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Clive Palmer to Construct New Queensland Coal Loading Facility

Clive Palmer, the mining magnate plans to construct a new coal loading facility north of Abbot Point in Queensland. The new facility will be able to handle 40 million tonnes a year. This would transform the area into one...

From BHP Billiton Plc 12 Jul 2010

West Kentucky Mine Had Inadequate Roof Control Plan

The Energy and Environment Cabinet on Wednesday said that the West Kentucky underground coal mine which collapsed killing two miners did not have an adequate roof control plan. The mine was operated by Webster County Coa...

7 Jul 2010

Xstrata Re-Ignites Wandoan Coal Programme

The recent decision to scrap the proposed RSPT and the introduction of the revised MRRT has lead Swiss mining company Xstrata to restart work on the Wandoan Coal mine. The planned $6 billion coal mine including exploration activities are now back on track.

7 Jul 2010

Bob Brown Lobbies Against Proposed Mine at Felton, QLD

The Australian Greens leader Bob Brown is due to visit a southwest Queensland community on Tuesday in regard to a resource project which has been earmarked on prime agricultural land at Felton. The Friends of Felton lobb...

6 Jul 2010

Macarthur Coal Upgrades Profit Forecast

Macarthur Coal Ltd has had a good year and this reflects in its revised full year profit forecast.

5 Jul 2010

Simon Crean Defends Original RSPT

Simon Crean the former trade minister and now minister for employment, workplace relations and education defended the controversial mining tax RSPT saying that in talks with overseas trade groups and financiers Mr. Crean...

From BHP Billiton Plc 5 Jul 2010

Centennial Coal Welcomes Banpu Take Over Move

Centennial Coal seems to be amongst the first beneficiaries of the new revised mining tax of the Australian government.

From Centennial Coal Company Limited 5 Jul 2010

Asciano Secures Large Coal Haulage Contract with Middlemount

Asciano has secured a $320 million contract with Middlemount Coal for the next ten years. This will be for moving as much as 3 million tons of coal per annum in Queensland from January 2012 onwards.

4 Jul 2010

Aussie Mining Giants Happy with New Tax Proposal

The big mining companies in Australia have been expressing their approval of the government's cut in the proposed Resources Super Profits Tax. The new compromise tax has been redesigned and renamed under Prime Minste...

From Fortescue Metals Group Ltd 4 Jul 2010

Out With RSPT and in With Minerals Resources Rent Tax

In a major breakthrough for the Australian government, Prime Minister Julia Gillard managed to reach an agreement with the mining industry. The 40% tax proposed by Mr. Kevin Rudd on all resources has been modified to a 3...

From BHP Billiton Plc 4 Jul 2010