Resources remain backbone of export earnings

The value of Queensland’s coal exports dropped by $985 million in the year to February 2020, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.   However it remained a major money-spinner – accounting for $35.1 billion of the $83.3 billion total. That figure only includes high rank metallurgical coal (hard-coking) and thermal coal and excludes semi-soft coking metallurgical coal and PCI coal, which fall into a ‘confidential’ category with other items including Lng, alumin and cotton. Queensland Resources Cou...