Resources surge with renewed confidence and increased exploration, says QEC
Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the release of the annual QEC Scorecard capped off a strong year for resources.
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Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the release of the annual QEC Scorecard capped off a strong year for resources.
The investment in the project is a sign of the strength of the Queensland resources sector.
The Queensland and Australian economies will benefit from thousands of new regional jobs and long-term investment in the mine and rail infrastructure.
This is an important milestone that will help create new opportunities for trade and investment between Australia and India.
Queensland’s resources sector continues to drive jobs growth and investment in communities with a AUS$62.9 billion contribution to the state’s economy in 2017 - 2018, Ian Macfarlane, Chief Executive of the Queensland Resources Council, (QRC), said yesterday.
The QRC has welcomed the Land Court’s decision on New Hope’s New Acland Stage 3 mine expansion near Toowoomba.
Students came up with a magnetic track to transport coal, a helmet with a range of sensors to ensure miners are safe and easily contacted, and a wristband that measures their health while underground.
The new mine lease is set to create 350 ongoing local jobs in Bowen Basin communities.
Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane has issued a statement following the Supreme Court of Queensland’s decision to dismiss Aurizon’s legal challenge to the draft coal rail network decision.
That growth has come mostly from the commodities that make Queensland a resources powerhouse – coal and gas.
Xenith Consulting Pty Ltd has provided Whitehaven Coal Limited with a coal resource estimate for its Winchester South project.
Wandoan coal project has worked with QMEA and schools in the region for over five years, and supports the idea of teachers collaborating for better student outcomes.