Bravus Mining Toasts Townsville and its Future as Energy Hub
BRAVUS mining and resources chief operating officer Mick Crowe has made a toast to the regional Queensland city of Townsville amongst a slew of some of the country’s most important mining companies at the 2023 mining and resources forum in Townsville in early June.
Townsville Enterprise presented its 2023 Mining and Resources Forum on June 6, bringing together speakers from across the mining industry to discuss and celebrate the state’s unofficial northern capital and its contribution to mining and renewables.
The event, which was sponsored by local news outlet The Townsville Bulletin alongside The Ville Resort-Casino, Bravus Mining and Resources, Glencore, Goldtower, Helix Legal, MMG, Orica, The Port of Townsville, PowerLink and Wulguru Technical Services, spruiked the benefits the city provides to the resources sector and outlined its future as a renewable resources hub.
Townsville Enterprise chief executive Claudia Brumme-Smith led the charge by stating the future of mining has never been brighter following the QLD state government’s recent announcement of CopperString 2032.
“All eyes are on Townsville in North Queensland thanks to CopperString 2032,” she said.
“This enabling transmission line will unlock $740b of untapped known minerals and unleash 33GW of renewable energy along the northwest corridor.
“Townsville…will be the only city in the world home to the first green zinc refinery and the global processing hub of all green battery materials the world desperately wants – zinc, copper, Queensland Pacific Metal’s nickel and cobalt, vanadium and lithium. The only city in the world.”
Townsville-headquartered Bravus Mining and Resources – one of a number of sponsors of the forum – outlined its first year of operations at its renowned Carmichael mine.
Mr Crowe said there were generational work and business opportunities in mining for north and central Queenslanders as people in nations like India, Vietnam, and the Philippines sought a comfortable, modern, lifestyle with fridges, consumer goods and televisions.
“It’s a reality that global energy demand is increasing, not decreasing, as nations in Asia lift their people out of poverty by providing affordable, reliable energy to partner with renewables,” he said.
“India, for example, has more people than Europe, America and Oceania put together – all up around a sixth of the world’s population – and they all want the same standard of living we enjoy in Australia.
“What that means is our export coal sector will be a vital part of the global energy mix for decades to come, and for the people of Townsville, that means a secure job for you, for your kids and your grandkids as an operator or a tradie or a chef or any of the dozens of roles you find on a mine site.”
