A recent geophysical survey has proven to be good news for Rockfire Resources and its Copper Dome project in Central Queensland. The company said the helicopter survey had returned a much larger target than previously thought at the porphyry copper project. Rockfire Resources sai...
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Bravus Mining and Resources has spent more than $1.5 million on community programs and partnerships across regional Queensland since 2018. And the miner is accepting applications now for the second round of funding under its Bravus Community Partnership Fund for 2021. Bravus Mining and Resources chief executive officer David Boshoff said Bravus had partnered with… ...
A new rescue winder designed to extract workers from underground mines is set to go on show at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference at the Gold Coast in August in its public debut. The industry-funded Queensland Mines Rescue Service is working with Becker Mining Systems to fine tune communications for the device. QMRS… ...
Stanmore Coal plans to restart mining at the Millennium and Mavis Downs mine complex within months after reaching a deal to buy the site from Peabody Energy Australia. Stanmore, in joint venture with M Resources, has executed agreements to acquire the assets for an upfront payment of $1.25 million plus royalties. It said the restart… ...
Whitehaven Coal is moving to the feasibility phase for its proposed Winchester South open-cut metallurgical coal mine, 30km south-east of Moranbah. The company said the project was continuing to progress through the Queensland Government’s Coordinated Project approval process, with the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) having been submitted to Queensland’s Office of Coordinator General in...
Queensland’s Orana Drill and Blast has just finished up its largest civil construction task to date – undertaking controlled blasts to break up the equivalent of 1.3 million tonnes of earth to clear a rail corridor for the Carmichael Rail Project. The contractor started work on the Central Queensland project in October last year and… ...
Australia has come in at 10th place in a list of countries generating the most coal-fired electricity in 2020, published by energy think tank Ember. Ember, which is focused on accelerating the global electricity transition from coal, said its recent Global Electricity Review revealed that coal generation fell a record 4 per cent (-346 TWh) in 2020. However,… ...
A proposal to build a hangar and maintenance facility at Rockhampton airport to service the Alliance Airlines fleet has the potential to inject $30 million into the local economy every year, according to Rockhampton Regional Council. The airport today welcomed one of Alliance Airlines’ new commercial aircraft with a water cannon salute to mark its… ...
Construction is set to begin next month on a new Queensland Mines Rescue Service station about 8km east of Blackwater. QMRS chief executive officer David Carey said the construction contract should be settled within weeks for the main building, expected to cost about $7.5 million to complete. The $11 million Blackwater facility also includes a… ...
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