Up to $26 billion worth of new energy economy projects have been proposed in Queensland, driven by global demand for batteries.
The latest Chief
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Metso Outotec signs $30M ball mill upgrade contract
Metso Outotec has signed a $30 million (EUR 19 million) services contract to deliver four ball mill upgrade packages to a copper and gold mine in the Asia Pacific region.
The refurbishment project for
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New Shoemaker-Levy copper mine opens in Ravensthorpe
First Quantum Minerals (FQM) has opened the new Shoemaker-Levy mine at the company’s Ravensthorpe nickel-cobalt operations.
The Ravensthorpe facility is a laterite nickel operation producing around 30,000
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QLD copper mine waste could create cobalt
Cobalt, a key ingredient for battery technology, could be retrieved economically from old copper mine tailings.
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Queensland funds smelter and refinery jobs
A multi-million economic recovery boost will assist the ongoing operations of the Mount Isa copper smelter and the Townsville copper refinery, securing more than 1000 resource and manufacturing jobs.
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Queensland mine reforms take effect
New reforms that encourage new mines to be built, support old mines and toughen financial checks and balances on mining lease holders have taken effect in Queensland.
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Sandfire Resources makes $167M acquisition bid
Sandfire Resources has made a second acquisition bid for MOD Resources worth $167 million.
The acquisition would mean MOD’s assets would restock Sandfire with resources beyond the mine life of the DeGrussa
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Queensland boosts mineral exports by half a billion dollars
Freight charges will be discounted, and the Port of Townsville will get a new container terminal as part of the Queensland Government’s half a billion-dollar plan to boost mineral freight exports on
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Rock supply contract won for Port of Townsville upgrade
A multi-million-dollar rock supply contract has been awarded as part of the $193 million Port of Townsville Channel Upgrade Project.
Holcim will supply a significant portion of the rock required to build
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Australian resource export value expected to surge
Australia’s resources export values are expected to hit $278 billion in 2018–2019, a “sizeable upward revision” due to an improved outlook for iron ore, according to forecasts by chief economist
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