An overwhelming majority of Queenslanders have thrown their support behind the state’s minerals and energy sector industries despite challenging times ahead as global markets set new productivity benchmarks, Queensland Resources Council Chief Executive Michael Roche said.

With the CFMEU trotting out another misleading campaign, national resource industry employer group AMMA is confident the Australian public will consider the real facts when it comes to training, apprenticeships and skilled migration in the mining industry.

Landholders and community groups who want to know the facts about their rights in relation to potential coal seam gas and mining developments are the big winners from a joint QUT-Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) project.

NSW Farmers will hold workshops for landholders at Lockhart, Corowa and Albury later this month on mining and coal seam gas.

The NSW Minerals Council has launched a new initiative to help give a greater grassroots voice to those who support mining in NSW.

Innovations to manage risk and improve health and safety at NSW mine sites have once again proved the State's industry is truly world class, NSW Minerals Council Stephen Galilee said.

Over two thirds of NSW residents support the mining industry in NSW and a staggering 89% of people surveyed believe a strong mining industry is important for our state‟s future.

New research has revealed that four times more people support mining than oppose it in the Hunter, with twice as many strongly supporting mining than against it.

The first Australia China Minerals Investment Summit (ACMIS) is currently being held in Darwin over three days to help attract business and mining opportunities to the Territory.

 

Apex Minerals NL (ASX: AXM, “Apex” or the “Company”) is pleased to advise that two additional directors have joined the Board of the Company, namely Mr Joseph Sponholz and Mr Haydn Lynch.