Welcome to the NQMA website.
The NQMA or North Queensland Miners Association is a group of focussed and responsible people working in or closely with the mining industry in North Queensland.
Contrary to popular belief, the NQMA represents not only the small miner, but ALL miners in the North.
You should be at the next meeting (The AGM) at the Mareeba Leagues club on the 13th of Sept.
NQMA Photo Competition.Due to demand, the photo competition deadline has been extended!! The closing date is now Friday the 13th! Get your photos in, and get them to be voted on....You never know!! Your photo may win a prize!.
A new event this year will be a photo competition, to be judged at the Gold Panning Event with cash prizes of $150 for First, $100 for Second and $50 for Third place. Photo's must relate to the mining industry in North Queensland. All photo's must be received by 5pm Friday the 9th of July.. The photo's will be on display at the Gold Panning event and will be judged and winners announced on the day. There will also be a 'peoples choice' winner.
Please send or drop off your photo's to the NQMA Secretary, Fiona Abbey, at Angle Tenures Managemant, shop 3/165 Byrnes street, Mareeba 4880. We prefer copies of valued photo's as although all care will be taken, no responsibility can be accepted for accidental damage or loss. Please provide a brief description of the subject and date the photo was taken if possible
Announced on Tue 16th of March, the Maytown Laura track, from Bonnie Glen through Palmerville etc has finally been classed as 'Unallocated State Land'. Formal gazetting of the road should take place in coming weeks. Caution should be taken when travelling on the road as work has begun on the massive transformation of this access. .
THE LATEST NQMA NEWS
Our monthly newsletter, The Miners Right, full of news, commitee reports and upcoming events etc
Past and present copies of the Miners Right Here.
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