Latest Queensland Government News

Tartana Minerals has postponed its planned drilling at the Beefwood copper-gold prospect in Far North Queensland due to persistent wet conditions, resulting in the loss of government funding and a rescheduled timeline for 2026.

APA Group has entered a joint development agreement with CS Energy to build and own a 400MW gas peaking power plant in Queensland, aiming to bolster energy security and support renewable integration by 2028.

Parkway Corporate Limited has marked its transition to profitability in FY25, unveiling a transformative Queensland Brine Management Complex project set to redefine waste brine processing in Australia’s coal seam gas sector.

DevEx Resources reports a major metallurgical breakthrough at its Kennedy Rare Earths Project in Queensland, achieving up to 68% recovery of critical magnet rare earth elements using a straightforward heap leach process with low acid consumption.

Alma Metals reports promising assay results from the top 231m of its deepest drill hole at the Briggs Copper Project, confirming continuous copper mineralisation and prompting an extension of the drilling program.

Canterbury Resources reports encouraging initial assay results from deep drilling at its Briggs copper deposit, confirming robust mineralisation and extending exploration potential. Further results and drilling progress are set to shape the project's next phase.

Basin Energy has engaged contractors and secured land access to begin maiden drilling at its Sybella-Barkly project, targeting uranium and rare earth elements with government support. The program aims to test district-scale sediment-hosted and paleochannel targets in Queensland.

Alma Metals has extended its drilling program at the Briggs Copper Project, confirming strong porphyry copper mineralisation consistent with its resource model and initiating new exploration to the northwest.

Canterbury Resources has successfully completed a deep drill hole at its Briggs Copper Project, intersecting continuous porphyry copper mineralisation and extending its drilling program to explore further along strike.

Metal Bank Limited is advancing its Western Australia gold strategy with significant resource development at Livingstone and a binding agreement to acquire Hastings Technology Metals’ WA gold assets, while also progressing critical minerals projects in Queensland and Saudi Arabia.

Basin Energy has acquired NeoDys Limited, gaining a substantial uranium and rare earth exploration package in Queensland, and launched a $1.25 million capital raise to fund maiden drilling in late 2025.

Blue Energy has been granted a critical petroleum lease in Queensland and completed a $5.8 million capital raise, positioning itself to meet rising gas demand aligned with the Queensland Government’s new Energy Roadmap.