Queensland

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National Plant & Equipment will soon welcome 12 new Komatsu 830E electric drive haul trucks to Australia.

Metro Mining has received final environmental approval for the Bauxite Hills mine in North Queensland.

Federal parliament has passed changes to native title law, removing legal uncertainties surrounding development of Adani’s $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.

The second report from the Queensland Parliamentary Inquiry into the resurgence of coal workers’ pneumoconiosis has found there to be a ‘catastrophic failure’ in the regulatory system designed to protect mine workers against the disease.

Indian based Adani has indefinitely deferred its final investment decision on whether to proceed with the Carmichael project creating a political stir in Queensland.

The Queensland Government is proposing changes to the financial assurance and rehabilitation policy to improve mine remediation in the state.

With the 20th confirmed case of black lung in Australia since reports that the disease resurfaced two years ago, the Queensland Government has been taking extra protection measures for mine workers, but is this enough?

Moreton Resources subsidiary MRV Metals has received state government approval to restart the Granite Belt polymetallic project near Texas in Queensland.

The Queensland Government has launched an online database of $4 billion worth of upgraded geological data to boost mineral and gas exploration in the state.

Glencore has awarded Mitchell Services with a three-year contract to provide drill services across its Queensland coal operations.

Carbine Resources is a step closer to development of the Mount Morgan gold-copper project in Queensland after starting key engineering and design work.

Arrow Energy plans to double the production capacity of its Tipton gas project in Queensland amid an east-coast gas shortage.

Japan based JFE Steel Corporation will begin construction on its Byerwen joint venture project with QCoal, set to bring nearly 900 jobs to Queensland.

The Queensland Government has approved New Hope Group’s mining lease for the Colton coal project, bring it closer to development.

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.

The Queensland Heritage Council has supported the development of Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan copper gold project, bringing it closer to operation.

A rebound in sentiment in the mining services sector has sparked a significant increase in the asset acquisition intentions of businesses in Western Australia and Queensland, according to the latest Alleasing Equipment Demand Index.

A call for tenders from Australian-based radiology services has been placed to conduct the second check on mine worker’s compulsory chest x-rays, in a bid to tackle black lung in the state.

Graphite developer Magnis Resources, as part of a global consortium led by Boston Energy and Innovation (BEI), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Townsville City Council to investigate building a lithium-ion battery manufacturing plant in the Queensland city.