Bowen Basin

Pembroke has achieved a major step toward developing its $1 billion Olive Downs coking coal project in the Bowen Basin in Queensland with the release of its environmental impact statement (EIS) for public comment.

Stanmore Coal has achieved sales and revenue growth for FY2018 on the back of strong operational performance and improved coal sector prices.

Anglo American has entered a long-term hire of 16 Komatsu 830E (electric drive) mine trucks from supplier National Plant & Equipment (NPE).

Bounty Mining has completed an upgrade to its Bowen Basin rail facilities in a significant step for the company’s Cook Colliery restart in Queensland.

Rio Tinto has completed the sale of its remaining Australian coal-mining operations in Queensland for $3.95 billion.

The Queensland-based contractor has established a strong relationship with equipment manufacturer Liebherr over the past two years.

Transport and logistics provider, Centurion, has been selected by Anglo American as preferred tenderer for the provision of general transport services for its Bowen Basin operations.

Southern Cross Electrical Engineering (SCEE) has won resources contracts in Queensland and Western Australia, including at Arrow Energy’s gas projects and CITIC Pacific Mining’s Sino Iron project.

SciDev’s OptiFlox polymer system designed for process water and wastewater treatment is being trialled at a major coking coal site in the Northern Bowen Basin, Queensland.

Thiess has been awarded a $480 million contract by QCoal to continue operations at the QCoal Northern Hub in the Bowen Basin, Queensland.

Golding Contractors will start production at Stanmore Coal’s Isaac Plains East mine in the Bowen Basin next month as part of a $93 million contract extension.

Stanmore Coal has agreed to buy the Wotonga South coking coal deposit in Queensland from Peabody Energy subsidiary, Millennium Coal, for $30 million.

Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Ian Macfarlane has cited the state’s significant greenfield exploration investment as an “important indicator of confidence in the resources sector”.

Rio Tinto has completed the sale of its 75 per cent stake in the Winchester South coal project in Queensland to Whitehaven Coal.

The BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has agreed to sell the Gregory Crinum coking coal mine in Queensland to Japan’s Sojitz Corp for $100 million.

South32 plans to acquire a 50 per cent interest in the Eagle Down metallurgical coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin from China BaoWu Steep Group (BaoWu).

With a record number of entries across all categories as submissions close, the 2018 Queensland Mining Awards are shaping up to be the biggest yet.

Leading mining services provider Thiess has announced an intake of mid-year apprentices for its Thiess Apprenticeship Program.

Whitehaven Coal has secured a deal to buy Rio Tinto’s 75 per cent interest in the Winchester South coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin for $US200 million ($260 million).

Australian explorers Metroof Minerals and Sojitz Coal have been named as the preferred tenders to unlock the next coal reserves in the Bowen Basin in Queensland.