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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 comes with no loss in brightness or battery life and…

Juniors warm up inside Bravus Arena.

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 Queenslanders who work at the Carmichael mine. Residents who live in Clermont and the Isaac Region also drive-in and drive-out…

(Image source: Bravus) (L-R) Bowen Rail Company (BRC) general manager Brendan Lane, Don River Dash secretary Wanita Sparr, and BRC rollingstock maintainer Trent Williams at BRC’s rail provisioning yard north of Bowen’s Don River.

Bowen Rail Company revs up as naming rights sponsor of Bowen’s Don River Dash

Bowen Rail Company is revving up as the new naming rights sponsor of the Whitsunday’s favourite event, the 2024 Don River Dash off-road race. The Don River Dash 300 is a two-day off-road race that sees motorbikes, buggies and trophy trucks tackle a rugged “desert style” course through the dry riverbed of Bowen’s famous Don River. The event injects more than $4m into the local economy as thousands of competitors and motorsport enthusiasts from across Australia descend on Bowen and the Whitsundays each September. Bowen Rail Company general manager Brendan Lane said the company was delighted to partner with an event that showcased Bowen and the Whitsundays to the world. “This is the sixth year of the Don River Dash…

(Image source: Bravus Mining and Resources) (L-R) WRC Mayor Ry Collins and BRC general manage Brendan Lane at the official opening of the Collinsville pump track.

Collinsville kids ride high at Bowen Rail Company-funded ‘pump’ bike track

There were plenty of thrills and a couple of spills as Bowen Rail Company and Collinsville residents celebrated the official opening of the Queensland town’s eagerly anticipated $300,000 ‘pump’ bike track. Located in Darcy Munro Park, the Collinsville pump track is designed for skateboarders, bike and scooter riders to make their way over a series of rollers, jumps and berms by generating momentum through up and down body movements, instead of pedalling or pushing. Bowen Rail Company fully-funded the $300,000 cost for the first stage of the circuit as part of a 2019 Infrastructure Access Agreement signed with Whitsunday Regional Council for the construction of the Carmichael Rail Network. The Carmichael Rail Network entered operation in 2022 and connects the…

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Alcoa volunteers support Vinnies WA

Alcoa Australia (ASX: AAI) sent 40 employees to volunteer for St Vincent de Paul Society (Vinnies) in Mandurah and Bunbury earlier this week. The volunteers donated their time to lend a hand, supporting activities including receiving, unpacking and sorting donations and displaying stock. Under the Alcoa Foundation Community Impact Campaign, Alcoa also donated nearly $130,000 towards the Vinnies Passages Youth Engagement Hub in Peel. The hub offers a safe, welcoming space where vulnerable young people aged 12-25 can access essential services such as food, showers, laundry, internet, clothing and phone charging. Vinnies WA homelessness services manager Roberta O’Connor says Vinnies WA is grateful for Alcoa’s support. “Over the past year, 718 young people accessed Vinnies’ Passages hubs, having engaged in…

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Summit Minerals acquires historic high-grade mine

Summit Minerals (ASX: SUM) has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the historic high-grade polymetallic Keystone mine in Nevada, US. This forms part of the Keystone project, located within the large-scale skarn district and hosting significant historic and current production of silver, gold, lead, zinc, molybdenum and tungsten.

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Havieron ore reserve climbs to third largest in Australia

reatland Resources’ (ASX: GGP) Havieron feasibility study confirms the project’s potential as a world-class gold-copper mine capable of generating an annual pre-tax free cashflow of $739m.

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Thiess secures $700m agreement for Eva copper project

Thiess has secured a $700m alliance agreement with Harmony to deliver bulk earthworks, workshop construction and mining services over five years for the Eva copper mine project.