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(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) Members of the E2M research team downloading data from one of the 10 bioacoustics recorders installed on the Carmichael mining lease and conservation area.

Queensland research maps movements and behaviours of black-throated finch

Queensland research maps movements and behaviours of black-throated finch Queensland researchers have mapped the habitat and movements of the black-throated finch in a never-before-seen level of detail, as part of Bravus Mining and Resources commitment to managing the environment. The findings are the latest from a five-year joint research program between Bravus Mining and Resources and researchers from ecology consultancy E2M and have been published in the peer-reviewed and highly respected international scientific journal PLOS One. Bravus Mining and Resources chief operating officer Mick Crowe says...

Some of the players stopping at the BM&R hydration station

Bravus backs First Nations footy, jobs

Bravus backs First Nations footy, jobs Bravus Mining and Resources was thrilled to help bring First Nations players from around central and north Queensland together in Rockhampton recently for the annual Warba Wangarunya Rugby League Carnival. The Rockhampton and Townsville-based operator of the Carmichael coal mine, near Clermont in central Queensland, was a major sponsor of the event, hosted each year by Darumbal Community Youth Service. The Warba Wangarunya Rugby League Carnival has a vision of One Community, One People, One Game, and 2024 saw 31 teams take to Saleyards Park for four days of exhilarating...

(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...

Abbot Point gearing up for cyclone season.

Abbot Point Operations storming ahead with wet weather preparations

Abbot Point Operations storming ahead with wet weather preparations Abbot Point Operations (APO) has kicked-off Bowen’s biggest severe weather prep plan to ensure the multi-billion-dollar North Queensland Export Terminal is ready for the cyclone season ahead. APO general manager Damien Dederer said the business activated its Severe Weather Committee each October to review and test the coal export terminal’s systems, people processes and infrastructure, which includes some of the largest manmade structures in the Whitsundays. Six 40m tall stacker-reclaimers and a trestle jetty that stretches 2.75km offshore to a wharf supporting two shiploaders are among the plant and equipment used to export about 35mt of thermal and metallurgical coal...

At the contract signing ceremony, Djeleanna owner Bevan Wally presented traditional timber gifts to MinRes managing director Chris Ellison, including boomerangs, a shield and a long stick.

MinRes awards $24m Onslow Iron contract to Djeleanna

MinRes awards $24m Onslow Iron contract to Djeleanna Mineral Resources (MinRes) (ASX: MIN) has awarded a $24m contract to local Indigenous-owned business Djeleanna Pty Ltd (Djeleanna) as part of the flagship Onslow Iron project. This is the largest contract ever awarded by MinRes to an Indigenous-owned business, with the four-year contract covering exploration earthworks at the Ken’s Bore mine site, east of Onslow, as well as the contraction of access tracks, building drill pads, road maintenance and general earthworks. MinRes managing director Chris Ellison says the company is proud...

METServe general manager Dave Moss says "the acquisition not only complements our extensive history but also aligns seamlessly with our commitment to contributing significantly to sustainable solutions across various industries”.

MEC Mining acquires METServe, expands into environmental services

MEC Mining acquires METServe, expands into environmental services Australian-based global technical services firm MEC Mining has acquired environmental services company METServe, positioning it as a provider of end-to-end services across the full mining life cycle. The combined service offering will encompass all aspects of environmental services previously provided by METServe including approvals, impact assessment, environmental management, closure and rehabilitation, ecology, social, GIS analysis and cartography. MEC Mining chief executive Christofer Catania says the acquisition complements MEC’s portfolio. “METServe has a 20-year history of working within industry...

The MRE stands at 1.48mt @ 1.15g/t gold for 54.5koz of gold.

Maiden MRE released for Orelia North

Maiden MRE released for Orelia North A maiden mineral resource estimate (MRE) has been released for the Orelia North gold deposit, part of Hammer Metals’ (ASX: HMX) Yandal gold project in WA. The MRE stands at 1.48mt @ 1.15g/t gold for 54.5koz of gold and it extends from surface and remains open at depth. The MRE was based off data from 338 holes, for a total of 18.44km, and 7314 laboratory analyses. The holes were drilled in 2019 and 2024 and consisted of 43 reverse circulation holes and 295 air core holes. Due to the dominance of the air core drilling over the reverse...

Vanadium redox flow battery.

Glencore goes to bat for Aussie vanadium players

Glencore goes to bat for Aussie vanadium players Neometals (ASX: NMT) has signed an initial five-year agreement with Glencore for all saleable vanadium bearing products from its Vanadium Recovery Project (VRP1). The deal, done through its indirectly-owned entity, Novana Oy, which is a unit of Recycling Industries Scandinavia AB, whereby Neometals holds 72.5% ownership and Critical Minerals holds 27.5% stake, automatically renews in two-year increments unless otherwise chosen. Neometals managing director Chris Reed says this offtake agreement represents a significant milestone as it “further emphasises the anticipated future need for high-purity materials in the market”. “This is supported by significant expected demand from the vanadium redox flow battery sector and other potential...