Austral Resources has exposed first copper ore at the Anthill copper project in Queensland, allowing first ore to be stockpiled more than a month earlier than expected.
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Copper Mountain climbs aboard $836m Eva mine
Copper Mountain Mining Corporation has approved the beginning of development at the Eva copper project in Queensland with commissioning planned for 2024.
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Hydrogen rail on the Aurizon for Anglo
Aurizon and Anglo American have begun investigating hydrogen-powered bulk freight trains to create more sustainable supply chains in mining.
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APA boosts renewable energy with Mica Creek solar farm
Leading Australian energy infrastructure business APA group has announced a staged plan to build an 88 megawatt (MW) solar farm at Mica Creek near Mount Isa in Queensland to support its customers in the North West Minerals Province.
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Core library upgrade to aid Queensland exploration
The Queensland Government is working on expanding the Mt Isa rock library to make it easier for explorers to find the next big mining prospect with a $550,0000 upgrade.
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Newcrest offloads QLD exploration licences
Strategic Energy Resources (SER) has acquired three exploration licences from Newcrest Mining at the Isa North copper-gold project in northwest Queensland.
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New Century Resources revamps 304km pipeline for first production
New Century Resources has completed commissioning of the 304km slurry concentrate pipeline for its Century mine in Queensland.
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Santos wins $100m gas supply contract for Century mine restart
Santos has secured a $100 million contract to supply gas to New Century Resources’ Mt Isa power generation facilities for the Century zinc mine in Queensland.
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Glencore to restart Lady Loretta as zinc prices hit decade high
Glencore is ramping up a recruitment drive ahead of its planned restart of the Lady Loretta zinc operation in Queensland.
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MineX highlights future of mining in Queensland’s North West
A stand out line-up of speakers has been announced for the Mining the North West information session on day one of MineX 2017 in Mount Isa.
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Mount Isa line presents problems as another train derails
There have now been three derailments in the last six months as $50 million dollars has been spent to maintain the Mount Isa line.
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Calls for economic rezoning of Mt Isa
The Queensland Resources Council has called for establishment of a north-west economic zone, aiming at the cabinet jobs committee visit to Mt Isa today.
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Mt Isa copper smelter reprieved until 2022
Glencore has announced finalisation of an agreement with the Queensland Government which will keep the Mount Isa Mines Copper Smelter open until the end of 2022.
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Mt Isa business voices support for uranium
Mt Isa local business lobbyists have voiced their support for restarting uranium mining in Queensland’s northwest.
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Mt Isa Mines attracts junior miners on the hunt for auction bargains
If you’re a junior miner in the market for quality used mining equipment, you may have missed a golden auction opportunity at Mount Isa last week.
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Forensic specialists flown in to find Brett Kelly
Forensic specialists have arrived in Mount Isa to assist in recovering the body of missing miner Brett Kelly.
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Search for missing Mt Isa miner called off
Glencore has officially ended the search for a miner who went missing at its Mt Isa mine on Wednesday.
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Glencore’s Mt Isa Mines charged with worker death
Four companies have been charged in relation to the death of a worker at the Mt Isa copper smelter last year.
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Man dies in Queensland mine shaft accident
A man has fallen to his death at a Mount Isa mineshaft.
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Miner ditches FIFO in favour of hiring Indigenous workers
Owner of the Great Australian Mine on the outskirts of Cloncurry have switched from a FIFO workforce of 80 per cent to just 20 per cent by deciding to hire locally.
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