a department of the Government of Western Australia. The department was formed on 1 July 2017, out of the former Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Commerce .
Mining in Australia has long been a significant primary sector industry and contributor to the Australian economy by providing export income, royalty payments and employment. Historically, mining booms have also encouraged population growth via immigration to Australia , particularly the gold rushes of the 1850s.
Its focus is the resources sector, maintaining a mining and petroleum regulatory role and incorporating the resources safety responsibilities from the former Department of Consumer and Employment Protection. It also oversees the Geological Survey of Western Australia. [3]
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) is an industry association, notable for representing companies that generate most of Australia's mining output. [1] The MCA was founded in 1995, [2] succeeding the Australian Mining Industry Council which was established in 1960. It is unrelated to the former Australian Minerals Council, which was ...
The Mining and Energy Union (MEU) is Australia's main trade union in the coal industry, which includes mines, power stations and ports.It also covers workers in the metalliferous mining and exploration industries, as well as specific classes of workers working in the oil, gas, nuclear, chemical production and power generation industries. [1]
Western Mining Corporation was taken over by BHP Billiton in 2005. [2] Historically, many prospective Australian uranium mines have been constrained by active antinuclear opposition, but state governments have now approved mine development in Western Australia and Queensland. [17]
The Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation (CMLR) was established at OQ in 1993 and has built on more than twenty years involvement with the mining and minerals industries. CMLR is involved in a broad range of research and training projects with mining companies, industry bodies and government departments from across Australia and the world.