New Century Resources has identified potential to extend the mine life and increase production at the Century zinc mine in Queensland.
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Coal, LNG performance defies resources industry opponents: QRC
Queensland’s resources sector, guided by record liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports and high demand for coal, continues to underpin the state’s economy, according to Queensland Resources Council (QRC) chief executive Ian Macfarlane.
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Metallica secures Urquhart mining lease
Metallica Minerals has been granted a mining lease for its Urquhart bauxite project in Far North Queensland.
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CuDeco restarts Rocklands copper operations
Queensland copper producer CuDeco has resumed process plant operations and production at its Rocklands mine after work was suspended by the state’s mines department for safety reasons.
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Adani ends Carmichael partnership with Downer
Adani has decided to manage its $16 billion Carmichael coal mine development in Queensland’s Galilee Basin as an owner-operator, scrapping the agreements it had with contractor, Downer.
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Mining named SEEK’s fastest growing jobs sector of 2017
Online jobs portal SEEK has crowned mining, resources and energy as its fastest growing industry category for employment advertisements in 2017.
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Buzz builds in Queensland with Glencore, Rio jobs resurgence
Leading miners Glencore and Rio Tinto have sent job seekers in Queensland’s mining industry into a frenzy over the past week.
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QCoal awards $100m of Byerwen contracts to Sedgman
Mineral processing contractor Sedgman has won contracts at QCoal Group’s Byerwen coal mine in Queensland worth almost $100 million.
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Queensland exploration grants to boost north-west activity
The Queensland Government has awarded $1.13 million of exploration grants, helping nine companies find new deposits of copper, gold and base metals in the state’s north west.
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CuDeco suspends Rocklands copper operations
Copper producer CuDeco has temporarily suspended operations at its Rocklands mine process plant in Queensland.
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Adani ramps up search for Carmichael workers
Adani Australia says the creation of jobs across its Carmichael mine, rail and port projects in regional Queensland is "well under way".
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Resolute Mining sells 72,000oz of gold above budget price
Resolute Mining has implemented a gold hedge following sales of 72,000 ounces of gold at an average price of $1715 per ounce, representing a premium over its budget $1600 price.
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Downer Blasting Services secures $240m of contracts
Downer Blasting Services (DBS) has recently been awarded $240 million of new work in both open cut and underground mines in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia.
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Mining tech start-ups honoured
Three promising Australian mining tech start-ups have taken home awards at the Igniting METS Accelerator program graduation night.
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Production starts at Capricorn as copper prices spike
The refurbished Capricorn copper mine in north-west Queensland has reached production with prices for the base metal improving.
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Copper Mountain to acquire Altona in $93m deal
Toronto-listed Copper Mountain Mining Corp will acquire Australian copper aspirant Altona Mining to gain access to the Cloncurry project in Queensland.
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QGC makes Surat Basin drone deal with Boeing co. Insitu
QGC has made a deal with unmanned systems provider Insitu Pacific to supply remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) for the former's Queensland operations.
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Lucky Queensland man discovers one kilogram gold nugget
A prospector in Queensland has discovered an enormous gold nugget weighing in at over 1.17 kilograms.
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Bounty to acquire Caledon and Blackwater coal assets for $31.5m
New South Wales-based coal producer Bounty Mining has announced its purchase of the Cook Colliery and Minyango coking coal project in Queensland from Caledon Coal and Blackwater Coal for $31.5 million.
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Valmec wins Northern Gas Pipeline contract
Valmec has been awarded a contract on the Northern Gas Pipeline project by Jemena.
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