Aug 20, 2018

Rockhampton industry sets sights on major projects

Defence projects at Shoalwater Bay, the Carmichael coal development and Lacour Energy’s $800 million-plus Clark Creek wind and solar proposal are among a strong line-up at the Capricorn Enterprise Major Projects Forum on November 8. “This year’s forum will be bigger and better with information sessions on upcoming infrastructure projects in the region,” Capricorn Enterprise economic development manager Neil Lethlean said. Proponents, managing contractors and industry sectors will highlight local industry content in upcoming infrastructure projects includ...

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Aug 19, 2018

Dial Before You Dig clause for council suppliers

Toowoomba Regional Council has become the first local government in Australia to endorse and require ‘Dial Before You Dig’ (DBYD) Certified Locators. Mayor Paul Antonio said the council had partnered with Dial Before You Dig to make sure all of its contractors understood the importance of looking for hidden infrastructure when they undertook construction. “Toowoomba Regional Council have been grea...

Aug 17, 2018

Col shares history’s silver lining

Tea and the Opium Wars played a key role in the unfolding fortunes of north Queensland’s early mining industry, according to mining historian Col Hooper. Mr Hooper, principal of HME Consulting Engineers, will delve into the region’s mining heritage at this year’s Sir George Fisher Lecture, hosted by the North Queensland Branch of The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Mr Hoo...

Aug 16, 2018

Maiden resource released for Cape Bedford silica project

Brisbane-based Diatreme Resources has announced a maiden Mineral Resource for its Nob Point Prospect at the Cape Bedford silica/heavy minerals project north of Cairns. The resource estimate, undertaken by independent experts Ausrocks, stands at 21.6 million tonnes at more than 99 per cent purity silica. This comprises high‐grade, high‐value silica sand potentially suitable for use in high‐end glas...

Aug 16, 2018

Swick hits diamond drilling milestone

Swick Mining Services has reached a major milestone by drilling 10 million metres of diamond core. The feat includes a total of 329,172m of diamond core in Queensland, including at Dugald River, Pajingo, Mount Gordon, Osborne, Merlin, Lady Annie and Lady Loretta. Swick started drilling diamond core in 2004 with just one mobile underground drill rig at a nickel mine in Kambalda, Western Australia. ...

Aug 16, 2018

Anglo snaps up Komatsu 830E trucks for hire

National Plant & Equipment is hiring 16 Komatsu 830E electric drive dump trucks to Anglo American for its Capcoal Surface Operations. It comes after the company invested in 12 of the dump trucks, measuring in at just under 7m high and 8m wide each, last year. These were delivered and assembled at the National Plant & Equipment site in Yatala in late 2017 in an operation captured on time la...

Aug 16, 2018

Mackay welcomes RORO roll-out

Port of Mackay will welcome its first roll-on roll-off (RORO) trade this month, when NSS will handle the cargo of four massive mining trucks bound for the Bowen Basin. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said this would be the first time a RORO vessel had come into the Port of Mackay, off the back of a $9.8 million infrastructure upgrade delivered under the State Government’s Accelerated...

Aug 15, 2018

Sun Metals commissions $200m solar farm

The Sun Metals Corporation zinc refinery in Townsville this week officially commissioned their new $200 million 125MWac solar farm. “Sun Metals’ mission is to become the safest, the most environmentally responsible and the most competitive zinc refinery in the world,” Sun Metals chief executive officer Yun Choi said. “The solar farm is an excellent example of our commitment to the miss...

Aug 15, 2018

Barminco buy creates second largest Oz mining services company

Mining services company Ausdrill is taking over underground hard-rock mining contractor Barminco Holdings for $271.5 million, it was announced today. Barminco was recently awarded the contract to mine Mount Colin near Cloncurry for CopperChem and also has the contract for underground mining at MMG’s Dugald River mine in north-west Queensland. “Barminco and Ausdrill are a great fit, with the...