Queensland Government

Multicom Resources’ $250 million Saint Elmo vanadium mine in North West Queensland has been given the go-ahead with construction to begin next year.

A heritage-listed piece of Australia’s tin mining history has been preserved through a $95,000 Queensland Department of Resources project.

Native Australian plants could be used to extract rare earth minerals with less environmental impact than mining practices, according to a study by the University of Queensland’s Sustainable Minerals Institute.

OreFox has secured funding that will see the geological data analytics company further commercialise its cutting-edge proprietary artificial intelligence technology to assist the Queensland mining sector.

Whitehaven Coal’s $1 billion Winchester South metallurgical coal project in Queensland remains on track after the state government released a draft environmental impact statement (EIS).

The Queensland Government has awarded 16 companies with a share in over $2.5 million for the fifth round of its Collaborative Exploration Initiative.

The Queensland Government has highlighted the state’s strength in metallurgical coal as key to a successful COVID-19 economic recovery, in response to Australia’s Resources and Energy Quarterly for June.

The Queensland Government has provided almost $5 million in investment to strengthen the state’s exploration sector as part of this year’s Budget.

The Queensland Government has commissioned an airborne geophysical survey of the state’s north-west to uncover its next wave of mineral projects.

The Queensland Government has focussed on expanding the reach of its mineral resources into the Korea and South Asia export markets with the appointment of new trade commissioners.

Queensland’s resources sector and land programs have been allocated more than $42 million by the state government, as part of the 2021-22 budget.   

The Queensland Government has pumped $2 billion into a Renewable Energy and Hydrogen Jobs Fund, in an effort to develop its economy while advancing environmental initiatives.

The Queensland Government is providing a further $2.5 million in collaborative exploration initiative (CEI) grants for mineral explorers, in hopes that new discoveries will ignite the local economy.

The Queensland government is encouraging the state’s resources industry to discover new economy minerals including nickel, cobalt, copper and gold as part of its exploration funding in the 2020-21 state budget.

New Hope Group intends to re-enter negotiations with the re-elected Queensland Labor Government to secure a stage three approval for the New Acland coal mine in Queensland.

Scott Stewart has been sworn in as the new Queensland Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy following Anthony Lynham’s decision to retire from his role.

The Western Australian government has released a digital resource that connects jobseekers in the mining industry to employment and training opportunities.

The Queensland Government has put a number of reforms into place to strengthen the state’s mining sector, including a focus on extending the life of old mines.

The Queensland Government has backed Stanmore Coal’s Isaac Downs project near Moranbah by naming it a prescribed project for the state.

The Queensland Government is offering funding for Australian Mines to support the Sconi cobalt-nickel-scandium project in North Queensland.