Memories of a state taken at the flood
IN the summer of 2010-2011, Queensland experienced devastating flooding in about 70 towns, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. Three quarters of the...
The mystery of Russia’s dangling carats
IN 1945, the Soviet Union, despite its status as a recognised global super power, desperately needed to rebuild its war-ravaged economy. In light of...
Rocky start belies bright future
DESPITE a somewhat troubled early existence, Queensland’s Lady Annie copper project is headed toward a bright future. Lady Annie is owned by CST
Mining Group,...
‘Lucky country’ joins rare earth supply chain
CHINA accounts for more than 95 per cent of the world’s output of rare earths, but its increasingly strict controls on output and exports...
Major manganese mine set for growth spurt
THE world’s largest and lowest-cost manganese mine is about to get bigger with the recent approval of the US$279 million Groote Eylandt expansion phase...
The legend of the Eureka Stockade
AS dawn approached on the Ballarat goldfields on Sunday December 3, 1854, a makeshift stockade, hastily built by diggers at Eureka, was overrun by...
Silver lining forecasts skyrocketing assets
THE Lachlan Fold Belt (LFB) is a geological subdivision in eastern Australia. Most prominent throughout NSW and Victoria, it extends into Tasmania, the Australian...