BHP funding backs vaccine development
The BHP Foundation has committed $2 million to support the University of Queensland (UQ) to advance a COVID-19 vaccine in clinical development. It’s one of
The BHP Foundation has committed $2 million to support the University of Queensland (UQ) to advance a COVID-19 vaccine in clinical development. It’s one of
Plans for the $1 billion Olive Downs coal complex have inched forward, with two elements ticked off by the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and
A three-year study into hydraulic fracturing in Queensland has found little to no impacts on air quality, soils, groundwater and waterways. CSIRO’s Gas Industry Social
The latest ABS data confirms the importance of keeping Australia’s mining industry operating during the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic challenges, says the Minerals Council
BHP will allocate $7.6 million from its recently created Vital Resources Fund to set up COVID-19 testing centres in Moranbah and Proserpine. It’s a move
Heart of Australia has won a contract to design, build and operate a mobile service to bring lung health checks to regional mine and quarry
Resource industry employer group the AMMA has joined calls for the Queensland Government to finally approve the New Acland mine Stage 3 expansion project. Proponent
Plans by Waratah Coal to develop the 40Mtpa Galilee Coal Project have drawn more than 60 objections and are before the Queensland Land Court. The
Anglo American and Komatsu will plant more than 9000 trees at Anglo American’s Dawson Mine with the help of students from Moura and Banana
BHP has reported a three per cent drop in metallurgical coal production in the nine months to March 31, with its largest Queensland mine still
Adani has awarded a $220 million-plus contract to Australian rail company Martinus for civil works on its Carmichael coal rail network. Adani Mining chief executive
A major property group is backing the strength of mining during the challenges of COVID-19 with a $12.770 million investment in the industrial suburb of
Queensland Health has advised that a false positive result led to a Blackwater mine worker being recorded as a confirmed case of COVID-19 (coronavirus). Mine
Bachelor of Advanced Science student Patrick Jurgens has received this year’s QCoal Foundation scholarship, valued at up to $30,000. Originally from Bowen, Mr Jurgens says
Organisers have extended the entry period for the Queensland Mining Awards, giving businesses an extra two months to submit projects. Entries are now open until
Adani’s Abbot Point Operations near Bowen has set a new record for coal shipped through Australia’s most northerly coal port in a 12 month period.
A worker at BHP Mitsubishi Alliance’s Blackwater coal mine in Central Queensland has tested positive for COVID-19. The company said today that the worker concerned
Civil Mining and Construction has come on board Stanmore Coal’s Isaac Downs project to progress the engineering design. Stanmore aims to deliver first coal from