Coal mining news

Regional Queenslanders are fed up with activists who break the law to protest against new mines and infrastructure.

Organisations with a combined membership of 76 million are calling on insurance companies to publicly rule out support to build the Carmichael coal mine in Australia.

In place for a year, the pipeline is protecting the river Irwell by feeding polluted water flowing from an old adit – or mine entrance – in Bacup, Lancashire, into a treatment scheme further down the valley.

VDMA expects an increase of 12% to nearly €3.1 billion in 2018, with further growth expected for the coming year.

The company wants to progress Highthorn after it won a High Court action that quashes the previous rejection of planning application.

The Queensland Resources Council’s Chief Executive said that the resources sector contributed AUS$62.9 billion to the state’s economy in 2017 – 2018.

The mining equipment market is growing at 5% CAGR to reach US$95 billion by 2024.

Through the QMEA, the school worked with Downer professionals to deliver a 10 week Mining Grand Challenge, which was a masterclass in mining innovation and part of the Global Tropics Futures Program.

New data as revealed that Queensland’s commodities are at the heart of the generational mining windfall.

The meeting focused on solutions to various challenges, with an eye to improving the competitiveness, growth and transformation of the mining sector.