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Prospecting in Queensland just got much more expensive

Frik Els | January 13, 2012 | 7:55 pm Energy Australia Europe Coal Iron Ore 

The Australian reports the Queensland government is going after speculative prospecting by what the state treasurer termed two-dollar shell mining companies, slapping the industry with $375 million in additional fees. Under the radical new rules competitive cash-bidding auctions for mining...

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