Austral Resources is continuing to progress the restart of its Rocklands copper operation in North West Queensland, with a 4.75MW SAG mill expected on site next month and refurbishment works remaining on schedule and within budget. The company has appointed GR Engineering Services to complete engineering design and construction of front-end modifications at the processing […]

Some of Queensland’s oldest mining districts are attracting renewed attention as explorers revisit historical workings with fresh thinking, modern technology and a completely different view of what makes a project valuable. Green & Gold Minerals is doing exactly that at Copper Hills near Herberton, where drilling is now underway to test a mineralised system that […]

For many mining projects, the journey from discovery to development can take years of planning, studies and approvals before meaningful progress becomes visible. For QMines, that journey is now moving into a new phase. The company is rapidly advancing the Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for its Mount Chalmers Copper and Gold Project near Rockhampton, with […]

The days of the single resource operation are coming to an end, according to Austral Resources Australia chairman David Newling. Mr Newling pointed out at the company’s AGM today that Austral Resources (ASX: AR1) was the only miner in the North-West Queensland area with a substantial toll treatment offer. Austral has the Mount Kelly oxide […]

QMines has reported bonanza gold and silver results from assays from the Vein 355 prospect at the Mount Mackenzie project in Central Queensland. Results from diamond hole MMDD010 include 1m at 108.0g/t gold and 61.9g/t silver from 11m downhole and 1m at 94.30g/t gold and 77.9g/t silver from 20m. The company said also that reprocessing […]

Green & Gold Minerals (ASX:GG1) has reported further high-grade gold results from recent drilling at Mount Wandoo, within its Chillagoe gold project. Mount Wandoo boasts an existing inferred JORC mineral resource estimate of 32,400oz gold and 387,000oz silver, and Green & Gold is looking to rapidly expand that and conduct mining studies. Related: Green & Gold Minerals […]

North-West Queensland copper producer Austral Resources Australia has reported a high-grade copper strike in the first drillhole at the Snow Queen prospect, 60km west of its Rocklands processing plant. The results included 4m at 15.98 per cent copper (from 38m), including 4m at 15.98 per cent. Final assay results are still pending, including for gold […]

North-West Queensland copper producer Austral Resources Australia has locked in the third pillar of its revitalisation strategy with the settlement of its Lady Loretta acquisition from Glencore. Acquisition of the now mothballed zinc mine boosts Austral’s tenure position surrounding its Lady Annie mine, delivering a near-term ore source in the form of a planned pit […]

Alma Metals (ASX: ALM) has completed an oversubscribed share placement to raise $4.0 million to advance the Briggs copper project in Central Queensland. The company said the proceeds would primarily fund drilling, targeting resource growth and inferred-to-indicated resource conversion to support the pre-feasibility study, plus metallurgical test work and environmental baseline surveys. “This oversubscribed placement reflects […]

As critical minerals processing and large-scale renewable energy projects continue to gain momentum across Queensland, attention is turning to what these developments mean for the supply chain and where the real procurement opportunities sit. Projects such as Queensland Magnesia’s (QMAG) advancement of magnesium production from magnesite tailings, supported through the Queensland Government’s Collaborative Development Program, […]

Queensland’s resource and supply chain sector gathered in force at last week’s Connecting Industry Luncheon, featuring a project update from QMines Limited and its leadership team. Held in Gladstone, the luncheon brought together contractors, suppliers, consultants, local government representatives and industry stakeholders to hear directly from QMines Founder and Executive Chairman Andrew Sparke, alongside Non-Executive […]

Mining company QMines will provide an update on its Mt Chalmers copper and gold project, located 17km east of Rockhampton, at a Connecting Industry Luncheon being held in Gladstone on Wednesday, 18 February. The Mt Chalmers Project is progressing through key development stages and is strategically positioned within Central Queensland’s established mining corridor, close to […]

QMines says it has delineated multiple kilometre-scale gold–silver anomalies at the Mount Mackenzie project in Central Queensland. The company has been doing its homework on the latest addition to its Rockhampton region copper-gold portfolio. This includes reprocessing and interpreting 3114 historical soil samples, with the outcomes supporting the view that mineralisation at Mount Mackenzie forms […]

Queensland’s energy and infrastructure boom is unlocking a new wave of procurement and partnership opportunities and Downer is inviting the supply chain to get involved. At the next Connecting Industry Luncheon in Gladstone on Wednesday, 12 November, Downer’s Energy and Industrial – East general manager Mitch Warrener (pictured), will share how one of Australia’s leading […]

With Queensland’s new Energy Plan set to be unveiled just two days later, the state’s resource sector will get an early glimpse of what lies ahead at an industry event in Gladstone next week. Held on the 8th of October, the Connecting Industry Luncheon will feature the Hon. Dale Last MP, Queensland’s Minister for Natural […]

Queensland’s Toondoon Kaolin Project is one step closer to becoming a reality, with Zeotech proving its flagship product at commercial scale in a landmark demonstration that could reshape the future of concrete. Drawing directly from Toondoon’s ultra-pure kaolin resource near Mundubbera, Zeotech poured more than 100 cubic metres of concrete – 17 truckloads – using […]

Zeotech has inked a significant direct shipping ore (DSO) offtake deal with an international trading house in China for kaolin from its Toondoon project. The committed volumes would position Zeotech as one of the leading global suppliers of DSO kaolin, company chief executive officer James Marsh said. And he said the early cash flows would […]

Last week’s Connecting Industry Luncheon brought together more than 150 industry representatives from across Queensland’s resource, construction and energy sectors to hear firsthand updates from the Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC) and the Capricornia Pumped Hydro Project. Katie-Anne Mulder, Chief Executive Officer of QREC, opened the luncheon with insights into Queensland’s renewable energy future. As […]

Queensland’s energy transition is creating a wave of commercial opportunity and the businesses that act now will be the ones who benefit most. The Queensland Renewable Energy Council (QREC) will headline the Connecting Industry Luncheon on Tuesday, August 20, at the Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre, in an event focused on accelerating supply chain opportunities and […]

A landmark renewable energy storage project proposed for Central Queensland will be in the spotlight at the upcoming Connecting Industry Luncheon on August 20, as project CEO John Carr presents an update on the Capricornia Pumped Hydro Project. The proposed 750MW, 12GWh pumped hydro facility, known officially as the Capricornia Energy Hub, will be located […]