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Mines urged to renew adverse weather procedures

Monday 15 December 2008

The Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has issued an urgent safety alert to mines and quarries that have not reviewed procedures for adverse weather events.


Digging deep for the future

Friday 12 December 2008

The Digger Deeper Conference, held in Brisbane on Wednesday, was popular with junior explorers and the scientific community this year, Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson told MINING DAILY.


Queensland seeks cleaner future

Monday 08 December 2008

Queensland Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has told parliament that the successful storage of greenhouse gas production holds the key to future reductions of the State's greenhouse emissions.


Boom not over: Roche

Friday 05 December 2008

The growth of Queensland Resources sector isn't over by a long stretch, Queensland Resources Council chief executive Michael Roche has said.


Methane plant reduces emissions

Wednesday 03 December 2008

GE Energy has developed a new technology that can convert waste gas into much needed electricity, the company's managing director Tim Rourke told MINING DAILY.


Infrastructure plans on the table

Friday 21 November 2008

Key industry stakeholders have attended the first of three major resource summits in the Bowen Basin.


Satellite technology paves path for tomorrow

Friday 21 November 2008

The Queensland Government has developed a satellite based technology that allows geologists to map the mines of tomorrow.


Review prompts change to safety reporting

Monday 14 July 2008

A damning report into the way mine safety statistics are recorded in Queensland will bring about changes to the system, Queensland Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has said.


Collinsville disaster remembered

Tuesday 16 October 2007

THE Queensland coal mining town of Collinsville held a memorial service recently to commemorate the lives of 26 miners who died on the Collinsville coalfields.


A step closer to clean coal

Tuesday 01 January 1980

The Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, and Queensland's Minister for Mines and Energy, Geoff Wilson, have attended a ceremony to mark the commencement of works at the Callide Oxyfuel demonstration plant in Biloela, Queensland.


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