The Moranbah South Project is a proposed underground coal development located more than 3km south-east of Moranbah and about 150km south-west of Mackay. The project is a 50:50 joint venture between Anglo American and Exxaro Resources, two major international mining companies. The project is designed as a longwall underground mine targeting the Goonyella Middle coal […]

The Winchester South project is a proposed large-scale open-cut coal development in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, located about 30km south-east of Moranbah within the Isaac Regional Council area. The project is being developed by a subsidiary of Whitehaven Coal after the company acquired the asset from Rio Tinto in 2018. Winchester South is designed primarily to […]

Stanmore Resources is buying the Moranbah South project from Exxaro for about $145 million in a move that is set to boost its Eagle Downs and Isaac…

Anglo American is taking a fresh look at its Moranbah South coking coal project about 3km south-east of Moranbah in the Bowen Basin. Palaris has…

Anglo American has reported significant progress at its disabled Moranbah North mine, with work underway to prepare the longwall face for restart…

A Queensland Land Court hearing kicked off today in the battle by the Australian Conservation Foundation and Mackay Conservation Group to stop the $…

Bowen Basin coal miner Vitrinite’s Vulcan South project, between Moranbah and Dysart, has won federal environmental approval. The approval under…

Queensland’s Moranbah North mines rescue team has been named overall winner of the 2024 Australian Underground Mines Rescue competition. The even…

Stanmore Resources has reached a $100 million-plus deal with neighbouring tenement holders to pave the way for a mining operation at its Isaac South…

The Australian Conservation Foundation and Mackay Conservation Group have launched legal proceedings to block the $1 billion Winchester South coal p…

Whitehaven Coal’s $1 billion Winchester South project has taken another leap forward, with the Queensland Department of Environment, Science and Inn…

The Winchester South coal project has been given the go-ahead. The Whitehaven Coal owned lease around 30km south-east of Moranbah is a greenfield…

The deadline for Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to make a decision on approving Bowen Coking Coal’s Isaac River mine has been extende…

Moranbah North has topped the 2022 Queensland State Cup coal mines rescue competition in a tight contest with just 15 points between the top four te…

New revenue to be generated from coal mining royalties has exposed a regional-metropolitan divide in Queensland. Both Mackay-based Regional Indus…

Reserves at Whitehaven Coal’s Winchester South lease in the Bowen Basin have been upgraded. The company has released its updated JORC-Compliant R…