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Bravus celebrates award nomination

Bravus celebrates award nomination

Bravus celebrates award nomination Bravus Mining and Resources has been recognised by the Queensland Resource Council’s 2025 Indigenous Awards for its partnership with Biodiversity Australia. The partnership began in 2018 through the Carmichael Rail Network with Biodiversity Australia providing environmental consultancy and on-ground services in ecology, vegetation management and fauna management. With the support of Bravus, the First Nations owned business was able to establish a permanent office in Townsville in north Queensland, that delivers services across mining and heavy industry, defence, tourism and education sectors. [caption...

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) The Clermont Wombat Festival is one of more than 100 regional Queensland organisations Bravus Mining and Resources has supported through the auspices of its community partnership program.

Bravus’ coal-out for community grant applications

Bravus’ coal-out for community grant applications Bravus Mining and Resources is calling on community groups and not-for-profits across regional Queensland to apply for the latest round of grants from the company’s 2025 community partnership program. Bravus Mining and Resources Head of Community Kate Campbell says the community partnership program is a fundamental part of the business and its Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland. “We’re proud to operate in regional Queensland and always seek to back our local communities and the things...

Purple trays hit the pit as part of Carmichael mine Peer Supporter Program

Purple trays hit the pit as part of Carmichael mine Peer Supporter Program

Purple trays hit the pit as part of Carmichael mine Peer Supporter Program Bravus Mining and Resources has unveiled the newest and biggest Peer Supporters for the industry-leading mental health program run at its Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland. Bravus Mining and Resources health and safety manager Graeme Furnell said two of the operation’s fleet of 200t CAT 796AC mining trucks had been fitted with trays painted in ‘Peer Supporter purple’ to remind the workforce that support is available should they be going...

(Image source: Alcoa) The northern part of the Munda Biddi Trail traverses?much?of Alcoa’s mineral lease?and is close to mining operations in some areas.

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Volunteers keep WA trail in top shape

A team from Alcoa Australia’s (ASX: AAI) Willowdale bauxite mine recently lent a hand to refresh a section of the iconic Munda Biddi Trail in WA.

Birdseye view of the Carr Boyd project.

World-first electromagnetic survey to begin at Carr Boyd

World-first electromagnetic survey to begin at Carr Boyd A world-first helicopter-borne electromagnetic survey (targetEM) will be carried out at Estrella Resources’ (ASX:ESR) Carr Boyd project in Western Australia. Undertaken by Canadian-based geophysical firm Expert Geophysics, the survey will target all the project’s tenure, including all the prospective horizons identified in the recent exploration review. This includes the high priority Colreavy komatiite target which has been subject to no previous modern geophysics. Additionally, Estrella will be acquiring very low frequency, magnetics and high frequency audio-frequency-magnetic data to improve the depth and quality of investigation in potentially detecting drill targets. The surveys allow Estrella to model prospective horizons at Carr...

(Image source: Anglo American) Phins Up! Dolphins at Moranbah State High School.

Phins up! Dolphins boost kids self-esteem in Moranbah, Queensland

Phins up! Dolphins boost kids self-esteem in Moranbah, Queensland Hundreds of Moranbah school kids put their Phins up as the Dolphins brought their wellbeing team to Central Queensland schools. From touch footy drills to classroom sessions aimed at boosting self-esteem, Dolphins wellbeing and education team members visited three schools as part of Anglo American’s partnership with the NRL team. The partnership focuses on improving education and sporting outcomes in Central Queensland, and the sessions at Moranbah State School, Moranbah State High School and Moranbah East State School provided kids the chance to learn new skills and build teamwork...

SEM image of nanoporous polymer-coating on lithium.

Lithium-sulphur batteries a sustainable option, research shows

Lithium-sulphur batteries a sustainable option, research shows Monash University researchers have developed a new lithium-sulphur battery design with a nanoporous polymer-coated lithium foil anode that reduces the amount of lithium required in a single battery. PhD student Declan McNamara, Professor Matthew Hill, and Professor Mainak Majumder of Monash Engineering, with Dr Makhdokht Shaibani of RMIT University, outlined in their recent paper, “A Nanoporous Permselective Polymer Coating for Practical Low N/P Ratio Lithium Metal Batteries”, how applying the nanoporous polymer directly onto the lithium foil anode created a new battery design that used less lithium, had more energy per unit volume, lasted longer and would be half the price of...

Team members from Thiess, WesTrac and Caterpillar.

WesTrac and Thiess celebrate autonomous drilling milestone

WesTrac and Thiess celebrate autonomous drilling milestone WesTrac and Thiess have celebrated an autonomous drilling record at Thiess’ Mt Arthur South operation in NSW. Last month, one million metres was autonomously drilled at the operation using a fleet of three Cat MD-series drills running with the Cat MineStar Command Autonomous Drill System (ADS). WesTrac technology solutions manager Nakia Brewer says the achievement not only reflects the highly successful deployment of autonomous drills but the strength of partnership. “When implementing new technology, it is crucial that there is a clear understanding of the problem you’re trying to solve – in this case it was to reduce operating costs and increase...