North West Queensland
North Queensland is set to benefit from a new gold, silver and copper mine, opened last week by Premier Campbell Newman.
Partners in a Queensland gold mine say they are on track to start production before the end of 2013, following the signing of a formal joint venture last week.
In what would be one of the most significant deals in Queensland’s coal history, a freight behemoth and Indian mining giant have announced a partnership that will see them build $6 billion worth of rail and port infrastructure for mining projects in Queensland.
Leighton Contractors has won a $63 million construction for a gas-fired power station in Queensland’s North West.
Production has started ahead of schedule at a $303 million mine in north west Queensland.
A new copper deposit has been discovered at a $217 million key mining project near Mt Isa in north west Queensland.
KBR has been awarded a power management services contract for the constuction of a $500 million power station in Queensland's north west.
Mining giant Xstrata is looking to recruit and contract locally as it begins operations on a new $124 million open cut mine in Queensland’s North West.
The proponent of a proposed $800 million phosphate project in north west Queensland has begun to issue tender packages.
Three mining companies have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of a multi user rail load-out facility at Cloncurry in Queensland.