Metro Mining has announced its first shipment from the Bauxite Hills mine in Queensland to China. The 62,000t shipment is to be delivered from the Bauxite Hills mine (around 95km north of Weipa in Queensland) to Shandong, China via the Hong Kong cargo vessel Spring Oasis.
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QLD Supreme Court potentially saves 700 jobs at New Acland
New Hope Corporation's proposed expansion of the New Acland coal mine in Queensland's Darling Downs, dogged by litigation from local landowners, has received a major boost following a decision by the Supreme Court in Brisbane.
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Glencore awards Mount Isa Mines contract to Pybar
Underground mining contractor Pybar Mining Services has been awarded a two-year contract at the Glencore-owned Black Rock Cave project at Mount Isa Mines in Queensland.
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Evolution to acquire Queensland project
Evolution Mining plans to strengthen its presence in Queensland through the acquisition of the Connors Arc exploration project from Orion Minerals.
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Century zinc mine ready for restart
New Century Resources has secured the final piece of funding it requires to restart the Century zinc mine in Queensland.
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Santos commissions $416m Scotia project
Santos has completed commissioning and start-up of the Scotia CF1 project in Queensland ahead of schedule and under budget, with initial full field production exceeding 40TJ of gas a day.
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New Century lifts Century offtake agreements to 75% of production
New Century Resources has secured another long-term offtake agreement for production from the Century zinc mine in Queensland, this time with commodity trader MRI Trading.
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Clive Palmer makes $1.8bn counterclaim against Queensland Nickel liquidators
Clive Palmer is seeking $1.8 billion in damages from the liquidators of Queensland Nickel, his collapsed refinery near Townsville, in the state’s Supreme Court.
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South32 to develop solar farm at Cannington mine
South32 plans to use solar energy to power key infrastructure at its Cannington lead-silver operation in Queensland.
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Santos secures QLD exploration rights
Santos has gained rights to explore for more gas near Injune in Queensland’s south-west.
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Dysart East coal project to create hundreds of jobs
Bengal Coal has secured a mining lease for the Dysart East coal project in the Bowen Basin of Queensland until 2039.
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Hastings Deering looks to the future
Mining equipment supplier Hastings Deering has this year consolidated its position as one of Queensland's leading trainers of apprentices.
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New Century awards ‘landmark’ training contract at Century mine
New Century Resources has awarded what has been described as a landmark contract to the Waanyi ReGen Joint Venture (WRJV) to provide training services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people local to the Century zinc mine in Queensland.
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Rio Tinto continues coal exit with $US2.25bn Kestrel sale
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its 80 per cent interest in the Kestrel underground coal mine in Queensland to a consortium comprising EMR Capital and Indonesia’s PT Adaro Energy for $US2.25 billion.
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Rio Tinto to sell another Bowen Basin coal asset
Whitehaven Coal has secured a deal to buy Rio Tinto’s 75 per cent interest in the Winchester South coal project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin for $US200 million ($260 million).
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Coal companies target next Bowen Basin discovery
Australian explorers Metroof Minerals and Sojitz Coal have been named as the preferred tenders to unlock the next coal reserves in the Bowen Basin in Queensland.
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Glencore to acquire Rio coal assets in QLD for $US1.7bn
Rio Tinto has agreed to sell its interests in the Hail Creek coal mine and Valeria coal project in Queensland to Glencore for $US1.7 billion.
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Intermin reveals vanadium resource in QLD
Intermin Resources has unveiled what it describes as a "world-class" JORC 2012 mineral resource at its Richmond vanadium project, 250km east of Mt Isa in Queensland.
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Thiess secures $190m contract extension at Anglo’s Dawson South
Anglo American has awarded Thiess a $190 million contract extension to continue providing mining services at the Dawson South metallurgical coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin.
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Peabody orders Cat longwall with advanced automation for North Goonyella
Peabody Energy has ordered a complete Cat longwall mining system for its North Goonyella coal mine located in central Queensland.
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