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Bowen Basin lost production costs mount

HEAVY rain and record floods across central Queensland's Bowen Basin are now expected to translate into hundreds of millions of dollars in lost coal production, Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche said.
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Tens of millions lost to CQ floods

THE damage bill from floods and wet weather in central Queensland's Bowen Basin appears certain to cost the export coal industry and the State's economy tens of millions of dollars, according to Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche.
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QRC applauds Premier’s stand

THE peak representative body for Queensland minerals and energy sector companies has welcomed the Premier Bligh’s decisive action to provide legislative support for the proposed expansion of Xstrata Coal’s Newlands mine in the Bowen Basin.
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Coroner highlights contractor safety

THE recent coronial inquest into the death of a contractor at the Foxleigh Coal Mine in the Bowen Basin, highlights the challenges of the increasing reliance on contractors to provide services on mine sites, and recommendations to make the ‘zero harm’ goal a reality, according to a legal professional.
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True leadership

THIESS’ Simone Wetzlar has won the Mine Manager of the Year Award sponsored by Hella Australia. Daniel Hall writes
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Boom a bust for local councils

THE resources boom has soured for Queensland’s rural and regional councils facing higher infrastructure costs, less economic benefits than in previous booms and widespread community disruption, delegates to the Local Government Association of Queensland’s 111th annual conferences at the Gold Coast heard recently.
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Back long-term coal growth: QRC

THE peak representative body for minerals and energy companies in Queensland says regional communities can look forward to continuing growth in the coal industry despite recent setbacks.
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Appointments

David Grant has been appointed Trimble’s Regional Sales Manager Australasia for the Construction Division. In this role Grant will be responsible for all Construction Division sales in Australia,
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Wealth leaching from communities

A COLLABORATIVE approach within the mining industry is needed to stem the flow of profit leaking from communities, Executive director for the Institute of Sustainable and Regional Development Professor Bob Miles told Australian Mining
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Path forward for indigenous

QUEENSLAND resource sector companies have committed to an ambitious program aimed at improving the economic sustainability of indigenous communities in regional Queensland.
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