The Australian Mining Review January 2026 Edition

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(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 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...

Some of the players stopping at the BM&R hydration station

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...

(Image source: Weir) Weir’s redefined flowsheet solution includes market leading Enduron® HPGR technology.

Weir awarded $102m (£53m) redefined flowsheet contract for Reko Diq greenfield copper-gold project in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province

Weir awarded $102m (£53m) redefined flowsheet contract for Reko Diq greenfield copper-gold project in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province The first call-off order of $50m (£26m), which includes both ENDURON® large format High Pressure Grinding Rolls (HPGR) and wet screens, will be recognised in Q3 with the remaining orders booked later in 2024 and early 2025. Weir Group (Weir), a global mining technology leader, has been awarded the contract to provide industry-leading energy efficient, sustainable solutions to the Reko Diq copper-gold project, a 50% owned greenfield development by Barrick Gold Corporation (Barrick). The tier one copper project is located in the Chagai district of Balochistan...

Juniors warm up inside Bravus Arena.

Bravus Mining & Rockhampton Basketball gear up for season 2024

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...

The Federal Government is fast-tracking the roll-out of the Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme that will replace the RET in 2030.

All systems GO for Guarantee of Origin scheme

All systems GO for Guarantee of Origin scheme The Federal Government is rolling out the initial phase of the internationally-recognised Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme to measure and certify emissions intensity across supply chains and support the development of Australia’s green industries. A crucial component of the $22.7b Future Made in Australia program, the scheme will replace the RET in 2030 as the framework for certifying renewable electricity. NSW Assistant Climate Change and Energy Minister Jenny McAllister says “the Guarantee of Origin scheme is the most important green industry program you never heard of”. “As...

Bell Bay aluminium smelter.

Rio Tinto appoints Jérôme Pécresse as aluminium chief executive

Rio Tinto appoints Jérôme Pécresse as aluminium chief executive Jérôme Pécresse has been appointed aluminium chief executive of Rio Tinto (ASX:RIO), effective October 23, 2023. With over 30 years of business experience in global companies spanning the mining and energy sectors, up until recently, Mr Pécresse was president and chief executive of General Electric (GE) Renewable Energy. He joined GE in 2015 after the company completed its acquisition of Alstom’s energy activities. At Alstom, he also led the company’s renewable energy business. Before joining Alstom, Mr Pécresse spent 13 years in the mining and metals industry at Paris-based industrial minerals producer Imerys as chief operating officer and other various roles. Mr Pécresse...

Epiroc Acquiring Australian Mining Electrification Infrastructure Provider

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Epiroc Acquiring Australian Mining Electrification Infrastructure Provider

Epiroc has agreed to acquire JTMEC. The Australian company specialises in providing mines with electrical infrastructure, supporting the industry’s transition to battery electrification. JTMEC, based in Perth, Australia, is an electrification infrastructure solutions provider for both underground and surface mines. The company’s offerings include high voltage installation and maintenance work, transformer servicing and testing, engineering design, feasibility studies, and training. It also manufactures electrical products including substations and mine chargers. JTMEC has 190 employees and had revenues in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, of about MAUD 34 (MSEK 235). “Battery electrification represents the future in the mining industry, and the strong team at JTMEC is playing an important role in enabling this vital transformation,” says Helena Hedblom, Epiroc’s...

Erkat Introduces Powerful New V Cutter

Erkat Introduces Powerful New V Cutter

With its V-shaped design, the latest drum cutter from Erkat is a smart challenger to the chain cutter that sets a new standard in trenching and quarrying. A seemingly simple solution with extraordinary effectiveness – enabling tremendous savings in energy consumption and maintenance time. “The efficiency issues connected with trenching have been met with advanced, but expensive solutions. We’re pleased to present an alternative that can match the performance of a chain cutter but with 40 % fewer picks and no need for overhauling. By changing the angles of the drums, we managed to increase uptime and user-friendliness substantially, all while lowering the investment cost by 25 %, compared to a chain cutter, says Glenn Illingworth, Business Development Manager Business...