MINING & THE ECONOMY

The mining sector’s contribution to India’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been falling over the past several years, largely owing to the under-exploration of obvious geological potential and decreasing per unit expenditure on exploration. This is ac…

Economic data from the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has shown that the resources sector added A$74.3-billion to the Queensland economy in 2018/19, supporting 372 561 direct and indirect jobs.

QRC CEO Ian Macfarlane said the figures showed the re…