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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...

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...

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...

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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...

Primary ventilation and secondary egress were established at the Kanmantoo underground copper mine in late 2023, followed by stoping and the growth of stockpiles. In early 2024, the processing plant was recommissioned and copper production commenced.

Copper production begins at Hillgrove’s Kanmantoo mine

Copper production begins at Hillgrove’s Kanmantoo mine Hillgrove Resources (ASX: HGO) has produced its first copper concentrate from the Kanmantoo underground mine following successful commissioning of the processing facility within the targeted timeframe of Q1 CY24. The project is located about 55km from Adelaide, South Australia, with the company operating a series of open pits from 2010-2020, producing about 137kt of copper and 55koz of gold. After successful studies, underground development works commenced in mid-2023 with a single decline towards...

Appealing career paths

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Appealing career paths

BRIDGING the gap between university graduates and careers in the mining industry was high on the agenda at the recent Association of Mining Companies (AMEC) conference in Perth. Student Edge head of research Cristiano Lima detailed the finding of two surveys of around 3000 young people (1000 between 15-29 years old and 2000 between 12-24 years old), in which questions were asked about their perceptions of mining as a career pathway. Around 60pc of students said they knew nothing about mining, and Mr Lima said the surveys showed the main reason for the decline in graduates pursuing careers in mining could be due to misconceptions around what jobs were available and concerns around automation and the boom-bust cycle. “Students said...

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Curtin scholarships secure heavy industry’s net-zero future

The Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC) has announced the recipients of the inaugural 2025 HILT CRC-Curtin University Engineering Scholarships.

Year-end high for resources

Year-end high for resources

Final trade data for the 2019-2020 financial year has reconfirmed that Australia’s resources sector is bolstering the economy. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows commodity exports reached $287b in 2019-2020, of which iron ore was worth $102b. Resource and energy commodity exports have grown 3.5% since 2018-2019. Gold is also forecast to become the third largest commodity export after iron ore and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in 2020-2021. Gold exports was $24b in 2019-2020 and forecast to reach $32b in 2020-2021. Federal Resources, Water and Northern Australian Minister Keith Pitt said the resources sector will support jobs and growth as the country emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Australia’s success in becoming a top supplier of iron ore and gold...