Australia coal news

A proposed Maroon Fund, which is supported by the Queensland Resources Council, has reportedly generated US$491 million worth of funding requests for community programmes and initiatives.

Tlou Energy has completed an equity placement to Sophisticated Investors totalling approximately AUS$1.2 million.

Reynolds Soil Technologies (RST) launches a new formula to manage dust, erosion and sediment in mines.

The project must now meet further stringent conditions of approval from the Commonwealth before it can begin producing coal.

CSIRO and Geoscience Australia’s recent assessment of the Carmichael project clears the way for the Queensland Government to finalise the remaining approvals.

The groundwater management plan approval is another milestone in the Carmichael coal project’s almost nine year approval process.

Stanmore Coal and its principal contractor Golding have partnered to develop a local housing allowance policy, aimed at encouraging a ‘live local’ option for employees of its Isaac Plains complex.

The Coal Council of Australia is urging the Commonwealth and Queensland governments to clear all outstanding regulatory hurdles to allow the Carmichael project to proceed.

Stanmore Coal has contributed funding towards Moranbah State School’s (Queensland) STEM programme, which is aimed at helping to prepare its students for jobs in science, technology, engineering and maths.

Strong global demand for Queensland’s high quality resources has enabled the industry to get on with creating jobs.