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Bravus backs First Nations footy, jobs

Bravus backs First Nations footy, jobs Bravus Mining and Resources was thrilled to help bring First Nations players from around central and north Queensland together in Rockhampton recently for the annual Warba Wangarunya Rugby League Carnival. The Rockhampton and Townsville-based operator of the Carmichael coal mine, near Clermont in central Queensland, was a major sponsor of the event, hosted each year by Darumbal Community Youth Service. The Warba Wangarunya Rugby League Carnival has a vision of One Community, One People, One Game, and 2024 saw 31 teams take to Saleyards Park for four days of exhilarating...

Bowen Tennis Association President Walter Morris and Bowen Rail Safety Coordinator Mandy Evans rally together at Bowen Tennis.

Game, set, match: Bowen Rail Company serves up a win for the community

Game, set, match: Bowen Rail Company serves up a win for the community Bowen Tennis Association has scored big with a Bowen Rail Company (BRC) grant to support the development of the region’s next generation of tennis stars. The 95-year-old club was one of four recent grant recipients of Bowen Rail Company’s Community Partnership Program, which supports local not-for-profit organisations and community groups with the purchase of small assets that can make a big difference. Bowen Tennis Association president Walter Morris says the Bowen Rail Company’s...

North Queensland exports power Queensland’s prosperity

North Queensland exports power Queensland’s prosperity

North Queensland exports power Queensland’s prosperity A new report has highlighted the multi-billion-dollar contribution the North Queensland Export Terminal (NQXT) north of Bowen in North Queensland makes to local, state and national economies. North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) commissioned the study to examine the economic and social impact of three Queensland east coast ports it is port authority for — Hay Point, Mackay and Abbot Point. The North Queensland Export Terminal is located within the Port of Abbot Point. The study found activity at the Port of Abbot Point contributed almost $10b to the Queensland...

Liebherr’s proven performance in the Pilbara

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Liebherr’s proven performance in the Pilbara

Liebherr’s T 264 mining trucks are proving their reliability in one of WA’s most demanding environments, with a fleet now working at a Thiess-operated site in the Pilbara.

Cadia cuts Newcrest production guidance

Cadia cuts Newcrest production guidance

SAG and ball mills at Cadia. Image: Newcrest. BY CAMERON DRUMMOND NEWCREST has lowered its gold production forecast to reflect the temporary suspension of operations at its Cadia gold project in NSW. Cadia’s production guidance was downgraded to between 560,000oz and 600,000oz for FY18, down from between 680,000oz and 780,000oz. An embankment slump of Cadia’s Northern Tailings Facility had occurred in March, halting production at the mine. Mining was suspended, with processing recommencing at a restricted capacity from 29 March due to limitations of the capacity of the Southern Tailings Facility. In April, the gold miner announced it had received approval from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment to use the first 200m of the old Cadia...

Rio pledges US$5 billion for Oyu Tolgoi

Rio pledges US$5 billion for Oyu Tolgoi

By Samantha James RIO Tinto and its joint venture partners have approved the US$5.3 billion underground development at the Oyu Tolgoi copper and gold mine in Mongolia, which is expected to kick off in mid-2016. The expansion – which would add more than 300,000 tonnes per annum of copper to the producing 175,000tpa open pit mine in the Gobi Desert – was previously expected to cost US$4.9 billion and pay for itself within nine years under a reserve case outlined in 2014. In December 2015 the JV secured an initial US$4.4 billion financing agreement for proposed development however outstanding approvals delayed the final investment decision. Following the grant of all approvals, Rio and its joint venture partners are now aiming for first production...

Exploration scheme benefiting WA

Exploration scheme benefiting WA

By Jane Goldsmith May 6, 2015 FOR every $1 million invested in the WA Government’s Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS), the state receives $10.3 million in direct benefits, a report has found. The Exploration Incentive Scheme Economic Impact Study, commissioned by the Department of Mines and Petroleum, also found that WA received about $6.2 million in taxation and royalties, and stood to gain about $3.9 million in greater construction activity and $3.3 million in new wealth, from each new project development. The study found new pre-competitive geoscience was the main driver of private sector exploration investment. It also considered the potential economic impact from the discovery and commercialisation of new mines as a result of increased exploration. “This second stage of...

(Image source: True North Copper) Worker at the Cloncurry copper project.

True North Copper and Glencore partner for Cloncurry product

True North Copper and Glencore partner for Cloncurry product True North Copper (ASX:TNC) has signed binding offtake and toll-mining agreements with Glencore for its Cloncurry copper project (CCP) in Queensland. Under the agreements, Glencore will purchase 100% of copper concentrate from Cloncurry and process up to 1mtpa of Cloncurry ore at its Mount Isa smelter. True North will be entitled to claim 20% Queensland State royalty discount for all material processed through the smelter. The tolling agreement contains customary terms and conditions, including agreed tolling charge and agreed processes for assaying, weighing, sampling and moisture determination. True North managing director Marty Costello says the agreements...