Queensland's bigger-than-expected hike in coal royalties could embolden other Australian states and resources-heavy countries around the world to make similar moves.

Its Rio's first greenfield mine in the Pilbara in more than a decade and a multi-billion-dollar investment.

In submissions to the inquiry last year, top miners acknowledged that sexual harassment is rife at mining camps in Western Australia.

BHP and Rio Tinto are trading at a one-month low, while Fortescue is at a three-month low.

But coal and gas are going to continue to be “part of the mix.”

Australia has set alarms ringing over the challenge faced even by developed nations in managing and regulating the energy transition.

“Methane leaking from coal mines has been ignored for many years, but tackling it is the ‘low hanging fruit’ in Australia’s effort to combat climate change.”