Resource bodies battle for environmental reform
National and state resource sector bodies have joined their voices in a call for Federal Parliament to support targeted amendments to the Environment Protection and
June 21, 2021
National and state resource sector bodies have joined their voices in a call for Federal Parliament to support targeted amendments to the Environment Protection and
A major Japanese corporation is backing Central Queensland’s $1 billion Gladstone Energy and Ammonia Project through a Memorandum of Understanding with Australian Future Energy. Australian
The union representing coal-fired power station workers and affected miners is calling on the Queensland Government to make good on transition funding as the State
A man has died following a crash involving a loaded coal train and a light engine locomotive at Westwood, near Rockhampton. The Queensland Police Service
GBM Resources is moving to sell its Mount Morgan gold-copper project as a ‘non-core asset’, while it continues its focus on its flagship Drummond Basin
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions is evolving its Leopard™ DI650i down-the-hole (DTH) drill rig to support fully autonomous operation. This meant shifting from individual automated
The first graduates from the BHP FutureFit Academy have started work at company mine sites, and 83 per cent of the 244-strong cohort are female.
Construction of CQUniversity’s Central Queensland TAFE Centre of Excellence is a step closer, with confirmation received in this week’s Queensland State Budget of $8 million
Australia’s annual population growth had fallen to its slowest rate since 1916 said Housing Industry Association Chief Economist Tim Reardon. New ABS data shows the
Queensland’s resources sector is on the hunt for at least 50 Gen Z students to register their interest in studying mining engineering as part of a campaign to address a
A handful of builders have been shortlisted to to enter the next phase of the Queensland Government Rollingstock Expansion Program (REP). Train manufacturers Alstom, CAF
A peak mining body has hailed changes flagged in a review of the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act saying the gates are opening wider
Australia’s abundance of world-class energy resources and role as a globally significant energy commodity producer has been reaffirmed in Australia’s Energy Commodity Resources (AECR) publication.
Bowen Coking Coal has hailed significant early results from an exploration program underway at its Hillalong South project, raising the prospects of a new high-quality
Rio Tinto will look into using renewable hydrogen to power a key process at its Yarwun alumina refinery in Gladstone in a $1.2 million study.
Updates on Central Petroleum, GBM Resources, Metro Mining and more in this week’s exploration, mining and processing briefs. Metro continues funding talks Cape York bauxite
Major contractor Thiess is phasing in the use of locally sourced gas to displace diesel in large mining trucks in its Bowen Basin fleet. Thiess
A $3.34 billion Queensland Jobs Fund is among the highlights of what has been dubbed the 2021-22 Queensland COVID-19 Economic Recovery Budget. Treasurer and Minister