Input invited on resources industry plan

Submissions have opened for the Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan. Resources Minister Scott Stewart said the plan centred on working with industry, the regions and communities to set a shared vision for the future of the sector. “It’s important communities, businesses and stakeholders can have their input into the plan,” he said. Resources Minister Scott Stewart. Mr Stewart said as the world changed, demand for minerals like vanadium and cobalt would grow. “It’s important to look at the emerging minerals market as part of this plan but also how we can capitalise on the existing strengths of Queensland’s resources industry too,” he said. “As part of the development of the plan, soon we will be engaging with communities, resources companies and other stakeholders through formal sessions. “The findings will form the basis of a draft plan that we will be releasing later this year.” Related: Exploration grants on the table Queensland Resources Council chief executive Ian Macfarlane said the peak body had been pleased to work closely with the Palaszczuk Government from the outset to develop the plan. “We encourage people and companies to make submissions to the QRIDP and look forward to hearing about new ideas to take our industry forward and make it even stronger,” Mr Macfarlane said. “Queensland is ideally positioned to deliver the minerals and energy that Australia and the world need for a low-emissions future. Our existing strengths in coal, gas, metals and renewables will be further enhanced through the development of our full potential in critical and new economy minerals, as well as in hydrogen.” The QRC and the government jointly committed to to these key points prior to the State election last year: targets for industry growth responsibly unlocking resources capitalising on opportunities from clean energy to lower power costs ways to assist explorers discover the next deposits, through future rounds of the existing Collaborative Exploration Initiative opportunities to continue advanced processing of resources in Queensland opportunities to grow the Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) sector in accordance with the Government’s 10-year METS Roadmap and Action Plan ensuring best practice environmental protections and rehabilitation, based on the landmark financial provisioning laws and the continuation of the abandoned mines program working with communities to maximise the resources sector’s contribution to its economic and social well-being review regulatory processes to ensure they are streamlined and any regulatory change of material impact will be subject to a 12-week consultation process and consistent with the Government’s Office of Best Practice Regulation Guidelines facilitating access to our network of common user ports, rail lines and electricity infrastructure. Submissions on the Queensland Resources Industry Development Plan can be made here.

Input invited on resources industry plan

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