The Northern Territory Government has awarded a record $1.7 million in grants to support 18 projects from 15 companies under the latest Geophysics and Drilling Collaboration program. For the first time since the Resourcing the Territory initiative was launched, projects have ...
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Townsville’s Kailu Johnson has snapped up twin titles as North Queensland regional winners were recognised in the 60th annual Queensland Training Awards. The PJ Walsh Constructions employee was named winner in the Bob Marshman Trainee of the Year and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year categories. “Kailu is a passionate advocate for trade pathways, having now complet...
ComfortDelGro Corporation Australia is purchasing Rockhampton-based Young’s Bus Service, taking the company’s Queensland bus fleet to 197 vehicles. ComfortDelGro Australia chief executive officer Nicholas Yap said the acquisition was a further step in CDC’s expansion into the regional Australian bus market, complementing the portfolio of the CDC Regional Australia division – which ...
A Queensland vanadium processing pilot plant is among eight resources technology and critical minerals ventures to share in a $50 million federal funding offer. The matched funding from the Federal Government’s $1.3 billion Modern Manufacturing Initiative aims to help scale up local downstream processing of critical minerals and add value to the battery and clean technology supply chains...
Brad Miller came onboard as principal geologist/manager at Gnomic Exploration Services in March, hitting the ground during an extremely busy time for the business. He joins iQ Industry Queensland for a Q&A update. Q: Tell us a bit about your early life and what drew you to become a geologist? BM: I grew up in the Barossa Valley, South Australia. I have always been natural...
ActivEX has reported promising drilling results from its Gilberton gold project, in the Georgetown area about 300km west-northwest of Townsville. A drilling program of 31 holes for a total of 1881m was carried out at the project’s Mount Hogan and Spilt Rock tenements. Assays returned from the first three of those holes have returned significant high-grade gold intersections including ...
A first-of-its-kind 3D concrete printed bridge has opened in Venice after a collaboration that included Holcim’s 3D Concrete Printing research team. Named Striatus, the footbridge holds together through compression with no reinforcements, applying computational design and 3D printing for minimal material use and maximum strength. Striatus is made possible by a specific, custom-mad...
Senex Energy has announced a sales agreement to supply up to 11 petajoules (PJ) of natural gas from its Surat Basin operations to support Adbri’s South Australian manufacturing operations to 2030. Senex managing director and chief executive officer Ian Davies said the company was proud to supply Adbri, a leading cement manufacturer in the Australian market. “Senex is delighted to welcome A...
After 336,000 project hours worked, a major upgrade of the Capricorn Highway between Rockhampton and Gracemere is officially complete. Fulton Hogan Construction was the principal contractor for the $74.99 million project, jointly funded by the federal and State governments. Federal Member for Capricornia Michelle Landry said motorists had seen this important freight and commuter link on the...
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