Leading mining services provider Thiess has announced an intake of mid-year apprentices for its Thiess Apprenticeship Program.
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Rio Tinto to sell another Bowen Basin coal asset
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).
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Coal companies target next Bowen Basin discovery
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.
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Thiess secures $190m contract extension at Anglo’s Dawson South
Anglo American has awarded Thiess a $190 million contract extension to continue providing mining services at the Dawson South metallurgical coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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Itochu to accelerate Karin coking coal project development with Vitrinite
Queensland-based coking coal company Virtinite, owners of several assets in the Bowen Basin, has signed an agreement with Japanese trading company Itochu Corporation to fast-track development of the former's highly prospective Karin deposit.
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Stanmore Coal granted mining leases for Isaac Plains Complex in QLD
Stanmore Coal has announced that mining leases for its Isaac Plains East (IPE) project have been granted alongside Commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) approvals.
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Macmahon to acquire QLD coal services company
Contractor Macmahon this week secured a deal to acquire TMM Group, a Brisbane-based organisation that provides civil and maintenance services to the Queensland coal industry.
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QCoal awards $100m of Byerwen contracts to Sedgman
Mineral processing contractor Sedgman has won contracts at QCoal Group’s Byerwen coal mine in Queensland worth almost $100 million.
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Macmahon locks in $350m Queensland coal contract
Contractor Macmahon has executed a $350 million mining services contract at the Byerwen coal mine in the Bowen Basin of Queensland.
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BHP coal alliance awards $440m of contracts to Thiess
Thiess, CIMIC Group’s mining services provider, has secured two contracts with the BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) worth a combined $440 million.
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Bowen Basin collaboration to boost mining jobs in QLD
The Paluszczuk Labor Government is encouraging collaboration between mining technology companies in the Bowen Basin through a pilot joint initiative with METS Ignited.
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Peabody sells majority of Burton mine for $US11 million
Peabody Energy has entered an agreement to sell the majority of its Burton coal mine in Queensland to the Lenton joint venture for $US11 million ($13.7 million).
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NRW’s Golding wins coal mining services contract
Golding Contractors, recently acquired by NRW Holdings, has been awarded a mining services contract at Fitzroy Australia Resources’ Broadlea open cut coal mine in Queensland.
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Queensland’s “great regional job robbery” continues: council
A mining job advertisement only open to job seekers who live close to Brisbane’s Airport has been described as “a direct kick in the guts” for regional Queensland.
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Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan project gets final heritage approval
The Queensland department of natural resources and mines (DNRM) has granted the final heritage approval for Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold copper project, southwest of Rockhampton.
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Adani delays Carmichael final investment decision over royalty uncertainty
Indian based Adani has indefinitely deferred its final investment decision on whether to proceed with the Carmichael project creating a political stir in Queensland.
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Orion to reopen Blair Athol coal mine in June
Orion Mining is preparing to restart operations at the Blair Athol coal mine in Queensland next month after it satisfied several conditions required by the state government.
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Land released for exploration in Bowen Basin
The Queensland Government has opened more than 270sqkm of land for exploration in the Bowen Basin, set to deliver resources opportunities in the state.
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BHP coal project to create hundreds of jobs in Bowen Basin
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has approved a $US204 million ($270.1 million) investment in the Caval Ridge Southern Circuit (CRSC) capital growth project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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Macmahon poised to secure contract for Byerwen coal mine
Macmahon has been chosen as the preferred mining contractor for QCoal’s Byerwen coal mine near Glenden in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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