The record returns from the resources industry to the Queensland budget show the importance of continued exploration and investment in new projects to keep the budget in the black, the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) said.
Renewed confidence in the resources sector is translating into an increase in exploration investment across all commodities, with the coal industry enjoying the biggest surge, a new report from the Queensland Exploration Council (QEC) has found.
For the first time since the crisis years after 2013, there will be an increase in the turnover generated by the mining equipment manufacturers producing in Germany this year. VDMA expects an increase of 12 per cent to nearly EUR 3.1 billion in 2018, with further growth expected for the coming year.
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the Coordinator General’s decision to approve MacMines Austasia’s $6.7 billion China Stone coal mine in the Galilee Basin.
Keliber Oy has commenced test program concerning the production of lithium hydroxide.
Cimic Group’s mineral processing company, Sedgman, has been awarded contracts with Mach Energy and QCoal to operate and maintain the Mount Pleasant and Byerwen coal handling and preparation plants (CHPP). The contracts have a combined value of $100 million.
New jobs have been created at Peabody Australia’s former Wilkie Creek coal mine as the site transitions from mining to new post-rehabilitation land uses, said the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics has shown the true scale of resources investment and the huge dollar value it has added to the Australian economy in the last 25 years.
India’s growing appetite for coal arising from a burgeoning coal-fired power sector will drive demand for coal globally, albeit marginally, says leading data and analytics company GlobalData.
Cimic Group company UGL has secured four new maintenance, shutdown and project services contracts across the energy and resources sectors; further expanding its power generation capability.
Queensland’s resources sector is lifting the State’s prosperity by creating one job every hour and investing close to $1 million every hour, says the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has applauded the significant achievements by Rio Tinto’s Amrun bauxite project near Weipa with diversity in its workforce and investment in supporting local suppliers.
The Queensland Resources Council congratulates Scott Morrison on his elevation to the office of Prime Minister.
Safety experts have converged on the Gold Coast for the 30th annual Queensland Mining Industry Health & Safety Conference with one focus, the wellbeing of every man and woman in resources said the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).
Cimic Group’s mineral processing company, Sedgman, has been awarded contracts by ASX listed Resource Generation’s subsidiary Ledjadja Coal for the design, engineering procurement, construction, as well as the ongoing operations and maintenance at the Boikarabelo Coal Handling and Preparation Plant (CHPP) in South Africa.
Queensland’s resources sector is powering jobs growth across the State with mines re-opening, exploration surging and exports rising said the Queensland Resources Council (QRC).
Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane has welcomed action from the Federal Government to encourage new investment from Japan in advanced coal-fired power stations in Australia.
Boliden has decided to invest SEK 750 m in a leaching plant at Rönnskär. The plant, expected to be operational at the end of 2020, aims to extract more metal from residual material. Simultaneously, the amount of waste for disposal in the deep repository at Rönnskär will be reduced.
The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the focus of an ACCC report calling for more competition in the electricity market, including more baseload power alternatives to underwrite supply for industry.