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FORMED less than 12 months ago, gold-focussed Evolution Mining plans to become a mid-tier gold producer at a global level within the next five years. According to Evolution executive chairman Jake Klein, Australia only has one major gold producer among the world’s heavyweights – Newcrest Mining. Mr Klein said that ASX-listed mid-tier Australian gold producers with annual output of between 400,000oz and 800,000oz were basically non-existent. “The best place for an investor to invest in the gold space is the mid-tier sector. “That delivers secure returns more consistently than other alternatives: senior producers and juniors. The seniors struggle to provide meaningful growth and the juniors struggle to fund their developments and develop operational predictability, which investors want,” he said. “The…

THE Tanami region, which straddles the Northern Territory and WA border, has become one of Australia’s foremost gold provinces. With almost all discoveries in the region made since the mid-1980s, it boasts past production and current resources of more than 11 million ounces of gold from mines including Newmont Mining’s highly successful Callie underground operation. In June 2012, a report by Geoscience Australia highlighted the possibility of additional massive gold deposits in the area, and proposed that the region’s abundant active and historic gold mines formed during one event about 1.8 billion years ago. “The similarity between the age of gold from the…Coyote mine, along with that for the Callie mine in the Northern Territory, suggest there was a single,…

MINING injects billions of dollars into the NSW economy every year, creating thousands of jobs and generating strong capital investment. In 2010-2011, NSW minerals production, which contributes about 2.5 per cent of the gross state product, was valued at approximately $20 billion. However, the NSW Minerals Council  (NSWMC) believes that the controversial Carbon Tax introduced on July 1 could severely impact the state’s resource sector – particularly the coal industry, which currently contributes 81 per cent of the total value of the state’s mineral production – threatening economic growth and putting thousands of jobs at risk.With NSW home to the largest number of coal mines in Australia (the majority of the 74 operational mines in NSW produce coal), which already…

TO accommodate its growing truck fleet and continue meeting the needs of its clients, Constructatruck Rentals recently moved to a new, larger location at 468 Great Eastern Highway. A major highlight of the company’s new 4000 square metre facility is a larger workshop that will be used to house and maintain its vehicles, enabling it to maintain competitive prices and quality customer service. Constructatruck Rentals has one of the largest rental fleets in the country: it services a range of clients throughout Australia, particularly in the mining and construction industries in WA’s Pilbara region. The company was also contracted to supply trucks for the Perth City Link development project in the Perth CBD. Constructatruck Rentals has now released four new…

The removal of overburden at mine sites is a key activity that requires sophisticated equipment and the latest technology to maintain cycle times. One of the key items for the task is the bucket used on an excavator. Brisbane based company Jaws, a leading Australian bucket manufacturer, has developed buckets to help excavators maintain efficient cycle times. Its bucket designs feature an optimum tip angle that is critical for better penetration of material, and a design that allows for smooth material flow into the bucket. This optimisation of the fill factor helps to reduce cycle times. The advanced structural integrity also significantly reduces maintenance. The major difference between Jaws and its competitors is the company’s use of a rotator to…

THE development and expansion of WA’s mining industry has highlighted a growing concern for storage structures to comply with cyclone rating requirements. In particular, there is an increasing demand for liquid storage tanks to meet the requirements of Region D, Category 2 cyclonic wind loadings as detailed in AS1170. Tanks West storage tanks have a proven record in this regard, having survived the strong winds of cyclone Vance on Thevenard Island in 1999. In conjunction with Deacon Engineers, Tanks West has developed a restraint system using a circumferential band around the tank connected to galvanised SHS uprights that can be bolted to the tank plinth. The system successfully restrains tanks in severe cyclonic conditions and only protrudes 220mm from the…

FOR the past 50 years Acromet has built an industry-wide reputation for its outstanding skill in handling difficult, aggressive chemicals in all forms. The company’s range of magnetically-driven sealless process pumps easily meet the demands of complex chemical handling applications across a range of industries. Acromet’s sealless pumps cover a wide range of designs, from specially lined centrifugal pumps to sliding vane and regenerative turbine pumps, to suit a wide range of applications and performance criteria. The company’s heavy duty sealless centrifugal pumps with permanent magnet drive system meet the requirements of API.685, ISO2858, DIN24256 and Atmosphere Explosives ATEX standards. The majority of Acromet’s sealless pump ranges are of the traditional back pull-out design, where the pump’s internals can easily…

A long history of supporting WA’s mining industry has seen the staff of Daimler Trucks Perth accumulate a wealth of knowledge and experience relating to the sector. The company’s dealership, based in Welshpool, WA, services the mining industry with vehicles such as Mercedes-Benz’s Actros, Atego, and Axor, Fuso’s Canter, Fighter, Heavy and Rosa Bus, and Freightliner’s Columbia. The combination of Fuso, Mercedes-Benz and Freightliner brands allows Daimler Trucks Perth to fully service the needs of the mining industry through a vast product range of light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles. In addition to new vehicles, the dealership stocks a wide range of used vehicles, provides late night vehicle servicing, builds special purpose vehicles and stocks a range of factory and aftermarket…

WHEN a stacker reclaimer at Rio Tinto’s Bengalla mine in the Hunter Valley became unable to access part of its huge stockpile, Uretek Ground Engineering was chosen to re-support the plant’s footings and re-level its rail. Operations in the stacker reclaimer’s area were prevented when 35m of one of its rails sank 80mm, making one third of the main stockpile inaccessible. Accidental blockage of a 600mm drainage pipe caused coal-washing water to back up, softening the ground under a 1200mm-by-1000mm section of rail footing, and bearing capacity was lost from under the section. With the rail partly raised back to a safe operating level the stacker reclaimer was positioned directly over the area, adding an extra 90t of overburden weight…

WITH a wealth of knowledge in remote site camp and accommodation services, Catering Industries provides its clients with best-practice turnkey facilities management solutions. Australian family-owned and operated for more than 30 years, the company has established itself as a leader in the contract catering field. It is through these years of experience, backed by an accredited QualityManagement System, that Catering Industries has uncovered the recipe for delivering specialised hospitality services. “Our menu planning is designed around our knowledge of the market andcustomer feedback, all within nutritional guidelines,” Catering Industries director of business development Jonas Cuschieri said. “We offer a range of culinary fare to satisfy the tastes and appetites of our entire target audience.” With an operations division that is…

AS an established leader in its field, Cairns Filter Service and Mine Site Kitchen Services works alongside commercial kitchens throughout Queensland and the Northern Territory, specialising in remote mine site village kitchens. The company services and maintains kitchen exhaust extraction systems for a range of high profile clients including Rio Tinto, Incitec Pivot, BHP Billiton, BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance, Xstrata, Santos, Serco, ESS, Delta FM, Eurest, Compass, Serco Sodexo Defence Services, Spotless and Qantas. All of the company’s service staff undergo extensive training and accreditation prior to working on site, including: metalliferous/coal generic inductions; working at heights and confined space accreditation; first response fire training; coal board medicals; senior first aid training with CPR; safe work method statements; and job…