Bowen Basin

CIMIC Group company UGL has secured $180 million worth of contracts in the mining sector across sites in Western Australia and Queensland over a three-year period.

Fitzroy Australia Resources has confirmed a tragic incident involving a mineworker at its Carborough Downs mine in central Queensland.

Anglo American and Fitzroy Australia are doing more than just mining coal in the Bowen Basin. They’re also investing in modern technology and the culture of their people.

Bounty Mining’s Cook Colliery coking coal mine in Queensland has picked up mining activities following a roof fall last week.

Pembroke Resources has received environmental authority (EA) for its Olive Downs coking coal project in Central Queensland.

Downer EDI has been awarded a two-year contract to provide mining and other related services at BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Goonyella Riverside coal mine in Moranbah, Queensland.

AJ Lucas’ drilling division has signed a contract to provide a full suite of degasification and exploration drilling services at the Kestrel Coal site in the Bowen Basin, Queensland. 

The Queensland Government is opening more land in the coal-rich Bowen Basin for exploration to fuel the next round of mining jobs.

Anglo American has awarded a development and outbye services contract for its Aquila project in Queensland to Mastermyne Group.

Anglo American will extend the life of the Capcoal underground metallurgical coal operations in Central Queensland by six years after approving the Aquila project.

Stanmore Coal has posted a company record in the June quarter to finish its 2019 financial year with 2.39 million tonnes of product.

Baralaba North contractor Golding is producing at the Bowen Basin coal mine again after operations were suspended at the site due to the death of an employee last weekend.

Recent reports indicate that the mining sector across the Central Queensland region is experiencing significant growth. This is great news for commercial industries, local businesses and communities as a whole. And it’s not just the mining and infrastructure sectors that are undergoing such encouraging progress. Agriculture and tourism are two other industries that are on the move.

A Golding worker has died at the Baralaba North coal mine in the Bowen Basin, Queensland. Operations have been suspended at the site until further notice.

The Queensland Government has approved Pembroke Resources’ $1 billion Olive Downs metallurgical coal project in the Bowen Basin.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared his support for the mining industry, pledging $30 million for a new school for miners in Central Queensland.

TerraCom has announced an upgrade in marketable reserves at the Blair Athol thermal coal mine in the Bowen Basin region of Queensland to 23.5 million tonnes. 

Fitzroy Australia Resources is using a different method for sourcing the right workers at its coal projects in Queensland. 

BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has welcomed a large intake of local apprentices to sites across the Bowen Basin, Queensland.

CIMIC Group has won a $90 million contract with Australia Pacific LNG to deliver over 300 coal seam gas wells in the Surat Basin, Queensland.