The Mines Minister is playing down reports that a ‘blow out’ at a water bore near Chinchilla is related to the increased coal seam gas (CSG) extraction activity in the area. Last...
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QCoal has has been named 2014 Queensland Miner of the Year at the Mining 2014 Resources Convention in Brisbane overnight. The Award was presented to Christopher Wallin, Managing Director of QCoal...
The Queensland Exploration Council will be launching their annual ‘Queensland Exploration Scorecard’ at a special breakfast on 31 October in Brisbane. Special guests at the breakfast will...
Five new resource exploration projects are getting off the ground thanks to a $2.1 million funding injection from the State Government. Mr Cripps said the five ‘industry priority’ projects would...
Sixteen resource companies will share in $1.5 million in collaborative drilling grants issued by the Queensland government as part of a program to boost exploration in the state. Mines Minister...
North Queensland could soon see it’s first working uranium mine in decades with the state government announcing it’s ready to accept applications for uranium mine projects. Mines Minister...
The reporting of high-potential incidents on Queensland mine sites rose just over 15 per cent in the last financial year compared to the year before. Mines Minister Andrew Cripps, told a budget...
Up to 500 new jobs could be created in the future as underground shaft hoisting operations get set to commence at Glencore’s Ernest Henry Mine near Cloncurry. The mine extension will see operations...
The minerals exploration sector in Queensland has been given a massive boost with the Mines Minster releasing some welcome recommendations from a report prepared by the Ministerial Advisory...
Junior miners and explorers in petroleum and gas look set to benefit from last week’s reforms to the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 that will see all current Authority to...