A new thermal coal mine for central Queensland could be in operation as early as 2012 now that an agreement between miner Hancock Prospecting and contractor Thiess has been made.
Thiess, a subsidiary of Leighton Holdings, announced yesterday it had been engaged to co-manage with Hancock Prospecting the pre-feasibility study (PFS) for the Alpha Coal Project.
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The Queensland government has announced a $100 million plan over three years to improve facilities in the state’s thriving mining towns.
Under the Sustainable Resource Communities Agreement, mining companies will have to talk to the state government about their projects before they could go ahead, said Premier Anna Bligh at the opening of a new coal [...]

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Two loaded coal trains are currently stranded in QLD en route to ports at Dalrymple Bay and Hay point after two other trains derailed early this morning, damaging 1.5 kilometres of overhead wires, track and supporting masts.
In the first incident, an empty coal train left the track on the southern leg of the Gregory branch [...]

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The Greens say that instead of touring a clean-coal project, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd should have visited one of the world’s largest solar power plants in China, which is headed by a man who was educated in Australia.
Greens Senator Christine Milne says Mr Rudd should have made a symbolic gesture and visited the Suntech solar [...]

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