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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Less dust and more lung checks for Queensland resources workers
Slashed mine dust limits and free, mandatory lung health checks are now in place to protect Queensland’s mine and quarry workers.
The mandatory health checks already in place for coal mine workers have
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Billion-dollar coal mine one step closer
A $1.5 billion coal mining project in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, which could provide up to 2350 jobs, has been declared a coordinated project.
The Valeria coal mine could deliver 1400 construction jobs
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Plant maintenance contract worth $100M awarded
Rio Tinto has awarded a major contract fixed plant maintenance services worth more than $100 million at its West Angelas iron ore mine.
Monadelphous will supply and install structural, mechanical, piping
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Polyurethane skirting outlasts the competition
A major iron ore mine has run a side by side test to find an alternative to its current skirting and was so impressed by one solution, it changed its specifications across the site.
The mine was determined
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New inspectors and safety reset implemented on QLD mines
The Queensland Government has appointed three additional mine inspectors and another chief inspector as the resources industry responds to recent mine-related tragedies.
Mines and quarries in the state
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BHP’s long-term Pilbara plan approved
BHP’s 50 to 100-year strategic vision for the Pilbara, which includes the creations of tens of thousands of jobs, has been approved by the Western Australian Government.
The company’s Pilbara Expansion
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Doral buys MZI’s mineral sands mine, saving jobs
MZI Resources has agreed to sell its Keysbrook mineral sands mine in Western Australia to Doral Mineral Sands, securing jobs.
WA-based Doral, a subsidiary of Japanese company Iwatani, is a producer of
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Cataby mineral sands mine officially opens in WA
A $275 million mineral sands mine has been officially opened and is expected to sustain 600 ongoing jobs over its 13-year mine life.
Iluka Resources and Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan opened the
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Rio Tinto mine expansion approved by EPA
Rio Tinto has been given the greenlight by the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to expand the West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara, Western Australia.
The Environment Minister’s recommendation
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