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(Image source: Weir) Weir at MINExpo International 2024.

Showcasing Weir’s all-of-mine capabilities at this year’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL

Showcasing Weir’s all-of-mine capabilities at this year’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL Exhibiting at this year’s MINExpo INTERNATIONAL conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Weir showcased its market-leading brands and unveiled a range of new innovative technologies and solutions. Weir launched its ESCO® NEXSYS™ GET Lip System for rope shovel dippers, which lowers lip maintenance requirements, extends tooth and adapter life, and ultimately provides miners with longer uninterrupted shovel operation. Additionally, Weir unveiled its double-deck banana screen, ENDURON® ELITE Screen. Available in a range of sizes, the largest of which has a deck measuring 4.3m by 8.5m and weighs nearly 50t,...

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

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...

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) (L-R) WRC Mayor Ry Collins and BRC general manage Brendan Lane at the official opening of the Collinsville pump track.

Collinsville kids ride high at Bowen Rail Company-funded ‘pump’ bike track

Collinsville kids ride high at Bowen Rail Company-funded ‘pump’ bike track There were plenty of thrills and a couple of spills as Bowen Rail Company and Collinsville residents celebrated the official opening of the Queensland town’s eagerly anticipated $300,000 ‘pump’ bike track. Located in Darcy Munro Park, the Collinsville pump track is designed for skateboarders, bike and scooter riders to make their way over a series of rollers, jumps and berms by generating momentum through up and down body movements, instead of pedalling or pushing. Bowen Rail Company fully-funded the...

Weir joins International Copper Association

Weir joins International Copper Association

Weir joins International Copper Association The International Copper Association (ICA) has announced The Weir Group (Weir) as its newest member. Weir is a global leader in mining technology and innovation, this partnership reinforces ICA’s mission to connect the entire copper value chain. Weir provides world-class engineering solutions by utilising materials science expertise with intelligent automation to produce end-to-end mining technologies. Founded in 1871, Weir continues to pave the path to smart, efficient and sustainable mining. Weir’s chief executive Jon Stanton said that the company is delighted to join the ICA. “Copper has such a critical role to...

Pile of rare earth minerals.

Northern Territory records highest ever mineral exploration spending of $74.4m

Northern Territory records highest ever mineral exploration spending of $74.4m The Northern Territory has recorded its highest ever mineral exploration expenditure, with $74.4m spent in the September quarter. This figure is up 30% from the same quarter last year and surpasses the previous record of $71.6m set in the September 2011 quarter. Notably, the Northern Territory’s 30% increase was much higher than the Australia-wide increase of 5%. Mineral exploration in the Territory for 2023 is currently on track to be the highest calendar year expenditure on record. Northern Territory Mining Minister Nicole Manison commented on the growth. “These latest figures show the world is quickly transitioning to renewable energy — and...

Producer digs up more gold but underperforms in March quarter

Producer digs up more gold but underperforms in March quarter

MID tier gold producer Evolution Mining has found more high-grade gold at its Cracow gold mine in Queensland. A drilling program was conducted about 150m north of known mineralisation and has confirmed the presence of a high-grade epithermal gold shoot. Best intersections from the recent diamond drilling program were: 25.4m grading 6.47 grams per tonne gold from 611.6m, 13.7m grading 8.01g/t gold from 539m, and 2.3m grading 61.53g/t gold from 505.2m. The March 2012 quarter brought with it gold discoveries for Evolution, but total gold production fell from almost 90,000 ounces in the December 2011 quarter to 84,122 for the March period. The average gold price achieved also fell, dropping from $1632/oz for the December period to $1604/oz. Cash costs...

Neighbours unite to reach resources potential

Neighbours unite to reach resources potential

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) initiated between the NSW and South Australian Governments aims to increase investment and economic development in mineral resources near the shared border. NSW Resources and Energy minister Chris Hartcher and SA Mineral Resources and Energy minister Tom Koutsantonis formally agreed to guide areas of responsibility for joint cooperation between the NSW Trade and Investment department and the SA Manufacturing, Innovation, Trade, Resources and Energy department in Broken Hill. The scope of the MoU focussed on creating joint programs to promote exploration and investment, by positioning the governments as proactive jurisdictions that would welcome overseas investment; developing alignment between the geological and regulatory system in both states; and generating a renewed commitment tocollaborative exploration initiatives for...

Curtin University partners with CO2CRC for carbon capture technology

Curtin University partners with CO2CRC for carbon capture technology

Curtin University partners with CO2CRC for carbon capture technology Curtin University has entered a three-year, $2.4m agreement with carbon capture and storage research organisation, CO2CRC. Researchers from the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences will apply their seismic monitoring expertise and geophysics knowledge to monitor thousands of tonnes of CO2 to be injected underground at the Otway International Test Centre in Victoria. The team from Curtin will use new fibre optic sensors to monitor how the gas behaves during the next stage of the Otway project. A pioneering initiative, the Otway...