Queensland

Bounty Mining has completed an upgrade to its Bowen Basin rail facilities in a significant step for the company’s Cook Colliery restart in Queensland.

Japanese equipment manufacturer Hitachi has set the foundation to play a role in Australia’s move towards an autonomous mining future.

New Century Resources has started flotation and production of zinc concentrate at the Century mine processing plant in Queensland.

New Century Resources managing director Patrick Walta jokes that he struggled to get a gig presenting at any of Australia’s mining events a year ago.

New Hope Corporation has made a binding commitment with Wesfarmers to double its interest in the Bengalla joint venture (JV) for $860 million.

REMA TIP TOP’s introduction of polyurethane disc return rollers at a coal handling preparation plant in NSW has seen a big reduction in downtime.

The Queensland-based contractor has established a strong relationship with equipment manufacturer Liebherr over the past two years.

Western Australia-based Paladin Energy has entered into a takeover bid with uranium company Summit Resources.

New Century Resources is on the verge of restarting the Century zinc mine in Queensland after making strong progress in July.

Rio Tinto has launched a partnership with the Regional Chambers of Commerce & Industry Western Australia (RCCIWA) to support businesses in the Pilbara.

Incitec Pivot has extended its contract for air charter services into the Phosphate Hill site with Alliance Aviation Services by up to five years (three years with a further two-year option).

Minotaur Exploration has extended its drilling program by 800m to 2500m at the Jericho copper system, part of the Eloise joint venture (JV) with OZ Minerals near Cloncurry, Queensland.

Swift Networks has won multiple contracts to provide its suite of entertainment and connectivity services to new and existing resources industry sites across Australia.

Queensland is teeming with hundreds of jobs in the resources sector, from Townsville and Mt Isa in the north, to Toowoomba and Roma in the south and in corporate headquarters in Brisbane.

India’s Adani has reportedly completed financing of the Carmichael coal mine and is close to securing funds for the rail component of the project.

Rio Tinto is on track to hit the upper part of its Pilbara iron ore guidance in 2018 after a strong end to the first half of the year.

Chemical company Science Developments (SciDev) has revealed that the site of its OptiFlox process and wastewater treatment trial announced on July 11 is Peabody’s North Goonyella mine in Queensland.

Gold miner Resolute Mining has established a $US100 million ($135 million) revolving loan facility with Investec Australia.

Red River Resources has awarded PYBAR Mining Services an extension to its contract for the West 45 underground zinc-lead mine.

New Century Resources has completed commissioning of the 304km slurry concentrate pipeline for its Century mine in Queensland.