HUNDREDS of mining jobs look likely to be created this year as two key projects move toward construction.
Both the Baralaba Coal Company and QCoal are expected to commence mining operations that will offer up to 400 and 565 jobs respectively once they reach operational stage.
The Baralaba Coal Company is expected to start mining again in June, charting a path to recovery after a horror two years.
In November 2015 the company, formerly known as Cockatoo Coal Ltd, went into voluntary redundancy and the mine which is 210km west of Gladstone was placed on care and maintenance in February 2016.
More than 70 people lost their jobs.
However the company came out of voluntary administration in May 2016, Daniel Gall wa…
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