The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $4 million support towards a feasibility study into the construction of a 330 MW pumped storage hydroelectric power plant at the disused...
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Rio Tinto will expand output from one of the world’s premier bauxite deposits following approval of the $1.9 billion Amrun project. Amrun involves the construction of a bauxite mine and associated...
An advertisement in a statewide rural publication represents “tangible evidence of successful coexistence” between the gas industry and landholders, according to Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham. The...
A new gas pipeline to Mount Isa from the Northern Territory is a vital shot in the arm for jobs and economic development in the north west. The Northern Territory Government announced yesterday that...
QGC has announced a two-year $1.7 billion development of its natural gas tenements, west of Wandoan, to support gas production, which is expected to create 1600 jobs for the region. The company...
India will soon become the number one importer of coal, which will set Queensland up as a premium supplier of its lower emission coal, according to a report released by the International Energy...
A six-point plan would ensure Queensland’s resources sector is globally competitive and well-positioned to take advantage of the next upturn in demand, according to Queensland Resources Council chief...
Premier Coal’s Collie mine is under investigation due to five separate fires involving trucks and machinery in the past three weeks. Department of Mines and Petroleum Resources Safety Division...
The family of anti-CSG farmer George Bender have responded to a statement released by the Queensland Resources Council yesterday, which said the farmers death had been “hijacked” by...
With the Alpha Coal Project plagued by the constant protesting of activists and green groups, the Queensland Resources Council is urging the government to close legal loopholes. Seven years after the...
