QR National has approved a $185 million expansion of the Goonyella coal rail network to support a major expansion of the Hay Point Coal Terminal, near Mackay.
BHP Billiton has approved three coal projects located in the Bowen Basin including the Daunia operation, the Broadmeadow mine and expansion of Hay Point Coal Terminal.
The North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation has engaged Aurecon Hatch to prepare a Port Development Master Plan to further expand the Port of Hay Point.
Metallica Minerals' subsidiary Oresome Australia has commenced the permitting and statutory approval processes for its Urquhart Point Heavy Mineral Sands (HMS) Project in Cape York.
Liquefied Natural Gas Limited (LNG) has signed a Pre-Front End Engineering Design (Pre-FEED) Study for part of its Gladstone LNG Project at Fisherman’s Landing, Port of Gladstone.