The Australian Government, through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) Emerging Renewables Program, will invest in a feasibility study that is investigating the conversion of...
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Chair of the newly created Queensland Uranium Implementation Committee, Paul Bell, spoke to QMEB about what he hopes to achieve in his new role, and what he sees as the Committee’s most important...
With its decision to overturn a long-standing prohibition on uranium mining, the Newman Government has the opportunity to transform Queensland into an energy powerhouse of regional and potentially...
The traditionally male-dominated image of mining took a battering at BHP Billiton’s Cannington mine in north west Queensland after a bright pink excavator turned up on site digging for funds for...
The creation of new jobs and broad economic benefits are expected, following the Newman Government announcement that it will allow the development of a commercial oil shale industry in Queensland...
Incomes are higher and unemployment is lower in Central Queensland’s Bowen Basin communities than in non-mining regional areas according to a new study. The study, undertaken by KPMG for the Minerals...
Production at several coal mines in Queensland’s Bowen Basin has been disrupted, with some mines closed temporarily, due to flooding and torrential rain delivered by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald. Mines...
On a visit to Mount Isa last week, Premier Campbell Newman hinted at a plan to bolster regional centres, and ease population congestion in the South East corner, by discouraging fly-in fly-out...
With most Queensland mining towns located far into the state’s dry, remote interior, the industrial centre of Gladstone enjoys a unique and enviable position. Perched on the edge of the Pacific Ocean...
A recent government report claiming Queensland’s three coal ports are only operating at roughly 50% capacity has prompted World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) Australia to call for a halt on all new port...
