The Queensland Government’s latest amendments to groundwater protection rules are creating an unlikely agreement between industry and environmental activists that the changes need a serious...
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A North America-headquartered mineral producer has been accused of turning Central Queensland mining cities into eery ghost towns. State Member for Mirani Jim Pearce claims Anglo American...
Friday is D-day for dozens of mine workers at a 35-year-old coal project in Central Queensland. About 700 employees are thinking about their career options as Anglo American prepares to announce...
An Asia-headquartered resource company will enjoy a more seamless approval process for its $21.7 billion coal project in Central Queensland, following amendments to groundwater legislation...
A not-for-profit mining industry association has denounced the Queensland Government’s efforts to ban 100 per cent fly-in fly-out (FIFO) operations across the state. The Queensland Resources...
A Queensland resource producer will spend nearly three-quarters of its project capital expenditure on reviving a 131km-long transport corridor in the state’s South Burnett region. If a...
Export commodities like liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal are expected to help fuel economic growth in Queensland. Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt cited the latest data from Deloitte Access...
Former employees of an embattled Victorian power station are widely expected to receive a six-figure redundancy payment. Hazelwood Power Station in the Latrobe Valley will close in March 2017...
A globally diversified mining and metals company has received the nod to buy an underground coal mine in New South Wales. South32 will acquire Peabody Energy’s Metropolitan Mine, 42km north of...
A new mining research partnership will tackle the resource sector’s most challenging issues through a technological approach. Australian leaders in mining research – CRCMining and CSIRO Mineral...
Bad Simon 2 returns Billy Bob Thornton to the screen as everyone’s favourite anti-hero, Willie Soke. Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little...
Glencore has announced plans to restart the Integra underground coal mine in the Upper Hunter Valley for two years, creating up to 275 new jobs. The company acquired the underground mine, formerly...
