Rail freight giant QR National has signed an agreement to construct the $900 million Wiggins Island Rail Project (WIRP) to a new export terminal at Gladstone.
Asset service manager and Projectory subscriber UGL has secured more $400 million in new works and contract extensions with clients in oil and gas, coal and alumina.
A major construction, mining and services contractor has been awarded a $222 million contract extension to continue mining operations at a coal mine in New South Wales.
Projectory is investigating a report about Chinese coke producer Meijin Energy planning to build a $3 billion thermal coal mine in in Queensland's Galilee Basin.
Xstrata Coal has flagged its intentions with Federal environmental authorities to expand its open cut thermal coal mine at Rolleston, 275km to the west of Gladstone.
