445 construction and operational jobs are set to be created as a result of the State Government greenlighting a major phosphate mine in Northwest Queensland.
Located 130km northwest of Mount Isa, the North West Phosphate’s Paradise South complex has been granted $300 million in mining leases. The Resources and Critical Minerals Minister Scott Stewart believes the initiative will stand as a vote of confidence from the government and reputable mining companies.
“Paradise South will create 445 good local jobs for the region and confirms the North West Mineral Province will continue to be a key driver in Queensland’s economy,” said Mr. Stewart.
“Phosphorous is an important product not only in the agriculture sector but is also needed for the technologies the world will adopt as it moved to a net zero economy, that is why the Commonwealth Government has added phosphorous to its new Strategic Materials list.”
The mining leases will further prompt additional support and benefits to the northwest Queensland economy with North West Phosphate intending to use local services throughout construction and in future operations. Northwest Phosphate Executive Chairman, John Cotter believes this project will stands as a significant milestone for the Paradise South project and for the Mt Isa community.
“We know that the Mt Isa community is relying on us to deliver local jobs and local opportunities and we will continue to work with the Queensland Government to get this project off the ground as soon as possible,” explained Mr Cotter.
“As many in the North West region would know, this project was first talked about decades ago, but is the cutting edge project design underpinned by world class technology that has been put together by the North West Phosphate project team that will make sure this project becomes a reality.”
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