Q and A with Kim Wainwright
Access to land and finance remain big issues on the minds of junior explorers in Queensland. Peak industry body the Queensland Exploration Council (QEC) is
Access to land and finance remain big issues on the minds of junior explorers in Queensland. Peak industry body the Queensland Exploration Council (QEC) is
Macmahon Holdings has won a $700 million contract for an expansion and three-year extension of its work at the Byerwen coking coal mine in the
Peabody’s Millennium mine has marked the end of an era, seeing off its last shipment of coking coal. The 30,000 tonne shipment was railed out
Faster project approvals and lower taxes are among the reform priorities the mining industry is pushing to help underpin Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. The
Pembroke Resources has received key federal approvals for its $1 billion Olive Downs coking coal project, south-east of Moranbah in Central Queensland. The final approvals
Fitzroy Australia Resources is shedding 160 contract positions at its Carborough Downs operation, about 20km east of Moranbah. The company says the cut is a
New Hope Group chief executive officer and managing director Shane Stephan is standing down. Mr Stephan has worked in Queensland’s coal industry for four decades
A forensic investigator has joined the Queensland Mines Inspectorate (QMI) team on site at Grosvenor Coal Mine as part of the ongoing investigation into the
Latest export figures have confirmed the resilience of some of Australia’s key resources in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Total resources and energy exports
Gladstone’s RG Tanna Coal Terminal is celebrating a major milestone this week, with the facility marking 40 years of operations. Premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen and BHP
Stanmore Coal has revised its guidance for the fiscal year after taking a 250,000-tonne hit to June sales. The company said term customers had advised
Plans for the $1 billion Olive Downs coal complex have inched forward, with two elements ticked off by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and
Whitehaven Coal has indicated it will hold off any final investment decision on expansion projects including the $1 billion Winchester South project this year. The
QCoal has moved to purchase the business and assets of Bounty Mining, including the Cook Colliery. The company went into voluntary administration in December after
About half of the coal sample analysis certificates issued by ALS laboratories in Queensland and NSW since 2007 were manually amended ‘without justification’, an investigation
Bowen Coking Coal has lodged a Mining Lease Application for its Isaac River project, next door to BMA’s Daunia mine in the Bowen Basin. The
McConnell Dowell has secured an Early Contractor Involvement (ECI) contract with BMA for a major infrastructure project at Hay Point Coal Terminal, near Mackay. The
A central Queensland local government leader is pushing miners to lock down their FIFO workforce within the shire’s boundaries. Isaac Regional Council Mayor Cr Anne