Minesite – Village fitouts, designed for life beyond the shift

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) The Clermont Wombat Festival is one of more than 100 regional Queensland organisations Bravus Mining and Resources has supported through the auspices of its community partnership program.

Bravus’ coal-out for community grant applications

Bravus’ coal-out for community grant applications Bravus Mining and Resources is calling on community groups and not-for-profits across regional Queensland to apply for the latest round of grants from the company’s 2025 community partnership program. Bravus Mining and Resources Head of Community Kate Campbell says the community partnership program is a fundamental part of the business and its Carmichael mine near Clermont in central Queensland. “We’re proud to operate in regional Queensland and always seek to back our local communities and the things...

(Image source: Bravus) RACE Live uses real-time intelligence to collect data from dozens of points in the supply chain, including other rail network managers, coal loading facilities, port operators and planned maintenance works.

Bowen Rail Company leads the RACE with tech innovation

Bowen Rail Company leads the RACE with tech innovation Bowen Rail Company’s (BRC) RACE Live will be showcased as an example of excellence in innovation at the 2024 Australasian Rail Industry Awards. RACE Live was developed in partnership with Brisbane-based software developer Polymathian to improve safety and productivity when railing coal from the Queensland Carmichael mine to port for export. BRC general manager Brendan Lane says RACE Live’s shortlisting as a finalist in the Freight Rail Excellence category at the rail industry’s national...

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...

Queensland supports women in technical mining roles

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Queensland supports women in technical mining roles

The Queensland Government is investing $500,000 to support the women in resources: empowering development (WIRED) pilot program.

One lifetime, one encounter

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One lifetime, one encounter

Rio Tinto has showcased one of its last collections of rare Argyle pink, red, violet and blue diamonds to a select group of collectors, jewellers and investors. The 2020 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender was previewed virtually by the exclusive group of buyers due to COVID-19, with viewings planned for later in the year at the Argyle mine, Perth, Singapore and Antwerp. The yearly tender is a collection of the rarest diamonds from a year’s production at the Argyle mine in the remote east Kimberley region of WA. One Lifetime, One Encounter is the title of this year’s historic collection and comprises 62 lots of single diamonds, weighing 57.23 carats, with an additional 12 lots known as The Petite Suites, weighing...

The Darwin Dialogue brings together representatives from Australia, the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea to discuss critical minerals and rare earth production.

Northern Territory forges ahead with critical minerals production

Northern Territory forges ahead with critical minerals production Industry leaders and representatives from Australia, the United States, Japan and the Republic of Korea will meet in Darwin to discuss critical mineral production, supply chains and economic security. Dubbed the Darwin Dialogue, this collaboration highlights the opportunities and strategic importance the Northern Territory will play in the critical minerals supply chain for Australia and global markets. In 2023, the total value of mineral production in the Northern Territory was $4.86b and demand for the critical minerals is expected to grow rapidly with...

CCUS technologies capture and store, or make use of, carbon dioxide emissions from industrial activities and will play a critical role in hard-to-abate industries globally.

WA’s first CCUS action plan, $26m to 2 projects

WA’s first CCUS action plan, $26m to 2 projects The WA Government has released the State’s first Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Action Plan and will fund two CCUS projects to the tune of $26m. WA has CCUS projects proposed for development over the next 10 years, with an initial combined capacity to store over 20mtpa of carbon dioxide – or about a quarter of WA’s Scope 1 emissions. A total of $15m will go towards AGIG to develop an onshore transmission pipeline for an offshore multi-user CCS hub in...

Mining tech giants join forces

Mining tech giants join forces

The winning Digi-MIN team consisting of three Gekko representatives (graduate process engineer Eliza Craig, graduate metallurgist Barry Tuncks and mechanical designer Matt Kurtze) and Monash University student Daniel Bechaz. By Elizabeth Fabri GEKKO Systems has partnered with Rockwell Automation to develop a metallurgical software program that will account for metal content at various stages of ore processing and provide miners with analytic capabilities to audit and improve performance. In late February the two companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and had now progressed to the development and pilot stage of the project. Gekko global mining and processing services manager Renaldo Maras said the company was pleased to be collaborating with Rockwell Automation; a company it had worked with at...