Gold prices have never been as high as they are today, and outback Queensland is set to cash in on the soaring market.

The state government has attempted to smooth the road to commitment for a new mine near Cloncurry, an area nearly 100 kilometres north-east of Mount Isa known for its large copper and gold deposits.

A seismic change has struck Mount Isa after the state government announced it’ll reduce rail charges for new phosphate mines ... requests to move Harmony Gold’s Eva Copper project towards ...

US$6bn capped South African gold producer Harmony Gold notably ... It will get a $20.7m Queensland Government grant under its Mount Isa Mining Acceleration Programme should the 60,000tpa project ...

Wollongong start-up Green Gravity says has begun initial work on a potential 2GWh gravitational energy storage project using disused mine shafts in Mount Isa, in north west Queensland. A fortnight ...

“We want to see mines opening, not closing,” Mr Last said. “That’s why we’re incentivising phosphate on the Mount Isa rail line ... to move Harmony Gold’s Eva Copper project towards ...