The future of the Springsure Creek coal mine in Central Queensland looks very shaky with the announcement late yesterday that the project proponent, Bandanna Energy, has gone into voluntary...
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TWO NEW MINES FOR CENTRAL QLD are looking closer to becoming a reality with GVK Hancock announcing this afternoon that they’ve applied for approval to develop 310 km of rail to link the...
A former mine project manager from Mackay has told a court his dangerous drug addiction started after being forced by his employer to sack 51 mine workers, including the Best Man and Groomsman from...
The Abbot Point Expansion Supporters Groups will be holding a rally tomorrow afternoon (Wed 17th Sept) at the Bowen Showgrounds to voice their support of the coal port’s proposed expansion. The...
A miner from BMA’s Saraji mine, near Dysart, sustained serious burn injuries yesterday morning as a result of a truck fire. According to the CQ News, the man was immediately airlifted to Mackay...
A mine worker sustained leg injuries in an underground incident that occurred last Friday at the Oaky Creek mine near Tieri in Central Queensland. The worker was bought to the surface four hours...
Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor, Todd Russell, will be special guest speaker at a series of breakfast seminars being held throughout regional Queensland for Safe Work Month in October. Mr Russell...
Glencore will axe 100 jobs by October from their newly acquired Clermont open cut mine in Central Queensland. The disappointing news comes hot on the heels of the announcement that 100 jobs would go...
Construction has begun on an Australian-first solar power plant at Rio Tinto Alcan’s Weipa bauxite mine in North Queensland. The project involves the construction of a 1.7MW solar farm at a cost of...
Workers at Rio Tinto’s Kestrel coal mine, near Emerald, were told yesterday that the company plans to shed 100 jobs by the end of the month. According to the CQ News, up to 100 contractors as...
