Mount Chalmers restart could create hundreds of jobs

By Chloe Coutinho

Friday, 3 July 2026

NewsPeople & Workforce

The Queensland Government says hundreds of jobs could be created at the Mount Chalmers mine as QMines works to bring the site back into production.

The MOU supports Metallium’s plan to develop a national network of e-waste processing facilities, strategically located near major e-waste collection hubs, rapidly expanding U.S. data centre industrial parks and regional industrial corridors with strong logistics and waste generation.

(Image source: Vulcan Energy Resources) Vulcan’s downstream CLEOP facility is located just outside of Frankfurt, in the Höchst Chemical Park, where Vulcan will also construct its commercial central lithium plant.

Vulcan makes progress on lithium hydroxide plant in Germany

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The new laws change legislation for safety and health in QLD’s mines, quarries, petroleum, gas and explosives industries.

QLD passes new laws to protect resources worker safety

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