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Queensland

Queensland is a state in north-eastern Australia, with its capital in Brisbane. It is the second-largest Australian state by area and the third-most populous, with a population of about five-million people. The state's economy is highly diversified, with dominant sectors including mining, agriculture, tourism, education and advanced manufacturing. Queensland is a major global producer of coal, accounting for a significant share of Australia's thermal and metallurgical coal exports, and also produces substantial quantities of base metals, including copper, zinc and lead. The state hosts significant uranium deposits, particularly in the north-west, though uranium mining has been subject to policy restrictions. Other key resources include bauxite, gold, silver and natural gas, with large coal-seam gas developments in the Surat and Bowen basins. Agriculture remains important, with cattle grazing, sugar cane, grain and horticulture contributing strongly to the rural economy. Queensland's ports, including Gladstone, Hay Point and Abbot Point, are critical infrastructure for bulk commodity exports to Asia. The state government has pursued economic diversification strategies, promoting renewable energy, hydrogen production and critical minerals development. Queensland was separated from New South Wales in 1859 and has since developed into one of Australia's most resource-rich and economically significant states.

Queensland News


Austral's Rocklands copper mine
Austral makes binding proposal to acquire Hammer Metals
3rd August 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

ASX-listed Austral Resources Australia has submitted a definitive written and binding proposal to acquire fellow ASX-listed Hammer Metals by way of a scheme of arrangement for a total implied value... 


Coal exploration
Yari Resources expands its coal resource base through acquisition
3rd August 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

ASX-listed coal exploration company Yari Resources is expanding its coal resource base in the Bowen Basin, in Queensland, Australia, by entering into a binding conditional agreement to acquire a... 


Maules Creek coal mine
Whitehaven Coal logs 2026 output at top end of guidance, sees costs at low end
28th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's Whitehaven Coal said on Tuesday its yearly output and sales landed near the top of guidance range as its Queensland mines recovered, while full-year costs were set to come in near the... 


Rio Tinto's Yarwun alumina refinery
Rio Tinto signs five-year bio pellet deal with SuperChar to cut alumina refinery emissions
22nd July 2026 By: Reuters

Rio Tinto said on Wednesday it had signed a five-year deal with Australian bioenergy firm SuperChar to supply bio pellets to the miner's alumina refineries in Gladstone, supporting its shift toward... 


Brazilian vanadium
Australian vanadium developer confirms viability of integrated mine, processing plant
20th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Critical Minerals Group has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) on the Lindfield vanadium project, which contemplates an integrated openpit vanadium mine near Julia Creek in... 


Woodside gas project in Australia
Aus regulator sees east coast gas market well-supplied through 2026, warns of 2027 risks
10th July 2026 By: Reuters

Australia's east coast gas market is expected to have sufficient supply in the fourth quarter of 2026, though further investment will be needed to meet longer-term demand, the country's competition... 


McArthur coal mine
Coking coal miners caught between India's surging demand and Australia's taxes
8th July 2026 By: Reuters

Miners of coking coal in top exporter Australia face the dilemma of balancing expectations of strong demand growth from top buyer India against a royalty tax system they view as rapacious and... 


Larvotto's Hillgrove plant
Hammer confirms early takeover offer from Austral amid existing Larvotto offer
8th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Hammer Metals has received a takeover offer from Austral Resources amid an existing offer having been made by Larvotto Resources. Larvotto intends to acquire all of the shares of Hammer... 


Diatreme silica sands
Diatreme receives funding boost from partner in Australian silica sands venture
8th July 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed silica sand developer Diatreme Resources' joint venture partners, Sibelco Silica, has exercised its call option to subscribe for additional shares in the companies' Cape Silica Holdings... 


Harmony Gold CEO Beyers Nel
Harmony says copper push is diversification, not a change in identity
2nd July 2026 By: Mariaan Webb

South Africa-headquartered Harmony Gold Mining Company says its expansion into copper is not a departure from its 75-year history as a gold producer, but a deliberate strategy to diversify its... 


Beyers Nel
Harmony production guidance met for eleventh consecutive year, highlighting operational consistency
30th June 2026 By: Lumkile Nkomfe

JSE- and NYSE-listed Harmony Gold has met its yearly production guidance for the eleventh consecutive year, with gold production expected to be between 1.4-million and 1.5-million ounces,... 


Santos and ConocoPhillips' Darwin operation
Australian energy exploration hits ten-year high in hunt for gas
29th June 2026 By: Reuters

Energy exploration has picked up sharply in Australia driven by growing Asian gas demand, technological advances and an improved investment climate, with the Iran war underscoring the urgency to... 


Ravenswood mine, in Australia
Triple Flag increases 2030 outlook as it finalises Ravenswood stream buy
26th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed streaming company Triple Flag Precious Metals Corporation's subsidiary, Triple Flag International, has completed the acquisition of a gold stream on the producing Ravenswood gold mine,... 


Rokeby Resources' MaCauley prospect, in Queensland
Australian gold explorer Rokeby Resources appoints versed mining engineering as MD
17th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed precious and base metals explorer Rokeby Resources has appointed Richard Beazly MD and Tim Pallas nonexecutive chairperson, effective immediately. Current CEO Trevor Benson will... 


Ravenswood gold mine, in Australia
Triple Flag acquires latest gold stream from Ravenswood mine in Australia
12th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

TSX-listed Triple Flag Precious Metals Corporation has entered into an agreement to have its subsidiary, Triple Flag International, acquire a gold stream on the producing Ravenswood gold mine, in... 


Larvotto's Hillgrove gold and antimony plant
Australian metal developers Larvotto, Hammer propose $54m merger to enlarge copper portfolio
11th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed antimony and gold developer Larvotto Resources has entered into a binding scheme implementation deed under which Larvotto will acquire 100% ownership of fellow-listed base metals... 


RKP Global vanadium-based energy storage
Australian vanadium miner Richmond to advance solutions with energy storage supplier
9th June 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

ASX-listed Richmond Vanadium Technology has signed a binding mine-to-battery collaboration and project development agreement with vanadium flow battery expert RKP Global. Hong Kong-based RKP also... 


Titanium mineral sands in hand
RZ Resources gets Australian gov approval to build Copi titanium minerals mine
27th May 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Australia-based critical minerals miner RZ Resources has been granted approval by New South Wales' Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure to proceed with first production from the Copi... 


GLNG Santos project
Draft Australian LNG policy draws ire from industry
25th May 2026 By: Reuters

The Australian government on Monday released a draft of its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export rules for consultation, looking to clarify its new 20% domestic reservation rule but drawing criticism... 


Truck in coalfield
Deep under China's coal basins, PetroChina is unlocking gas from rocks
22nd May 2026 By: Reuters

Thousands of metres below its vast coal basins, China is tapping an unconventional fuel source in a multi-billion-dollar effort to unleash new supplies of natural gas and further Beijing's goal for... 


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