Australia coal news

Indonesian coal exports rose sharply in December 2020, with shipments to China reaching an all-time high, reports Argus Media.

The Queensland Resources Council will ask the State government to provide certainty around the process required to approve an expansion of New Hope Group’s New Acland coal mine.

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the appointment of a dedicated Shadow Minister for Queensland Resources in Queensland Senator Murray Watt.

DRA Global has won its second major contract on Bravus Mining & Resources’ Carmichael Project, delivering the AUS$140 million coal preparation plant, where the coal is processed and prepared for transport.

World Coal Association member Yancoal, the operator of Premier Coal, has opened Lake Kepwari, near Collie in Western Australia, 50 years after opencast mining operations started at the site.

Exploration activity across coal, petroleum, gold and copper deposits in Queensland continues to rise despite COVID and a drop in coal and petroleum prices, Queensland Exploration Council (QEC) Chair, Kim Wainwright, has said.

Bravus Mining and Resources has begun laying its 200 km railway line in Central Queensland at the Carmichael Project.

NRW Holdings Ltd has advised that its wholly owned subsidiary Golding Contractors Pty Ltd will provide additional fleets to Coronado Curragh’s Curragh Main coal mine.

More than 2000 people are now working at Bravus Mining and Resources’ Carmichael Project in Central Queensland.

The Queensland Resources Council has welcomed the Queensland Investment Corp.’s commitment to take a 9.9% stake in the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal near Mackay.