The country’s newest metallurgical coal mine is to be officially opened today (Friday 19Apr). Pembroke Resources chief executive officer Barry Tudor. With more than 500 million tonnes of reserves and up to 79 years of mine life, stage one of the Olive Downs complex is delivering six million tonnes of run-of-mine coal a year. Main image: The […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Olive Downs officially opened, next stage touted appeared first on iQ I ..read more

A better third quarter stemmed the outgoing tide for BHP on its Bowen Basin coal sites. BHP closed up one and half percent to $45.09 on ASX trade yesterday. Wet weather and safety incidents resulted in a 16 percent drop in year-to-date production and a rise in unit costs for BHP’s metallurgical coal production. The […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Q3 turnaround for BHP on its Bowen Basin coal sites appeared first on iQ Industry Queensland ..read more

Bowen Rail Companyhas signed up as the new naming rights sponsor of this year’s Whitsundays Don River Dash 300 offroad race.  The Don River Dash 300 is a two-day offroad race that sees motorbikes, buggies and trophy trucks tackle a rugged ‘desert. style course through the dry riverbed of Bowen’s Don River.  The event injects […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Bowen boosts Don Dash appeared first on iQ Industry Queensland ..read more

A significant resource estimate has been announced for the unmined and down dip Burton seam within the historic North and South pit area, in the central part of the Burton Downs Project owned by the Lenton Joint Venture. The additional coal resource of 45MT takes the total Butron Coal Resource up to 110 Mt including […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Burton Downs Project keeps giving for owners appeared first on iQ Industry Queensland ..read more

Safework Australia (SWA) is highlighting Sunday 28 April 2024 as World Day for Safety and Health at Work (World Day) and Workers’ Memorial Day. SWA says the latest data shows 195 workers in Australia were fatally injured at work in 2022.  It says this ‘amplifies the importance’ of increasing awareness around work health and safety […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Promotion to decrease injuries at work appeared first on iQ Industry Queensland ..read more

Opposition has united against a plan to use the Great Artesian Basin as a carbon capture and storage vessel. Swiss multinational Glencore was given approval by the former Federal LNP Government to inject carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power station into one of the Great Artesian Basin’s aquifers.  It was highlighted recently by Member for […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Opposition unites against carbon capture and storage appeared first on iQ In ..read more

Geoscience has a wicked HR problem.  While females are coming to the profession, they’re not staying. It is a central concern for Dr Janelle Kerr from the Geological Survey of Queensland (GSQ). Dr Kerr has been in the department for 13 years helping develop pre-competitive geoscience. Related: Prominent females CEOs in the mining industry Geoscience […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Geoscience’s wicked HR problem appeared first on iQ Industry Queens ..read more

There’s nothing subtle about the upcoming lecture hosted by the NQ Branch of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AUSIMM). The distinguished lecture: Mining projects: Successes and failures – root causes and remedies addresses the big issues.  Main image: Brumadinho Dam Failure in Brazil where 270 lives were lost and more than 12 million […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Mining projects: Successes and failures – root causes and remed ..read more

Member for Kennedy Bob Katter is continuing to take it up to Swiss minerals trader Glencore, this time over a carbon capture project. Glencore was given approval by the former Federal LNP Government to inject carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power station into one of the Great Artesian Basin’s aquifers.  Related: Carbon capture key path […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Katter takes on Glencore over carbon capture project appeared first on iQ Indust ..read more

If developing a critical minerals industry was mountain climbing then we have Everest in Nepal, The Eiger in Switzerland and K2 in China to tackle in succession and in quick time. The challenges have been set out by the head of one of the premier metallurgical companies in Australia. Core Resources director Jon Loraine. Core […] Thank-you for your interest in iQ Industry Queensland. We invite you to purchase a registration through iQ Industry Queensland to get the most out of the service. The post Steep climb to critical minerals production appeared first on iQ Industry Queensland ..read more