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Weir secures $48m contract for new phase of greenfield phosphate projects

Weir secures $48m contract for new phase of greenfield phosphate projects The Weir Group has been awarded a $48m (£25m) contract for separation solutions at the OCP Group’s Benguerir and Louta greenfield phosphate projects in Morocco. The full order, which includes a range of both WARMAN slurry pumps and CAVEX hydrocyclones, will be recognised in Q3 of 2024. This will support the continued construction of the Louta project and the tripling of production from the Benguerir project, where Weir has previously provided similar separation and desliming solutions based on its energy...

(Image source: Bravus Mining & Resources) Details about how the technology was used have been published in the international journal Animal Biotelemetry, which will help conservationists learn more about other less-tracked species.

Bravus black-throated finch project takes flight

Bravus black-throated finch project takes flight A high-tech research project between Bravus Mining and Resources and Queensland scientists has created a new model to uncover the secrets of rare bird species. The joint project with researchers from ecology consultancy E2M has provided new information about the habitat and daily movements of the black-throated finch, using an AI-supported radio tracking program. Bravus Mining and Resources chief operating officer Mick Crowe says the latest findings from the research project are an important part of Bravus’ commitment...

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) (L-R) Bowen Rail Company (BRC) general manager Brendan Lane, Don River Dash secretary Wanita Sparr, and BRC rollingstock maintainer Trent Williams at BRC’s rail provisioning yard north of Bowen’s Don River.

Bowen Rail Company revs up as naming rights sponsor of Bowen’s Don River Dash

Bowen Rail Company revs up as naming rights sponsor of Bowen’s Don River Dash Bowen Rail Company is revving up as the new naming rights sponsor of the Whitsunday’s favourite event, the 2024 Don River Dash off-road race. The Don River Dash 300 is a two-day off-road race that sees motorbikes, buggies and trophy trucks tackle a rugged “desert style” course through the dry riverbed of Bowen’s famous Don River. The event injects more than $4m into the local economy as thousands...

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More than $4m in grants introduced to lower methane emissions

More than $4m in grants introduced to lower methane emissions The Australian Government will invest more than $4m in new research to help lower methane emissions from resources projects and help Australia achieve net zero by 2050. Two research grants have been introduced to the CSIRO and the University of Newcastle for projects which will trial new technology that will tackle methane emissions from coal mines. The grants — $2.05m for the CSIRO and $2.3m for the University of Newcastle — come from the Resources Methane Abatement Fund and will be for projects that tackle ventilation air methane. The Methane Abatement Fund supports research organisations to undertake development, prototype verification and validation, and demonstration...

Aiming high for low costs

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Aiming high for low costs

PIEDMONT Lithium could become the world’s lowest-cost lithium producer and an independent spodumene converter providing a US-based source of lithium for the rapidly growing global EV market. The company recently announced results of a pre-feasibility study (PFS) for its proposed lithium hydroxide chemical plant and an updated scoping study for its mine and integrated project in North Carolina to service electric vehicle (EV) production in the US Auto Alley. With operations wholly based in the US, Piedmont would provide local and European auto plants with a more secure supply chain of high-quality LiOH. Currently China accounts for 80% of the world’s LiOH production and nearly 100% of spodumene conversion. The results showed that the two project options (“Merchant” where Piedmont...

Approved projects unaffected by WA uranium ban

Approved projects unaffected by WA uranium ban

Toro Energy’s Wiluna uranium project site. BY CAMERON DRUMMOND THE WA Labor Government cannot legally stand in the way of uranium projects already approved by the former Government. The four approved projects – Toro Energy's Wiluna project, Cameco's Kintyre and Yeelirrie projects, and Vimy Resources' Mulga Rock project – would proceed as long as they meet their regulatory and environmental obligations. On 20 June the McGowan Government announced an expected ban on future uranium mining leases in the State, following on from its election promise to block future applications to mine the commodity. It said these actions were consistent with the ban that existed between 2002 and 2008 under the previous Labor administration. “The Government will not prevent the four...

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Up to $3m worth of exploration grants available in the Northern Territory

Up to $3m worth of exploration grants available in the Northern Territory Applications are open round 17 of the Northern Territory Government’s Geophysics and Drilling Collaborations program with up to $3m in grants available to advance exploration. The grants aim to address geoscientific knowledge gaps, advance exploration activity and support the discovery and development of resources in the Territory. More than half of the $3m will be directed towards projects targeting commodities on the Northern Territory’s critical minerals list which has seen two new critical minerals added — gallium and graphite. A silver-white metal, gallium has multiple uses, including in integrated circuits, lasers and LEDs. This new critical mineral was recently...