Queensland coal news

The QRC has welcomed the Land Court’s decision on New Hope’s New Acland Stage 3 mine expansion near Toowoomba.

Students came up with a magnetic track to transport coal, a helmet with a range of sensors to ensure miners are safe and easily contacted, and a wristband that measures their health while underground.

The new mine lease is set to create 350 ongoing local jobs in Bowen Basin communities.

Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane has issued a statement following the Supreme Court of Queensland’s decision to dismiss Aurizon’s legal challenge to the draft coal rail network decision.

That growth has come mostly from the commodities that make Queensland a resources powerhouse – coal and gas.

Xenith Consulting Pty Ltd has provided Whitehaven Coal Limited with a coal resource estimate for its Winchester South project.

Wandoan coal project has worked with QMEA and schools in the region for over five years, and supports the idea of teachers collaborating for better student outcomes.

Strong demand for skills in the Bowen Basin would create new opportunities and jobs for workers from the Hail Creek mine.

Progress is being made to contain the impacts of the fire at the North Goonyella coal mine.

Initial steps taken to extinguish the fire and contain impacts at Peabody's North Goonyella mine have yielded visible results.