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The State Government has fast-tracked bp’s lease extension at the Bulwer Island facility at the Port of Brisbane to secure additional fuel storage.

The lease extension allows bp to unlock an up to $100 million investment to refurbish five idle storage tanks, delivering 54 million litres of additional storage of diesel, gasoline and aviation fuels.

Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dale Last said the government met with bp to secure a long-term plan for the future of the Bulwer Island facility well before the. . .

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Isaac Regional Council is calling on the Queensland Government to fund five critical road upgrades across the coal mining heartland, with a social media campaign backing the cause.

As part of the council's “QLD, You’re Welcome” campaign ahead of the State Budget next month, Mayor Kelly Vea Vea has enlisted the help of the community to encourage the government to return a royalties-backed infrastructure funding pathway for the region.

The Isaac region is home to more thanr 30 active coal mines and generates 57 per cent of Queensland’s resource royalties each year.

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North-West Queensland copper producer Austral Resources Australia has locked in the third pillar of its revitalisation strategy with the settlement of its Lady Loretta acquisition from Glencore.

Acquisition of the now mothballed zinc mine boosts Austral's tenure position surrounding its Lady Annie mine, delivering a near-term ore source in the form of a planned pit wall cutback planned to begin this quarter as well as longer-term opportunities.

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Sunshine Metals is acquiring North Queensland's Mount Moss operation for $18 million with plans to be processing gold there in mid-2027.

The company has also announced a $22 million capital raising to fund the acquisition and the start of mining at its Liontown gold project in the Charters Towers region, along with other costs.

Mount Moss, about 100km west of Townsville, produced magnetite concentrate in the 2010s before being placed in care and maintenance.

Image at top of page: Ball mills at Mount Moss.

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Record volumes at the South Walker Creek mine in March helped Stanmore Resources' production figures bounce back after a wet start to the quarter.

Total saleable coal produced across the company's operations totalled 3.2Mt for the March quarter compared to 3.3Mt at the same time last year.

"The first quarter of 2026 reinforced the resilience of our business, with operations recovering strongly in the latter part of the period to deliver saleable production within the expected annual run rate of guidance," chief executive officer and executive director Marcelo Martos said.

"This followed the arrival of ex-Tropical. . .

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Breakthrough Minerals has entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Mount Carlton mine owner Wolfram Limited for the potential sale of the Mount Colin mine camp.

The company gained the mothballed Mount Colin operation, including camp infrastructure, after taking ownership of a raft of former Aeris Resources (ASX:AIS) projects in North-West Queensland.

"The Mount Colin camp is a quality, modern facility that is currently surplus to our needs as we focus our attention and capital on advancing our drilling programs at Hazel Creek and Barbara," Breakthrough Minerals (ASX: BTM)

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A major drilling program has kicked off at the Briggs copper project to upgrade the mineral resource estimate in support of a pre-feasibility study.

Canterbury Resources (ASX: CBY) describes Briggs, about 60km west of Gladstone, as one of the largest and best-located undeveloped copper projects in Australia.

"There is a shortage of major copper development opportunities in favourable jurisdictions, and massive, well-located projects such as Briggs are likely to become important contributors to future copper supply,” Canterbury managing director Grant Craighead said.

The pre-feasibility study is assessing the. . .

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