The Aurukun bauxite project is a large undeveloped bauxite resource on the western side of Cape York Peninsula. It is located 23km north-east of Aurukun and about 35km south of Weipa. Aurukun hosts one of Australia’s largest bauxite resources, with mineralisation occurring close to the surface, making it suitable for conventional open-cut mining methods. The […]

Rio Tinto has agreed to acquire the Aurukun bauxite project on Cape York from Glencore and joint venture partner Mitsubishi for an undiscl…

The National Environment Protection agency has set back the date for a decision on Glencore and Mitsubishi Corporation’s Aurukun bauxite project on…

Glencore and Mitsubishi Development’s Aurukun bauxite project on Cape York Peninsula has advanced another rung on the approvals ladder. Public…

Glencore has entered into an agreement for Mitsubishi Development to become a joint venture partner in its Aurukun bauxite project. Glencore proj…

Glencore is continuing to progress work on plans for an open-cut bauxite mine on Cape York with the potential to employ up to 350 people in construc…

The community will have their objection rights restored for the Aurukun bauxite mining project under legislation debated in State Parliament last nig…

Merger talks between Rio Tinto and Glencore are the big headline grabber of financial and mining news as 2026 begins. But what do they mean for Quee…

Organisers have released program details for Meeting of the Mines 2025, to be hosted in Cloncurry next month. They include mining industry speake…

Australia’s largest industry safety event, the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference (QMIHSC), kicks off on the Gold Coast this Su…

Nominations for the 2025 GEA Industry Awards have been extended to August 22. The Gladstone Engineering Alliance-run awards aim to recognise the…

An AusIMM member with a career spanning more than five decades and an enduring connection with the Cannington mine in North-West Queensland is set t…

A global surge in bauxite prices has ABx Group looking to fast-track mining from its Binjour deposit south-west of Bundaberg. A potential sale is…

Eight rail passing loops have been delivered between Rockhampton and Townsville and three bridges replaced between Bundaberg and Gladstone under two…

Cape York bauxite producer Metro Mining has achieved a calendar-year record production and sales milestone of 4 million tonnes. It comes as its B…