Staff Reporter
A large-scale battery energy storage facility with a total delivery capacity of up to 150 megawatts AC and 300 megawatt-hours is moving through federal environmental referral processes in the Upper Hunter, creating defined opportunities for construction, electrical, grid connection and long-term operations contractors.
A Definitive Feasibility Study (DFS) for an advanced open-pit silver project on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula is progressing with revised pit optimisation and metallurgical work, creating scope for mining, processing, engineering and service contracts as the proponent targets completion in the first half of 2026.
A large-scale gold-copper development in Western Australia’s Paterson Province is progressing through pre-feasibility workstreams, creating early engagement opportunities for mining, engineering, drilling, environmental and infrastructure service providers.
A capital-intensive open pit gold development in Western Australia’s Great Southern region is progressing toward a mid-2026 final investment decision, underpinned by a A$354 million pre-production capital estimate.
A multi-deposit copper-gold development in the Mount Isa region of north-west Queensland, backed by binding toll treatment and offtake agreements and targeting first production from open pits in late 2026, is progressing through pre-feasibility and creating procurement opportunities across mining, civil, haulage and technical services.
A large-scale onshore gas development in Queensland’s Southern Bowen Basin is progressing through concurrent upstream and pipeline front-end engineering design, creating near-term opportunities for drilling, pipeline, processing, electrical, civil and operations contractors as east coast gas supply shortfalls emerge later this decade.
A large-scale gold mining development in Western Australia’s Kalgoorlie Goldfields is advancing toward a Definitive Feasibility Study, with more than AUD 180 million in pre-production capital identified and multiple packages emerging for mining, processing, infrastructure and services suppliers.
A high-grade underground gold development in Western Australia’s Mid West has entered continuous 24-hour mining operations, advancing early works ahead of a planned Final Investment Decision and opening near-term opportunities for mining, processing, infrastructure, power, camp and logistics suppliers.
A major new energy-storage development in Far North Queensland is advancing through approvals, presenting opportunities for contractors and suppliers across civil works, electrical installation, transport logistics, and works to occur on a 31-hectare site near Tully.
A major underground mining extension in north-west New South Wales is advancing through the approvals process, creating upcoming opportunities for suppliers of underground equipment, drilling services, civil works, geotechnical support, water-management solutions and workforce services, with capex not disclosed.
