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New projects help gas exports boom to $17.9bn

Plenty of new projects across coastal Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia have triggered a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export boom. Australia’s LNG exports rose 37.7 per cent to...

Iron ore

Iron ore prices soar to 15-month high

Mining iron ore could become more profitable again, with the value of ferrous metal rising to encouraging heights again says a commodity pricing agency. The Steel Index found the Northern China...

Bauxite

$40m mine doubles months before recruitment drive

A Brisbane-based exploration and mining company is just months away from recruiting hundreds of staff for its $40 million mine in Far North Queensland. Metro Mining expects to start construction...

Yeelirrie Uranium Project site

Mine approvals highlight confidence

Commodity prices might be low, but that is not stopping mining companies from preparing for the next radioactive resource boom and creating some 1500 jobs. After a thorough, lengthy and rigorous...

Dump trucks

Mining production on the rise says data

Boom times could be just around the corner, following new research showing mining production is on the increase. According to industry information service Resources Monitor, there could be a gradual...

Depressed miner

Spending Christmas alone? How to cope with loneliness

Loneliness at Christmas is common in the mining and energy industries, especially among fly-in fly-out workers. QMEB has found the following tips to help you beat the holiday blues. Admit you have a...

Illegal fireworks warning issued ahead of holidays

Authorities warn using illegal fireworks this festive season could be dangerous. WorkSafe and the Country Fire Authority (CFA) recently urged holidayers to avoid setting off illegal fireworks because...

Northern Minerals Browns Range Plant

Foreign company wins head contract for $30m plant

A state-owned Asian business has won the primary contract for a resource project worth more than $30 million in northwest Australia. China-based Sinosteel Corporation recently secured...

Gun and bullets

Union stoush becomes ballistic with gunfire

The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) headquarters has fallen victim to a gun attack. Police are investigating after at least half a dozen shots were recently fired at...

Rising coal prices prompt multiple mines to reopen

Several mines that were shelved are being reopened thanks to the recent recovery in coal commodity prices. Glencore, Stanmore Coal and other mining companies are considering their options for...

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