Expertise in machine and asset integrity for mines and ports
MULTI-disciplinary engineering firm ASPEC Engineering focuses on three key areas of heavy industry service: materials handling machines; structural integrity; and engineering projects.
The company’s expertise...
Recent record result harbours milestone
THE Port of Brisbane achieved a new record for annual container throughput in May, with more than 1 million containers moving through what is...
Memories of a state taken at the flood
IN the summer of 2010-2011, Queensland experienced devastating flooding in about 70 towns, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents. Three quarters of the...
New laws emerged from the rubble
EXTREME negligence was blamed for the Aberfan disaster of 1966, which saw 166 children and 28 adults lose their lives after a colliery spoil...
The Mt Mulligan mine disaster remembered
By Jane Goldsmith
“Go down to the village and tell your dear friends; as sure as the bright stars do shine; there’s somethin’ that’s goin’...
Explorer takes wing to producer status
WITH 600 square kilometres of tenure spanning three world-class gold structures – the Zuleika Shear, Kunanalling Shear and Ora Banda-Grants Patch goldfield – near...
Fortune 500 Japanese company buys into Australian uranium
JAPAN-based Fortune 500 company Itochu Corporation will purchase up to 40 per cent of uranium focussed Alliance Resources under a strategic partnership arrangement. Alliance...
Problem with gold mine solved in less than a month
WHEN a major gold mine in WA experienced problems with its conveyor belt system, which was in danger of becoming unstable due to weak...
Ancient legacy faces revival
THE island of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea is said to have given copper its Classical Latin name. The phrase ‘aes Cyprium’ roughly...
A new kind of mobile communication
A new solar-powered Cisco wireless mesh network is being used to run the mine fleet automation system at Barrick’s Cowal gold mine in NSW.
Barrick...