Figures Reveal Bowen Basin Mining Boom

New State Government figures show more than 50 mining projects are being considered for the Bowen Basin in central Queensland worth $25 billion.

The register of Central Queensland Coal Development projects shows there are 13 coal projects at an advanced stage of construction in the Isaac region alone, with 12 mines currently expanding.

The works include the new $1.6 billion Daunia mine near Moranbah, south-west of Mackay, and the $1.1 billion Kestrel mine expansion near Emerald, west of Rockhampton.  Read More

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