Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's plan to increase spending on infrastructure into next year in a bid to counteract the impact of the global economic crisis is a welcome first instalment on a wider national capacity-building program, Minerals Council of Australia CEO Mitchell Hooke has said.
The New South Wales Government's proposed vessel arrival trial system for the Port of Newcastle is not a solution to the real problem of increasing coal exports from the region, Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) general manager Graham Davidson said.
QR is continuing to expand the capacity of its coal rail network with the completion of initial works for the second rail balloon loop at the Abbot Point Coal Terminal in Central Queensland.
A Spokesperson for Rio Tinto has told MINING DAILY that the expansion of its Cape Lambert iron ore port facility has been completed ahead of schedule, despite the current financial situation.
A seven kilometre track duplication will boost capacity to carry coal in the Blackwater system in central Queensland, according to Queensland Rail (QR).
BHP Billiton has approved US$1.094 billion of capital expenditure to underpin accelerated growth of its Western Australian Iron Ore (WAIO) business.
UPGRADES to the rail capacity infrastructure of one of central Queensland’s major coal systems, Goonyella, has been completed in response to increases in production volumes forecast for the next five years and beyond as the district’s coal industry continues to experience significant growth.
THE Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement of a major structural review of Queensland Rail (QR).
THE Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has warned that Australia risks not realising the benefits of global minerals market growth, if capacity constraints impeding the further expansion of the minerals industry are not addressed