Jun 27, 2019

Proven components at heart of new Sandvik drill

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has launched its latest underground drilling jumbo – the DD320S. The DD320S is a two-boom, hydraulic controlled development drill, and incorporates state-of-the-art Sandvik technology. “The new Sandvik DD320S is designed to meet the needs of both mining and tunneling construction customers, customers who appreciate high drilling performance together with reliability and low operating costs through proven components and simplicity of design,” underground development drills product manager Johannes Välivaar...

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Jun 26, 2019

Operator confirmed dead in Middlemount Coal incident

Middlemount Coal has confirmed in a statement that a digger operator trapped during an incident at the Middlemount open-cut coal mine has been found dead. Operations have been suspended at the Central Queensland site, which is run in joint venture by Peabody Energy and Yancoal Australia. “It is with great sadness that Middlemount Coal regrets to advise of the loss of one of its valua...

Jun 26, 2019

New gold miner tiptoes forward

Progress reports being issued by Brisbane-based Laneway Resources show that the company to late June has now seen almost 5000 ounces of gold produced since the Agate Creek mine came online in April. The blueprint is for a staged development, with the first phase nearing an end and the next to be determined with development of recently identified high-grade ore zones. That may not sound spec...

Jun 26, 2019

Civil work needs a heart starter

Civil engineering and construction work was down almost nine percent in Queensland provoking a peak industry body to call for government investment to be fast-tracked. New figures show that the volume of civil/engineeing construction work done across Australia fell to a two-year low during the March 2019 quarter according to Master Builders Australia (MBA). The amount of work done in this p...

Jun 26, 2019

Local business ‘big winners’ from bumper works program

Rockhampton Regional Council has today adopted its 2019/20 Budget with a bumper $149.3 million capital works program. Mayor Margaret Strelow said local businesses would be the big winners from the record capital works funding thanks to the council’s local preference policy. “If previous years are any judgement, more than 75 per cent of that money will be spent locally, bearing in mi...

Jun 26, 2019

Mackay earmarks $116m for capital works projects

A $14 million water recycling plant is among the big ticket items covered by $116 million in capital works spending in Mackay Regional Council’s 2019/20 Budget. The allocation includes $72 million for renewing existing assets, $15 million for upgrades and $29 million for new assets. Mayor Greg Williamson said 2018-19 had been an extremely busy year in terms of capital works projects a...

Jun 26, 2019

Century mining expansion study yields positive results

An expansion study shows New Century Resources would add seven years to the zinc operation’s mine life through a proposal to start open-cut mining in addition to its tailings reprocessing operations. A feasibility study is now underway, planned for completion end of the third quarter of the 2020 financial year, towards the decision on whether to mine. New Century Resources said first...

Jun 26, 2019

Major ports conference opens in Townsville

The Australian Ports Business and Operations Conference has opened today, drawing more than 130 maritime and logistics experts to Port of Townsville. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said with the volume of freight moving across Queensland expected to grow more than 20 per cent over the next decade, ports were critical to the state’s economy. “Our publicly-owned por...

Jun 26, 2019

Council approves revamp for busy Redlynch intersection

The intersection at the corner of Redlynch Intake and Kamerunga roads, outside the Red Beret Hotel at Redlynch, Cairns, will get a $2.4 million upgrade. Cairns Regional Council has approved the project, which will use a combination of traffic calming devices to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians, as well as improve traffic flow. A new external timber deck pedestrian pathway at the...