A national mining and construction firm has secured gold mining work for the first time in a decade. BGC Contracting recently won a $30 million contract for Northern Star Resources’ Ramone Gold...
Category - Government/Policy
Further details have been revealed about a new $1 billion energy and chemical project in Central Queensland. Terms of reference have been released for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) about...
A national industry body that represents the mining industry has urged the Queensland Government workers to stop affiliating themselves with political parties. The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)...
New rules that ban coal mining in Central Queensland would bring great uncertainty to the state’s economy, a mining executive has warned. Adani Mining chief executive Lucas Dow said at a March...
A $10 billion gas project has the green light to begun construction in Queensland’s Darling and Western Downs regions. Arrow Energy recently received approval for 14 petroleum leases, covering...
Queensland’s second highest-ranking politician in Cabinet has been blasted for telling mine workers to be trained to work in anything but coal. State Opposition Leader Deb Frecklington is...
New Australian coal orders are being suspended after China ordered a freeze on further imports. Major buyers in China and international coal merchants in China believe the freeze is due to average...
One of the world’s largest diversified resource companies has yielded to mounting pressure from climate change activism, and will invest heavily in environmentally sustainable practices. Glencore has...
In a little over a decade from now the mining sector will flourish in a different playing field, a new official document has revealed. Asia is predicted to produce more than half the world’s economic...
Five experimental utilities developments will receive a big cash injection thanks to the latest round of energy grants. Zeppelin Bend, Jemena, SA Power Networks, Solar Analytics and RACV will each...
Workplace and environmental rules in the resources sector are so dated they are holding the industry back, a body representing major mining companies has warned. The mining industry believes it would...
Businesses affected by a delayed monsoon season that brought devastating floods to northern Queensland will receive some much-needed help. The disaster has already claimed the lives of more than 300...
