Exploration slump fuels calls for more help
New figures have confirmed the significant impact of COVID-19 on Australia’s exploration sector and reinforced the case for government to do more, says the Minerals
New figures have confirmed the significant impact of COVID-19 on Australia’s exploration sector and reinforced the case for government to do more, says the Minerals
New career opportunities across regional communities are available with applications open for Glencore’s 2021 Apprenticeship Program. With almost 450 apprentices already working across its Australian
ActivEX has entered a new partnership to advance its Ravenswood gold project, covering five tenements in the Charters Towers minerals province. The company has finalised
Great Southern Mining is keen to follow up on a host of high priority targets at its Edinburgh Park project, near the Mount Carlton gold
Queensland’s potential as a source of critical minerals is being put under the microscope this week. A Geological Survey of Queensland virtual seminar is being
The Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) is urging its members to get in early for the fourth year of the Junior Minerals Exploration
A new ‘water tasting’ approach developed by CSIRO may help mining companies more accurately pinpoint reserves of valuable minerals. Researchers have discovered broad haloes of
Superior Resources has launched a $1.18 million capital raising to back a scoping study for its Steam Engine gold deposit in North Queensland. It comes after
Australian Mines has identified 14 new nickel and cobalt exploration target areas within and adjacent to its Sconi project, near Greenvale in North Queensland. Managing
The State Government has opened 12 parcels of land covering more than 6700sq km to tender for gas exploration. Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham today
Sampling at Zenith Minerals’ new Snook prospect has returned highly encouraging base metal and gold values, up to 7.58 per cent copper and 0.48 g/t
Hammer Metals plans a diamond drilling campaign in June on ‘compelling’ targets at the Shadow and Toby prospects within the JOGMEC joint venture project. Managing
The total mineral resource for Diatreme’s Galalar silica sand project on Cape York has received a 25 per cent boost to 47.5 million tonnes. Diatreme
Castillo Copper is keen to fast-track drilling at the Arya prospect and Big One deposit within its Mount Oxide project in North West Queensland. Several
Zenith Minerals has kicked off its maiden drill program at the Red Mountain gold project in Queensland. The company says the 10 RC hole program
The exploration geologist known for discovering 17 major mineral deposits and co-authoring the Lowell Guilbert Model died in Arizona this week aged 92. J. David Lowell’s
Queensland has bucked the trend in jobs as the latest Australian Institute of Geoscientists survey shows a deterioration in employment nationwide in the first three
The State Government is backing Queensland’s explorers with a multi-million-dollar COVID-19 survival package including relief on a range of costs and initiatives to spark new