Open pit and underground mining contracts and orders for key long-lead items are expected this month for Sandfire Resources' $400 million DeGrussa Copper-Gold Project in the Mid West.
BHP Mitsui Coal Pty Ltd (BMC) has awarded Leighton Contractors a three-year contract extension worth $225 million to continue contract mining services at the Poitrel mine.
The Queensland Coordinator-General has called for public comment on the proposed $1 billion coal export terminal on Balaclava Island near Port Alma, about 40 km north of Gladstone.
A decision on the best development option for Minemakers' proposed Wonarah Phosphate Project near Tennant Creek will become clearer in the second quarter of 2011.
A decision is expected this month on Aston Resources' environmental approval application for its Maules Creek project, according to a NSW departmental planner.
