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Renewable energy to light up Gladstone

Expressions of interest are now being sought from the renewable energy industry to transform a 1,248 hectare site near Gladstone. In releasing the EOI documents, Deputy Premier and Minister for...

Mackay mining company unveils world-leading technology

Treasurer and Minister for Trade and Investment Curtis Pitt has congratulated an innovative Mackay business on helping the local mining industry improve its bottom line and taking its advanced mining...

Re-born copper mine gains red tape reduction

A revived copper mine has gained special status to cut red tape and create hundreds of jobs in north-west Queensland. Minister for State Development Dr Anthony Lynham today granted prescribed project...

Queensland sandstone colouring the world

Central Queensland’s uniquely coloured sandstone is a hot commodity, with Rockhampton’s Capricorn Sandstone Quarries fielding orders from around the globe. Potential buyers from Malaysia and India...

$3 million Coomera dredge facility creates jobs

Construction of the Coomera Dredged Sediment Management Facility  is due to start construction in June with first use later this year and is expected to bring jobs to the region. The facility has...

Rare mineral discovery Qld

Geologists have unearthed evidence that suggests Queensland may be sitting on a treasure trove of rare minerals that underpin 21st century technologies and laying undiscovered in the remote North...

Big mining project approval from NT Govt

More than 650 construction and operations jobs could be created following the awarding of “major project status” to KGL Resources Limited’s $190 million Jervois Copper-Silver-Gold Project. The mine...

Stocks 2017 – Mining at the top

Investors are showing a liking for growing numbers of mining stocks listing on the Australian stock market and there are high hopes for medical marijuana plays too, a new report shows. Ten of the 26...

CQ miner slammed as 100+ workers stood down unpaid

A BLACKWATER mining company that has left more than 100 workers in limbo for the next two months has been warned to start putting its employees well being first. Federal Opposition leader Bill...

Australia to export uranium to India

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced Australia will begin exporting uranium to India “as soon as possible”. He held talks Monday with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi during...