Queensland’s mining opportunities on show for international visitors

• Resources Minister Scott Stewart will host over 20 mining, investment, industry and international government executives on a tour of regional Queensland.
• The tour is part of the World Mining Congress, being held in Australia for the first time.
• The tour will showcase investment and development opportunities and the new $245 million Queensland Critical Mineral Strategy.

A delegation of international investors and resources leaders will see the potential of Queensland’s potential multi-billion dollar critical minerals sector.

Resources Minister Scott Stewart will lead a delegation of more than 20 people on a tour of Mt Isa, Cloncurry and Townsville.

The delegates have spent the week in Brisbane at the World Mining Congress, which is being held for the first time in Australia.

The Palaszczuk Government has this week released a new strategy to oversee a $245 million investment that will position Queensland as a global leader in delivering the critical minerals the world needs to move to a net-zero emissions future.

Quotes attributable to the Resources Minister Scott Stewart:

“There has been an overwhelming amount of interest from international investors and resources companies in the potential of establishing projects in Queensland.

“I’m proud to be leading a tour of North Queensland which will showcase the opportunities on offer, from mine pit to product in our region.

“From Mt Isa to Cloncurry, to Townsville, delegates will get a chance to see the best Queensland’s geology and geography have to offer.

“Queensland has some of the world’s richest mineral-producing areas with an estimated $500 billion of critical minerals in North Queensland alone.

“The Queensland Critical Mineral Strategy we launched this week is about not just mining the raw materials but also being able to process and manufacture the minerals the world needs right here in Queensland.

“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to show the world that Queensland truly is the land of resource opportunity.”

Quotes attributable to tour delegate Professor Rajive Ganguli, University of Utah:

“I’m hoping to see how mining used to be done, especially in places like Mt Isa - it’s in the mining textbooks so it’s exciting for me to actually be there and to see it,” he said.

“From a mining investment perspective Australia is always a great location, but with Queensland specifically, you have the right mix of deposits, people and knowledge to address things as they come up and lead the world.

“Because of the partnership between the state, universities and industry, a lot of chess pieces are in place here so I expect Queensland to contribute quite a bit.”

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