INDUSTRY NEWS, PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Here you’ll find recent updates from key contributors including the Queensland Exploration Council, Queensland Resources Council, the Queensland Government through the Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy and Trade and Investment Queensland. You will also find useful reports, fact sheets, briefings and opinion pieces from key players within industry including the companies that provide professional services to the resources sector in Queensland. Settle in, read on and learn more about resources exploration in Queensland.
The future of exploration (by explorers)
Industry consultants Wood Mackenzie have released the results of their annual Exploration Survey. The industry has had its say on all things exploration, from budgets and technology to portfolios and peers. To read the report, [...]
How drones are changing mining
This video insight from BHP.
Wave of junior metals explorers set to launch
Credit: Stockhead 2019 proved to be a pretty strong year for ASX debutantes, and many investors are keeping an eye out for new opportunities. Activity last year spanned a range of industries, although the resources [...]
New economy mineral focus
A new funding round has opened under Queensland’s Collaborative Exploration Initiative, targeting projects in North and North West Queensland. This round encourages the exploration of new economy minerals including cobalt, gallium, germanium, graphite, indium, lithium, manganese, molybdenum, [...]
Collaborative exploration grants open
Applications are now open for the next round of Queensland Government CEI grants as part of the New Economy Minerals Initiative (NEMI). This round encourages the exploration of new economy minerals in Queensland. Eligible new economy [...]
Encouraging news for Castillo Copper
Castillo Copper has delved into historical data for its Mount Oxide project, revealing intercepts of up to 28.4 per cent copper from a supergene ore body. The review of data for the Big One deposit and [...]
Trends in exploration
If you missed Melbourne's IMARC Conference in October, the following presentation will be of interest. Trends in Exploration by Richard Schodde, Managing Director of MineEx Consulting provides a high-level overview of the general trends for [...]
Exploration drilling demand strong going into 2020
A strong outlook for gold and battery-material metals such as vanadium and cobalt are driving high demand for North Queensland drilling services, according to Eagle Drilling NQ general manager Sally Forgan. Ms Forgan expects the [...]
Feature article – Mining data for profit
Reprinted with permission (and thanks) to The Courier-Mail and Glen Norris (November 29 2019)
Queensland stepping on the gas
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the partnership between Brisbane-based Armour Energy and Santos through the South Nicholson Basin Farmin Agreement. QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said diversity in the State’s gas industry leads [...]
$6m exploration deal for Hammer’s Mount Isa Project
Hammer Metals has entered a joint venture deal which will see Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) invest up to $6 million in a cluster of its North West Queensland projects. The JV [...]
J-Power backs Kidston pumped storage project
INDUSTRY QUEENSLAND reports: J-Power has recommitted to the Kidston pumped storage hydro project, signing a new memorandum of understanding with project proponent Genex Power. “We are delighted that J-Power has shown faith in Genex and [...]
Born from mining
Innovation born from the mining industry is leading to exciting advances further afield, ranging from explosives detection to aerospace manufacturing and better community engagement. To read more, click here.
New investment will further open North West Minerals Province
(Media Release) The hunt is on for resources jobs of the future, as the Palaszczuk Government sinks $13.8 million into finding the minerals needed for advanced electronics and renewable technologies. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the [...]
North Queensland rail incentive scheme unveiled
Industry Queensland reports: The State Government has finalised guidelines around an $80 million incentive scheme for commercial freight users on the Mount Isa Line. In Mount Isa for a Cabinet meeting, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said [...]
Robots kicking goals for Queensland
When Brisbane mechanical engineer Jeff Sterling founded Universal Fields Robots his goal was to bring fully-autonomous robots with industrial-scale capabilities to the marketplace. In 2019 – with the latest addition to the company’s prize cupboard [...]
Kidston Hub taking shape in North Queensland
Genex Power is focused on innovative clean energy generation and electricity storage with a development pipeline of up to 770MW of renewable energy generation and storage projects, underpinned by the Kidston Clean Energy Hub in [...]
Critical minerals – US supply chain report
Australia is well placed to provide critical minerals for the industrial development and technology needs of manufacturing economies. Australia possesses some of the world’s largest recoverable reserves of cobalt, lithium, manganese, tantalum, tungsten and zirconium. [...]
Bowen Basin gas deal for NQ battery chemicals plant
Blue Energy has signed a non-binding MoU with Queensland Pacific Metals, proponents of the Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub (TECH) project. The news comes one month after Blue Energy signed an MOU with North Queensland Gas Pipeline [...]
8 Mile yields promising gold results for Metal Bank
Metal Bank says a large gold system is emerging at its 8 Mile Project, near Queensland’s Mt Rawdon mine. The company has received results from a reverse circulation and diamond drilling program designed to investigate near-surface gold [...]
New petroleum exploration areas released
The Queensland Government has released 10 new areas across a total of 33,177 km2 via competitive tender for petroleum and gas exploration. These areas are located in Queensland’s Bowen, Surat, Adavale, Galilee and Millungera basins. [...]
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
The Queensland Resources and Exploration Gateway (QUREX) is created and managed by the Queensland Exploration Council and is a collaboration with the Queensland Government.
Launched in 2010 as a not-for-profit initiative of the Queensland Resources Council, the Queensland Exploration Council focuses on investment attraction initiatives that showcase Queensland as a leading investment destination.
The Queensland Resources and Exploration Gateway is supported by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Trade and Investment Queensland and the office of the Queensland Resources Commissioner.