Construction work on a $46 million redevelopment of the Thursday Island Hospital and healthcare centre is exepected to create about 50 jobs as it gets under way next week. Principal contractor Hutchinson Builders has been on Thursday Island since mid-March and has completed preli...
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Vecco Group has made the final investment decision to construct a $25 million vanadium battery electrolyte manufacturing plant in Brisbane. The company holds the Debella vanadium and HPA (high purity alumina) project north of Julia Creek in North-West Queensland, which it aims to bring online to feed the plant in about two years. The manufacturing… ...
A recent geophysical survey has proven to be good news for Rockfire Resources and its Copper Dome project in Central Queensland. The company said the helicopter survey had returned a much larger target than previously thought at the porphyry copper project. Rockfire Resources said the revised target, based on the new survey information, had increased… ...
Establishing a hydrogen fuel cell-based powertrain for heavy-duty mobility within the mining sector is the aim of a new consortium. The Hydra Consortium is the result of a joint initiative between leading research organisation Mining3 and low-carbon energy and services provider ENGIE. The consortium says validation of a business case for the powertrain would enable… ...
A new rescue winder designed to extract workers from underground mines is set to go on show at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference at the Gold Coast in August in its public debut. The industry-funded Queensland Mines Rescue Service is working with Becker Mining Systems to fine tune communications for the device. QMRS… ...
Aeon Metals has dumped its previous processing strategy for Walford Creek, sending prefeasibility work for the copper-cobalt mine on a new trajectory. It comes after an independent review of the key metallurgical elements of the Walford Creek prefeasibility study (PFS), initiated by interim chief executive officer and managing director Fred Hess. Dr Hess, previously a… ...
Genex Power has flagged it is on track to start construction this month and reach financial close in May on the $777 million Kidston pumped hydro project. It has executed all outstanding financing documentation, including closing on a $610 million loan through the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF). Genex chief executive officer James Harding. Expected… ...
Stanmore Coal plans to restart mining at the Millennium and Mavis Downs mine complex within months after reaching a deal to buy the site from Peabody Energy Australia. Stanmore, in joint venture with M Resources, has executed agreements to acquire the assets for an upfront payment of $1.25 million plus royalties. It said the restart… ...
Whitehaven Coal is moving to the feasibility phase for its proposed Winchester South open-cut metallurgical coal mine, 30km south-east of Moranbah. The company said the project was continuing to progress through the Queensland Government’s Coordinated Project approval process, with the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) having been submitted to Queensland’s Office of Coordinator General in...
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