Drilling at the Saxby gold project in North West Queensland has intersected high-grade gold mineralisation. Strategic Energy Resources said its first drill hole at the project intersected 6m at 12g per tonne of gold, including a high-grade zone of 2m at 32g per tonne. It said the mineralisation was encountered at a shallower level than expected and it was working to understand the geometry...
The financial benefits from the $2.25 billion Australia-Singapore Military Training Initiative (ASMTI) are continuing to bear fruit in Central Queensland. Six companies have been awarded contracts worth more than $11 million as the expansion of the Shoalwater Bay Training Area ramps up. The contracts were part of up-to 200 sub-contract packages to be made available over the next five years...
Community, as well as Australian Defence Force members, will benefit from construction of a new Health Centre at RAAF Base Townsville, with work to begin within weeks. St Hillier’s Property Pty Ltd had secured the $10.8 million contract. The new Health Centre is part of a $212.5 million investment by the Morrison Government in defence health facilities around Australia. The project w...
Whitsunday Regional Council says construction is progressing well on the new $9.6 million administration building in Proserpine. The building will house about 120 council staff and will include the regional Disaster Coordination Centre and a Climate Change Innovation Hub. “The former Proserpine administration building and chambers were demolished last year after being badly damaged during...
Queensland is stepping up controls on methane gas monitoring in underground coal mines. The new health and safety regulations are set to come into effect from January 6. Mines Minister Anthony Lynham said the prevention and early detection of methane-related risks was vital to protect workers in Queensland’s nine operating underground coal mines. Dr Lynham said the reforms had come af...
The State Government has given the green light for the next stage of the Urannah Dam proposal, releasing a $10 million allocation. The 1.6 million megalitre dam proposal will now undergo a detailed business case and environmental impact statement. Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said the $10 million in National Water Infrastructure Development Funds would go to Bowen Collinsvil...
Glencore’s coal business is providing thousands of New South Wales and Queensland farming families affected by drought with IGA gift vouchers for Christmas. The company said it would be providing a $300 IGA gift voucher for groceries to 5800 farming families affected by the drought – one for each of its coal employees. The donation will total $1.7 million and will be delivered i...
Round Oak Minerals has reached a milestone in its Barbara copper operation, with the first 50,000-tonne batch of ore being processed in Mount Isa this week. Its Mount Colin underground operation is also in full swing as workers begin to move into a newly commissioned on-site accommodation camp. Round Oak Minerals chief executive officer Rob Cooper said mining was going well at Barbara, abou...
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