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(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 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 of competitors and motorsport enthusiasts from across Australia descend on Bowen and the Whitsundays each September. Bowen Rail Company general manager Brendan Lane said the company was delighted to partner with an event that showcased Bowen and the Whitsundays to the world. “This is the sixth year of the Don River Dash…

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) Regular fitness classes are among the activities offered to staff at Carmichael mine through the ‘building a happier and healthier Carmichael community’ initiative.

Bravus shortlisted at Queensland Mining Awards

Bravus Mining and Resources has been recognised as an industry leader at the Queensland Mining Awards (QMA). Activities at the Carmichael mine in central Queensland have been shortlisted for the environmental award and the community, staff engagement or equal opportunity award at the QMAs. Bravus chief operating officer Mick Crowe says it was a honour to be up for two awards. “We’re proud to have met our commitments to local employment, local procurement and the environment during construction of the mine and railway, and we’re prouder still to see these benefits continue into operations which are now in their third year,” he said. “So, it’s fitting that Carmichael has earnt recognition as a finalist in award categories that enhance the…

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) A drone taking flight within the study area.

Bravus Mining and Resources takes groundwater monitoring to new heights at the Carmichael mine

Bravus Mining and Resources’ high-tech approach to groundwater research near the Carmichael mine in central Queensland has earned national recognition in a prestigious industry award. The regional Queensland business has been named a finalist in the Excellence in Environmental Management and Sustainability category at the 2024 Australian Mining Prospect Awards for applying military-grade drone technology to discover and protect previously unknown groundwater springs. Bravus Mining and Resources chief operating officer Mick Crowe says the company has partnered with Eco Logical Australia to add multispectral and thermal imaging to its comprehensive scientific programs that help to safeguard the health of the Great Artesian Basin-fed Doongmabulla springs. “Carmichael has some of the strictest environmental conditions of any resources project in Australia’s history,”…

Queens Beach State School teacher Bec Trask (back left) with Bowen Rail Company’s Lienca Nell (back right) and students with a haul from their kitchen garden.

Bravus blooms little green thumbs in Bowen community

The Bowen Rail Company (BRC) is supporting the Queensland region’s littlest green thumbs through a grant to the Queens Beach State School kitchen garden program. The Bowen state school was one of four recipients of the latest round of funding from BRC’s Community Partnership Program, designed to assist not-for-profit organisations and community groups with the purchase of small assets that can make a big difference. Queens Beach is part of the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program and teacher Bec Trask says the children learn about food through hands-on gardening, harvesting, and cooking. “Thanks to the grant we’ve been able to expand the garden and have a bigger variety of fruit and vegetables for the kids to cook with,’’ she said.…

AngloGold Ashanti to delist from the ASX.

Going For Gold in Ghana

A proposed joint venture between two mining majors could create one of the largest gold mines in the world, producing almost 900koz per year in its first five years. Gold Fields and AngloGold Ashanti have agreed to key terms for the proposed JV in Ghana between Gold Fields’ Tarkwa and AngloGold Ashanti’s neighbouring Iduapriem mines. The Tarkwa mine is 90% owned by Gold Fields, with the Government of Ghana holding 10%. The Iduapriem mine is wholly-owned by AngloGold Ashanti, with both mines located in the western region of Ghana. Gold Fields interim chief executive Martin Preece says the proposed JV is an exciting opportunity to combine mining operations that are essentially part of the same mineral deposit and is something…

(Image source: Legacy Iron Ore) Pre-strip activities.

Legacy Iron Ore commences Mount Celia gold mining

Legacy Iron Ore Limited has commenced mining at its Mount Celia Gold operation, about 95km south of Laverton, following the receipt of all final statutory approvals and the signing of a mining contract with Bain Global Resources. Surface and mine infrastructure works are well-advanced, with pre-stripping already commenced and ore mining to commence in Blue Peter pits in the weeks ahead. Legacy chief executive Rakesh Gupta says this marks a significant achievement in the evolution of Legacy Iron Ore. “ from an explorer to a producer, with this being our first mining operation as we unlock the potential value of the company’s South Laverton gold projects,” he said. Mr Gupta acknowledges the company’s shareholders, including NMDC Limited,…

Federal and WA governments go for gold

Federal and WA governments go for gold

AUSTRALIA’S national science agency CSIRO and the WA Government have teamed up to research mineralisation in the Yilgarn province, potentially unlocking new gold deposits in the area 400km east of Perth, WA. The eastern Yilgarn region has historically had fewer gold discoveries than its neighbouring, richly endowed eastern Goldfields region, despite sharing Archean geology from over 2,500 million years ago. Researchers discovered distinctive patterns in the chemical alteration of surrounding rocks during the formation of ancient gold deposits during the Archean period. Through the Minerals Research Institute of WA (MRIWA), the WA Government has invested in research to support future mineral exploration and understand chemical patterns in ancient rocks. WA mines and petroleum minister Bill Johnston said the discovery of…

Sovereign risk

Sovereign risk

Image: Nick Fraser. BY ELIZABETH FABRI The Government of Tanzania has passed laws allowing it to tear up and renegotiate contracts with natural resources companies; causing widespread concern and uncertainty for the ASX-listed miners, exploration companies and service companies with interests in the East African nation. Australia-Africa Minerals & Energy Group (AAMEG) chief executive Doug Horak examines how the legislation impacts Australian miners moving forward. 1. What do you make of the new laws passed by the Tanzanian Government? Changes to the Tanzanian mining law in July have had a disruptive impact on the long-held view that the investment climate of Tanzania is an attractive one that is able to encourage foreign direct investment into its mining industry. However, at the…