Imagine having a ‘downward-looking telescope’ that could look at least 300km beneath the Earth’s surface and unlock Australia’s hidden mineral wealth. That is among several proposals in a 10-year plan for Australian Geoscience (2018-27) launched today by the Australian Academy of Science’s National Committee for Earth Sciences. The plan highlights how the world’s shift towards mobile device ...
Minotaur Exploration has entered a new exploration joint venture with a private entity over a 629sq km tenement package 60km south of Charters Towers. The company said area covered by the Windsor joint venture was prospective for zinc-lead-silver-copper-gold mineralisation. A geophysics budget of $450,000 for the first nine months of the joint venture term was expected to be followed by drill test...
The Australian Government’s 10-year, $3.5 billion Roads of Strategic Importance (ROSI) initiative will see $1.5 billion invested in key northern Australian roads, according to Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Minister Michael McCormack. Mr McCormack said the money was earmarked for key corridors across northern Australia to improve road reliability, connectivity across supply cha...
The builders behind the new Cairns Aquarium were among the top achievers at this year’s Queensland Housing and Construction Awards. FK Gardner & Sons took home Project of the Year award after completing Australia’s first new aquarium in 18 years. Villa Florentine was named House of the Year. Gold Coast-based company D T L Constructions was also among the major winners, with their Sanctuary Cov...
Hammer Metals expects to start a sub-audio magnetic ground geophysical survey at its Perentie copper-gold project in north-west Queensland this month. The work will focus on the Paddy B, Judith and Trackside prospects. The company said a reverse circulation drilling campaign would follow the survey work. “Hammer is keen to expedite exploration at Perentie and is planning to have the first pa...
CFMEU Mining and Energy has called for independent monitoring of dust levels to be urgently introduced in Queensland to help manage a crisis in diseases such as black lung and silicosis. And they want coal mining companies to stump up towards support for victims through a levy scheme. Simtars – the Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station – had the expertise and independence to carry out monit...
A proposed Transport and Logistics Centre for Mount Isa is a step closer, with funding approved for a business case through the Maturing the Infrastructure Pipeline Program. Mayor Joyce McCulloch said with the Federal Government’s strong belief in the region’s abundant resources and the ability to supply the East Coast gas market into the future, as well as ongoing mining discoveries in the region...
Companies in the early stages of developing innovative products or services for the mining industry are being encouraged to take advantage of a State Government initiative over the next month. The Government and METS Ignited this week announced details of a regional pre-accelerator program, consisting of three workshops to be held in October and November, for interested companies. Mining equipment...
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