Xstrata has approved the start of an $47m pre-feasibility study into the development of a large multi-commodity open pit mine on its existing Mount Isa Mines footprint.
Joe Gutnick's proposed $800m Paradise South Phosphate Project near Mt Isa has progressed following lodgement of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the project.
An alliance between Viento Group, Icon Resources, Resolve Geo and Australian Minerals and Mining Group has formed to develop an iron ore project in North-west Queensland.