The Mining Advocate
Yellowcake dreaming
A change of government has uranium advocates predicting a reversal of Queensland's mining ban, paving the way for key projects in north and north-west Queensland. More...
Coal adds spark to north-west
As Guildford Coal targets a 2015 start date for coal exports from its 1.6 billion-tonne deposit just north of Hughenden, local communities are starting to feel the revitalising benefits of the region's new resource industry. More...
Grin and bare it
Queensland resources industry members raised a record $500,000-plus in the Leukaemia Foundation's Mining and Energy Challenge this year, with a now beard-free Michael Roche from the sector's peak body leading by example for the charity shave-off. More...
Zipping into zinc
Xstrata Zinc is on an unprecedented growth path in Australia, with Mount Isa taking a starring role in the company's expansion plans and bumper capital works budget. More...
Engineers on the wing
A pilot's licence is part of the job for a handful of the engineers at Barcaldine-based George Bourne and Associates, who take to the air to cover projects from Burketown south to Birdsville and beyond. More... |
