Queensland’s largest road upgrade program will get underway this year, the State Government says. Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said shovels would hit the ground in 2020 on major projects along the length of the Bruce Highway as well as on billions of dollars’ worth of upgrades for the M1, Capricorn Highway, Ipswich Motorway and Smithfield Bypass. He said more than 2...
Industrial and civil construction in North Queensland is driving up demand for skilled tradespeople including electricians, plumbers and civil operators, recruitment business Hays says. The region is also seeing continued demand for civil engineers as it gears up for more construction projects. Hays Jobs Report for January to June 2020 covers the anticipated hot spots of skills in deman...
A $2.5 million road upgrade program and an investment of about $6 million in diamond drilling are on the cards at MMG Dugald River this year. It comes as the North-West Queensland site continues to ramp up to become a 2Mtpa mine and follows an bumper December quarter, with 48,247 tonnes of zinc in zinc concentrate produced. General manager Sam Rodda said the operation would continue to work...
Jo Best has a simple solution for attracting women to the resources and construction sectors: don’t make them choose between career and family. The Hastings Deering general manager for enterprise excellence is a finalist in the Exceptional Woman in Queensland Resources category of the 2020 Resources Awards for Women. Ms Best has fought long and hard to change the perception that if you w...
An extra $50 million is being injected into the final phase of the 22km Townsville Ring Road project to help fix a known bottleneck. The Townsville Ring Road – Stage 5 funding boost will duplicate 6km of the Bruce Highway and deliver a new interchange at Beck Drive. It takes the investment in this stage of the project to $230 million. Federal Member for Herbert Phillip Thompson said ...
World-class dragline performance has been credited for helping Stanmore Coal achieve strong results from its Isaac Plains complex near Moranbah last year. The site’s Bucyrus Erie 1370W dragline – owned by Stanmore and operated by Golding Contractors – moved 16.843m bcm in 2019, a 19 per cent increase from 14.149m bcm in 2018. During the last quarter of 2019, the dragline...
More than 1000 mining and energy jobs are on offer in Queensland, with the majority promising a $100,000-plus pay packet. The Queensland Resources Council is highlighting the statistics in an appeal for jobseekers to consider the lucrative options in the state’s resources sector. QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said the resource sector was investing and expanding operations across...
Copper is heading for another year of volatile prices, according to industry analysts Wood Mackenzie. But, in the absence of a major economic downturn, the general outlook is positive. What are the biggest trends to watch in the global copper market in 2020? Wood Mackenzie Principal Analyst Eleni Joannides sees five key themes: Copper prices – fundamentals vs sentiment Policies and ...
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