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Hero of the Hunter Valley Iconic HVO Seeks to Continue A VENERABLE coal mine in NSW’s famous Hunter Valley region is in the process of seeking to continue its operations after first commencing operations back in 1949. Located in the Upper Hunter Valley region of the state, Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) – which is located at Lemington, around 24km north-west of Singleton – is a large open cut mine with two sites: HVO South and HVO North. HVO produces up to 42 million tonnes of high-quality coal to help meet the world’s energy needs. The mines support around one thousand five hundred jobs and with more than seven hundred suppliers creates thousands of flow-on jobs across the state, while injecting...

Biodiversity In Mining PRESERVING BIODIVERSITY is becoming an increasingly important function for mining companies as the combined pressures of social responsibility, legal compliance and business resilience begin to mount and the sector comprehends that ensuring the conservation of biodiversity can enhance its reputation, compliance and sustainability. Biodiversity itself provides critical ecosystem services like carbon sequestration, nutrient recycling, pollination, soil formation, and pest control and these play an important function to both human health and that of the natural environment. Where in the past mining companies have frequently taken a relaxed attitude towards biodiversity preservation, with an estimated 50,000 plus sites across the country abandoned and unrehabilitated, increasing amounts of legislation across the life cycle of a mine and more stringent...

BCI Minerals On Track For Renewables Transition BCI Minerals Ltd (ASX:BCI) is seeing rapid growth and success with its 100% owned Mardie Salt and Potash Project on the West Pilbara coast in WA. Designed to produce 5.35Mtpa of high-purity salt and 140ktpa of Sulphate of Potash (SOP), the project is a future Tier 1 solar evaporation project that will be a sustainable supplier of salt and potash for decades to come. As a developer of renewable minerals for a modern world, BCI Minerals is currently still in its construction phase and will be the first major salt project developed in Australia in two decades, being the only Australian operation to product commercially saleable salt and SOP. BCI Minerals Managing Director...

Pinnacle’s Eagle Eye Tech Proves a Real Game Changer Wherever there’s water being discharged from an industrial site, including mines and quarries, the EPA requires companies to report on safe water discharge and water quality. This highlights the vital importance of implementing robust monitoring systems that help fulfil the water management responsibilities of an asset. In mines that are geographically isolated, or part of a multi-site operation, giving site managers the ability to keep tabs on their project’s water quality, monitor its performance, and adjust levels where required, is a massive bonus. That’s where technology like EnviroHub from Pinnacle Hire comes into its own. This state of-the-art modular system is revolutionising the way companies treat, monitor, and report on water...

Crystal Clear Asset Performance In the digital era where everything is interconnected more than ever, maintaining a safe, reliable and compliant operation demands a holistic approach to asset management. It serves as an essential tool in achieving higher production throughput and equipment availability, reducing operational costs, meeting stakeholder and community expectations, and complying with government and environmental regulations. The mining industry is certainly reliant on the performance of its assets – earthmoving machinery, technology, infrastructure, plant and people. Therefore, the right asset management processes must be in place in order to keep a site running like clockwork. The increase in digital connectivity and remote controlled devices has seen an explosion in the number of data sources, and the volume of...

Water is Life | Aussie Pumps It’s not an original concept but it was widely promulgated by Ion Idriess, who although is mainly famous as an author, was a prospector, stockman in the Light Horse Brigade in Palestine in the First World War and later became a journalist. Idriess realised the potential of Australia. He travelled over a lot of it on horseback or camel. He understood the need for us to do something about water security for the Inland. Not much has happened and that is why water is so precious for our industry. The uses of water in mining are manifold. Mines don’t want too much of it. Floods can be extremely inconvenient, and they certainly don’t want...