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Queensland to showcase critical minerals sector to international investors

Queensland Resources Minister Scott Stewart is set to lead a delegation of international investors and resources leaders on a tour that will showcase the state’s potential multi-billion dollar critical minerals sector. 

Komatsu commissions Australia’s first low-emission Tier 4 ultra-class mining truck

Industrial mining equipment manufacturer Komatsu has commissioned the first Tier 4 Final version of its 930E-5 ultra-class mining truck in Australia. Jason Arthur, Komatsu's National...

Australian Potash inks lucrative offtake agreement with leading European distributor

Minerals exploration company Australian Potash Limited (APC) has inked an offtake agreement with Germany’s HELM for the supply of 30,000 tonnes per annum of premium...

New gas supply deals a win for families, local manufacturing — AWU

The Australian Workers’ Union (AWU) has commended the Albanese government’s new deals with gas companies Woodside and Esso to supply the East Coast with gas, calling it a win for local manufacturing and households in the region. 

AWU to propose critical minerals export tax to foster onshore manufacturing

The Australian Workers’ Union is pushing a resolution that would establish a tax on unprocessed exports of critical minerals at the upcoming ALP National Conference. 

BHP and Tata team up to decarbonise steelmaking in India

BHP and India’s Tata Steel, one of the largest steel producers in the world, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly “study...

Study finds Qld coal mine methane emissions far higher than reported

A new study has found that methane emissions from an open-cut coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin could be up to eight times higher than previously reported. 

Isaac Downs mining project to provide hundreds of jobs to Bowen Basin

Stanmore Coal's $90 million Isaac Downs mining project is set to provide hundreds of jobs and a regional economic boost to Central Queensland, after...

Liontown inks spodumene offtake agreement with Tesla

Australian-based battery minerals company Liontown Resources has completed negotiations with electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla for the supply of spodumene concentrate from its flagship Kathleen...

Gold surge offsets easing export revenues in latest government forecast

Australia’s gold sector is helping to cushion the impact of lower revenues from resources and energy exports, according to the federal government’s latest quarterly report.
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