The Queensland Government has recognised the importance of vanadium as a new economy mineral with plans for a processing plant in Townsville.
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Wagners to provide McArthur River haulage services
Wagners has secured a contract to haul zinc and lead from McArthur River mine to the Bing Bong Loading Facility and Mount Isa Mines.
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Austral in ‘full swing’ with first blast at Anthill
Austral Resources has performed its inaugural blast at the Anthill copper mine in central Queensland, setting Australia to gain another copper producer by April 2022.
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Thiess onboard at Anthill copper project
Thiess has been awarded a three-year mining services contract by Austral Resources at the latter’s Anthill copper project near Mount Isa.
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Senex stars for 29Metals with Capricorn signing
29Metals has awarded Senex Energy with a gas supply agreement at the Capricorn copper mine in Far North Queensland, locking in 2.5 petajoules of natural gas over three years.
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New Century zinc exploits receive Senex gas boost
Senex will provide New Century Resources seven petajoules (PJ) of natural gas over the next three years to support the mining company’s zinc production.
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Glencore recognises the importance of apprentices
Glencore has continued to advocate for entry-level resources jobs, with 40 new apprenticeships up for grabs at its Mount Isa operations in Queensland.
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Wagners hauls in Glencore contract renewal
Wagners has renewed a haulage services contract with Glencore in north-west Queensland for another four years.
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Sandvik reaches automation milestone
Sandvik has delivered its 100th automated loader in the Asia Pacific region following the delivery of a Sandvik LH621i underground loader to Byrnecut Australia in March.
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Glencore gives QLD copper assets $500m life extension
Glencore has been awarded a financial lifeline by the Queensland Government to extend the operation of its Mount Isa copper smelter and Townsville refinery beyond 2022.
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Glencore forecasts coal production decline in 2020
Glencore’s production of coking and thermal coal has taken a dip in Australia this year.
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Phosphate Hill to potentially take $120m hit as QLD rail repairs advance
Queensland Rail has created a taskforce to expedite repairs to over 200 kilometres of track on the Mount Isa line affected by the recent floods in the state.
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Northern Australia infrastructure needs improvement to ensure ‘future viability’
Mount Isa Mayor Joyce McCulloch believes the prohibitive costs of northern Australia's 'infrastructure trifecta' of energy, transport and water requires revision to avoid turning away investment from the region.
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Glencore records Australian production falls
Glencore has released its half-year (H1) production report for 2018, revealing year-on-year (YoY) reductions in gold and copper production at the company's Australian operations.
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Paladin Energy makes takeover bid for Summit Resources
Western Australia-based Paladin Energy has entered into a takeover bid with uranium company Summit Resources.
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Newmont and Hammer to end Mt Isa joint venture
Hammer Metals is to conclude its joint venture (JV) agreement with Newmont Exploration as the latter has decided not to continue exploration funding.
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Glencore to increase base metals production
Diversified miner Glencore looks set to increase its Australian base metals production this year after the local operations mostly recorded falls in output during 2017.
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Glencore seeks 200 workers for North Queensland projects
Glencore is to fill over 200 jobs for various copper and zinc operations in North Queensland, including operations in or near major mining towns such as Mount Isa, Cloncurry and Townsville.
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Australian Mining Cities Alliance launched
The Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA), a coalition between the mining towns of Broken Hill, Mount Isa and Kalgoorlie-Boulder, has been formally launched today in Canberra by minister for resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan.
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Three major mining hubs form industry alliance
The towns of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Western Australia, Broken Hill, New South Wales, and Mount Isa, Queensland, have formed the Australian Mining Cities Alliance (AMCA) to strengthen mining ties across regional Australia.
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