Pumped hydro plan for Mt Rawdon mine gets $50m boost from state government

A gold mine at the end of its life could one day be converted into a renewable energy project used to power up to 2 million homes a day.

Mt Rawdon Gold Mine, 75 kilometres south-west of Bundaberg in Queensland’s Wide Bay, has produced more than 56 tonnes of gold over the past 25 years. 

But in…