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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...

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Weld. Power. Cut. Heat. Australian mining’s ultimate all-in-one welding powerhouse Vast distances, harsh environmental conditions, high stakes – these are just some of the challenges faced by Australian mining professionals every day. In remote mining sites, equipment failures demand rapid, reliable solutions – yet with limited access to stable power sources and support facilities, even basic repairs can become complex and costly. This highlights the need for versatile, self-sufficient equipment that can withstand Australia’s rugged terrain and keep mining operations running smoothly. And it’s in response to these requirements...

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Mining Luminary

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...

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...

Weir Linatex® Premium Rubber Sheet Branded

Weir introduces new sheet branding to validate the authenticity of its Linatex® premium rubber

Weir introduces new sheet branding to validate the authenticity of its Linatex® premium rubber Fort Worth, Texas – Weir, the global leader in technology driven mining solutions and sole manufacturer of Linatex® premium rubber, has introduced new branding to their iconic red rubber. Linatex® premium rubber is renowned for its unparalleled wear life and total cost of ownership benefits, this new enhancement is a definitive stand against imitators selling inferior red rubber products under the Linatex® name. To...

Evolution divests Pajingo asset

Evolution divests Pajingo asset

Pajingo gold mine in North Queensland. By Elizabeth Fabri EVOLUTION Mining has signed an agreement to sell Pajingo gold mine and surrounding exploration tenements to Minjar Gold for $52 million. The deal involved a $42m upfront cash payment, and royalty payment of up to $10m for gold production above 130,000 ounces, which would result in a loss of $77.3m for Evolution based on the carrying value of the asset. “Pajingo has made a very important contribution to our business over the last six years,” Evolution executive chairman Jake Klein said. “Evolution has grown significantly in the past 18 months and it now makes strategic sense for the asset to be operated by an emerging gold producer that can provide the...

Thunderbird is go

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Thunderbird is go

Thunderbird is go MINERAL sands exploration company Sheffield Resources has restructured the cost of its flagship Thunderbird project in WA following a review of company strategy. Sheffield Resources said the scaled-back project would generate annual cost savings of $7.5m, representing 60pc of the project’s current cost base, for the tier-one zircon-rich mineral sands deposit. Company managing director Bruce McFadzean said the company had achieved important milestones in recent years to make Thunderbird construction ready. “The Thunderbird mineral sands project is a world-class asset that is fully permitted, construction ready and perfectly positioned to meet the market need,” Mr McFadzean said. The company said that by changing the scale and product mix of its Thunderbird project, it can significantly reduce its...

Lynas’ new Malaysian challenge

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Lynas’ new Malaysian challenge

LYNAS Corporation (ASX: LYC) is facing a new wave of judicial proceedings in Malaysia over its subsidiary, Lynas Malaysia’s rare earths processing facility. In a statement released to the ASX after the market had closed on Friday, the company said that three long-term opponents of the plant launched the judicial review proceedings in the Malaysian High Court, and would contest the August 2019 decision to renew Lynas’ full operating licence at the processing plant near Kuantan, Pahang, on the country’s east coast. The company said that the grounds set out in the documents “relate to the processes followed by the Government of Malaysia”. The respondents included the Prime Minister of Malaysia, 27 ministers and cabinet members, the Government of Malaysia,...