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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...

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Mining Luminary Madden Mining's new range of LED cap lamps. Cap lamps have been around for almost as long as mining itself. The need for hands free lighting is imperative for safe and efficient work underground but there are cap lamps and there are cap lamps. Just like any tool of the trade, there are lamps that get the job done and lamps that excel and Madden Mining’s cordless cap lamps are firmly planted in the latter category. If you have worked underground for any length of time and suffered the inconvenience of a corded cap lamp, then you will instantly appreciate the tangle-free freedom that Madden’s LED lamps provide. This freedom...

Autonomous copper refining at Olympic Dam

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Autonomous copper refining at Olympic Dam

BHP (ASX: BHP) is driving safety in copper refining at its Olympic Dam refinery in South Australia with a fully enclosed and automated robotic cathode stripping machine.

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...

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...

Oversubscribed placement signals “slight” easing of capital markets

Oversubscribed placement signals “slight” easing of capital markets

Exploration at Tyranna Resources’ Jumbuck gold project in South Australia is supported by an oversubscribed share placement. By Reuben Adams TYRANNA Resources will raise $800,000 before costs through a massively oversubscribed share placement as exploration at its Jumbuck gold project in South Australia continues to build momentum. These funds will be used for advancing exploration at four prospects within Jumbuck in the northern Gawler Craton – Campfire Bore, Golf Bore, Golf Bore North, and Mainwood – which are the focus of Tyranna’s current 6200m reverse circulation drilling program. This program encompasses wholly owned Tyranna tenements and tenements which form part of a 59:41 joint venture with Challenger Gold Operations (an equal ownership JV between WPG Resources and Pybar Mining Group), operator...

Graham Box brings a wealth of executive experience to the NTA business.

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NTA helping Australian mining companies refine their present and future fuel needs

NTA helping Australian mining companies refine their present and future fuel needs The Australian resources sector has a major push across the country to improve its Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) standards. A key to successfully integrating the industries’ strategies in that direction is ensuring the right fuels, lubricants, technical services and management systems are incorporated into a site’s environmental and operational footprint and a Brisbane-based specialist firm is helping Australian mining companies with a number of key outcomes in that area. Owned by former Shell downstream business executive Graham Box, NTA is pointing its mining clients in the direction of what fuels lubricants...

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AdaptFMS by FluidIntel is an advanced fuel management system designed for mining operations. It provides real-time monitoring, automated fuel ordering, and detailed analytics across entire mine sites to improve efficiency, reduce fuel loss, and ensure regulatory compliance. By integrating hardware instrumentation, secure authentication, and cloud-based reporting, the system enables companies to accurately track fuel usage, streamline supply chains, and unlock significant cost savings and fuel tax credit returns.