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Capricorn Copper is keen to add cobalt to its product line after modelling proving the extent of the resource at its copper operation, 125km north of Mount Isa.

The Bradfield Scheme is back on the agenda.

The first plan was drafted by Queensland engineer John Bradfield in 1938 with the aim to capture water from north Queensland rivers and irrigate areas west of the Great Dividing Range.

New interest partly in supplying gas for the domestic market is being matched with exploration opportunities in Queensland.

Australia already has more LNG production capacity than former leader Qatar and has actually shipped more LNG on occasional months over the past year.

Queensland’s oil and gas industry contributed approximately $54.5 billion to the state’s economy in the past seven years, according to a report.

The ramp-up of North-West Queensland’s Dugald River mine has continued successfully, with a record 47,296 tonnes of zinc in zinc concentrate produced last quarter, MMG says.

The natural gas industry contributed about $55 billion to Queensland’s economy over a seven year period, according to a new report.

Gas and oil giant Santos will pay more than $2 billion to acquire ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia business.

Senex Energy has achieved first gas production at Project Atlas in the Surat Basin. The Project Atlas drilling campaign commenced in August 2019 and Senex says 11 wells are complete out of about 60 planned wells.

A zinc upsurge in North West Queensland and the continued climb in Australian gold prices are among the highlights of the latest resources industry report card.

Sugar giant, Wilmar Sugar Australia is seeking five engineering graduates to work across its four Queensland milling regions from next year.

The Ardmore phosphate project south of Mount Isa has reached a milestone, with a 70-tonnes-per-hour processing plant fully assembled on site.

Hammer Metals has discovered a new zone of mineralisation at its Mount Philp project south-east of Mount Isa.

The market outlook for six critical minerals identified as holding significant potential for Australia has been examined in a new report prepared by the Office of the Chief Economist.

CS Energy has named Downer EDI as preferred contractor for its overhaul and capital works program over the next five years at its Callide and Kogan Creek power stations.

Downer Group has invested in Carlson high-precision machine guidance solutions to be deployed across four mine sites in Australia.

Perth-based Greenpower Energy has acquired a package of former gold mines in North Queensland in a deal with Q-Generate.

Agripower Australia’s new $52 million fertiliser plant at Charters Towers is up and running as orders roll in from domestic and international customer

It has been dubbed ‘The Smurf’ – a big blue Komatsu excavator painted to support a worthy cause – Beyond Blue.

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It is a step ahead in work being done under the Memorandum of Understanding with Comet Ridge and Vintage Energy to connect their tenements to gas markets.

Leading construction materials companies have united in Queensland to advocate for reforms of the existing quarry approvals system.

Hammer Metals has completed the sale of its 75 per cent interest in the Millennium cobalt project to joint venture partner Global Energy Metals Corporation.