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Bowen High students unlock ‘export level’ at Abbot Point

Bowen High students unlock ‘export level’ at Abbot Point

Bowen High students unlock ‘export level’ at Abbot Point Abbot Point Operations (APO) has taken a group of Bowen State High School students on a deep dive into the operations of Australia’s most northern deepwater export port. The year seven students participated in a two-day learning experience at Bowen’s North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) gaining a fascinating insight into the stages of resources production and learning how the terminal plays a vital part in the pit-to-port process. The learnings from the site tour were then applied at a school ‘Pit to Port’ workshop delivered by the...

Bravus celebrates award nomination

Bravus celebrates award nomination

Bravus celebrates award nomination Bravus Mining and Resources has been recognised by the Queensland Resource Council’s 2025 Indigenous Awards for its partnership with Biodiversity Australia. The partnership began in 2018 through the Carmichael Rail Network with Biodiversity Australia providing environmental consultancy and on-ground services in ecology, vegetation management and fauna management. With the support of Bravus, the First Nations owned business was able to establish a permanent office in Townsville in north Queensland, that delivers services across mining and heavy industry, defence, tourism and education sectors. [caption...

Northern Star doubles profit

Northern Star doubles profit

Northern Star doubles profit Northern Star Resources (ASX: NST) reports a record-breaking FY25 marked by high gold prices, steady production and the acquisition of De Grey Mining’s (ASX: DEG) Hemi development project. FY25 has seen several miners report record-breaking years, thanks largely to similarly remarkable gold prices. Gold has surged multiple times throughout the year, thanks in part to global uncertainty around aggressive tariffs driving investment into the industry. Northern Star has reported $6.4b in revenue, up 30% from FY24’s $4.9b, as well as an underlying net profit of over $1.4b after tax, which has more than doubled from last year....

Juniors warm up inside Bravus Arena.

Bravus Mining & Rockhampton Basketball gear up for season 2024

Bravus Mining & Rockhampton Basketball gear up for season 2024 Bravus Mining and Resources will be cheering up a storm when the Rockhampton Cyclones and Rockets take to Bravus Arena on Saturday (13 April) for the start of the 2024 NBL1 North Season. The owner and operator of the Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland has been a Major Partner of Rockhampton Basketball since 2018. Bravus Mining and Resources head of community Kate Campbell says a ticket to round one against the Townsville Flames and Heat is hot property in the business’ Victoria Parade office. Rockhampton and Townsville are the primary FIFO hubs for the more than 1,200 regional...

Trapped Gosowong miner rescued

Trapped Gosowong miner rescued

By Rachel Seeley A miner trapped 300m underground at Newcrest Mining’s Gosowong gold mine in Indonesia has been freed, eight nights after a “geotechnical event” caused damage to the site. Pak Mursalim Sahman was rescued via a 38m bore hole drilled from an existing tunnel above where he was trapped. He was taken to the Gosowong medical centre and would be reunited with his wife and children. Newcrest managing director and chief executive Sandeep Biswas said the company was tremendously relived by the outcome. “I offer my heartfelt thanks to the onsite rescue teams who have worked tirelessly 24 hours a day since the geotechnical event on 8 February 2016 that blocked the development drive behind where Pak Mursalim was...

The 1000th truck, TH663i.

Sandvik celebrates 1000th Toro truck delivery

Sandvik celebrates 1000th Toro truck delivery Sandvik is celebrating 1000 deliveries of its 51- and 63- metric-ton trucks, Toro TH551 and TH663. The 100th truck, a Toro TH663i for a mine in Portugal, recently rolled off the production line in Finland for a delivery ceremony. Sandvik’s load and haul president Patricio Apablaza commented on the milestone. “Sandvik and our Turku factory have achieved this milestone through more than a decade of committed work, customer collaboration and continuous innovation,” he said. The Toro TH551 and TH663 trucks were born from a customer workshop in Perth with customer collaboration and engagement present in the early stages of product development to ensure the trucks met...

Shovel on top of copper ore.

NSW develops new critical minerals strategy

NSW develops new critical minerals strategy The NSW Government has begun consultations as it develops a new critical minerals and high-tech metals strategy. This strategy is a crucial document that provides the framework for the critical minerals and high-tech metals mining industry. It will provide certainty and direction for the industry as it continues to grow and will include a sharper focus on domestic manufacturing, skills and training opportunities. Discussions on the new strategy will outline new opportunities to: Create more local jobs by encouraging domestic processing and manufacturing of products with significant critical minerals inputs. Develop skills and training opportunities to reinforce the state’s unique mix of deposits and...

WA continues co-funded drilling initiative

WA continues co-funded drilling initiative

The government co-funding initiative has been going since 2009. Image: Asia Iron. By Cameron Drummond 42 PROJECTS across WA will share up to $4.75 million under State Government’s Exploration Incentives Scheme (EIS) co-funding drilling initiative. The $130 million initiative, initially supported by Royalties for Regions, is being funded from April 2009 to June 2017. The program refunds up to 50 per cent of direct drilling costs with caps of $150,000 for a multi-hole project, $200,000 for a single deep hole, and $30,000 for a prospector application. Refunds are made after completion of drilling and the submission of reports, which are released publically by the Department of Mines and Petroleum after a six-month confidentiality period....