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8 Major Projects

9 Building Mining Communities

10 Coal and Gas UpdateNews in brief across the coal and gas industries.

12 Industry Update - Hard RockA comprehensive wrap of exploration and operations in Queensland and the Northern Territory.

14 Between Shifts

16 Live, Work, Play Townsville

23 Training

24 Ivanhoe Australia Feature

26 Wet Season

27 Processing

28 Building NW Queensland

30 Safety and Rescue

31 Health in Mining

32 Queensland Mining Industry Health and

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3 Growing painsTh e Gladstone community has been alerted to the potential pitfalls of rapid industrial development through a

recent rundown on the experiences of Western Australian mining hub Karratha.

5 Black lung threat unmasked Lax attitudes on the use of personal protection equipment in Queensland coal mines have sparked fears of the

resurgence of a potentially fatal dust-related disease.

7 Making tracks in the Galilee Th e Adani Group detailed its $10 billion grand plan in Bowen recently for the development of the

Carmichael coal mine and related rail and port infrastructure.

8 Riding the dragon Conquest Mining has signed up a second major Chinese smelter to take product from its Mt Carlton mine in

North Queensland, adding extra polish to the gold-copper-silver project.

16-22 City’s perfect pitch In line with a drive to encourage more mining families to live in Townsville, this edition highlights the area’s

lifestyle, career and educational advantages in addition to the solid cultural credentials that attract accomplished

performers such as Russian viola player Anna Larionava.

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cons of international postings for a recent

Townsville forum, writes Jan Green.

Working overseas can be a dream, a nightmare or a combination of both.

MMG Century superintendent geology manager Mike Smith and AECOM technical director David Metcalfe have both experienced the good and the bad of being posted outside Australia – Mr Smith in Papua New Guinea and Mr Metcalfe in the United Arab Emirates, South-East Asia and Libya.

Th e pair spoke about the challenges and pleasures of working overseas at a recent event organised by the Engineers Australia Townsville local group in conjunction with Women in Mining and Resources Queensland and the Townsville Women in Engineering Committee.

Mr Metcalfe’s most alarming experience was being forced to fl ee Libya last February when the country’s upheavals manifested themselves in shooting outside his apartment.

“I looked for a camel to get out on but couldn’t fi nd one,” he laughed.

“However, I eventually made my way to the airport and

managed to get a plane home.”PNG is one of the most

lawless, corruption-ridden countries in the world, so Mr Smith too has contended with his share of daunting situations.

While he was never personally threatened, he did have a couple of close calls with landslides, and fl ying in PNG - which is littered with what the locals call “rock-studded clouds” - is defi nitely risky.

“People working on remote mine sites do a lot of helicopter fl ying, but although the pilots are good – generally they are Aussies – the planes aren’t always as well maintained as they are in Australia,” Mr Smith said.

Although the places Mr Smith and Mr Metcalfe spent time in were worlds apart in many ways, both agreed a number of common factors applied to successful overseas working and living.

Th e fi rst and most important point was to respect each country’s culture and learn as much about it in advance as possible.

For example, in conservative societies such as the United Arab Emirates even minor driving

When work is a foreign aff air

infringements or, in the case of

women, dressing inappropriately,

can result in severe penalties.

Knowing the language can

be helpful but, as English is so

widely spoken, for the most part

it’s not essential.

Getting to know the locals –

particularly community relations

people - is invaluable in the

event of misunderstandings

occurring and in third-world or

disadvantaged countries, basics

like fi rst-aid kits, antibiotics,

soap, earplugs and even dry

emergency food rations should

be regarded as staples.

Regardless of the destination,

all vaccinations should be up to

date and life insurance policies in

place before setting out.

Both men agreed that if

the work undertaken was in a

politically volatile or dangerous

country, having an emergency

exit strategy in place was

essential.

Despite the possible dangers

and discomfort, they shared the

opinion that working overseas

was personally and culturally

enriching, life changing,

exciting and if the opportunities

arise they should be seriously

considered and, where possible,

seized.

AECOM technical

director David

Metcalfe.

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MMG Century

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Mike Smith.

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Esther Bank (Townsville City Council) and

Brigette Henderson-Hall (Rio Tinto Iron Ore).

Jill Parsons and Jenny Ghang (both from

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Frank Hall (Tech Comp Services) and Tayla

Hickey (James Cook University).

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Lessonsfrom WAboom town

Sky-high rents, infl ated real estate values and social disruption are among the consequences of unchecked development in burgeoning industrial centres, a recent Gladstone forum was warned.

Th ese potential problems and others were highlighted in a case study presentation on Western Australian mining hub Karratha to Gladstone business owners and residents.

Karratha and Gladstone regions are similar, with the former’s economic base including Rio Tinto’s iron ore operations, ammonia exports and Woodside’s Pluto gas project, being developed adjacent the existing North West Shelf liquefi ed natural gas (LNG) facility.

Responding to an invitation from the Gladstone Engineering Alliance, the deputy shire president of Roebourne (which takes in Karratha), John Lally, outlined his region’s history, status, plans and lessons for Gladstone.

“Social impact studies to determine how development will aff ect the community and businesses are the vital starting point,” Cr Lally told Th e Mining Advocate.

“Combined with that, substantial land for future housing as well as sewerage, water and electricity infrastructure – which Gladstone fortunately has, but Karratha doesn’t – are critical so as the region develops a balanced demographic can be maintained.

“Th at hasn’t happened in Karratha, where average weekly rents vary from $1600 – $2500.

“Th e result is people working in the resources industry are the only ones who can aff ord to pay that amount and that has put a severe strain on the town.

“To partially redress the imbalance, the State Government - under the Royalties for Regions initiative assistance - built 100 dwellings for service workers’ accommodation.

“Without resident service workers business would grind to a halt and the town could very easily fi nish up as glorifi ed mining camp.”

Cr Lally said the service workers’ accommodation was just one of a number of initiatives introduced over the last two years to make Karratha living more amenable.

He also stressed the importance of the readiness of governments at all levels to work together

A civic leader from the Karratha region has

shared the area’s experiences with a fellow

community grappling with rapid growth.

Coal seam gas explorer and producer QGC is powering ahead with massive developments in the Dalby area.

Th e company’s Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) Project involves signifi cantly expanding QGC operations in the Surat Basin and transporting gas to Curtis Island off Gladstone.

QGC senior vice-president Jim Knudsen said work on the LNG plant site was well under way and material loading sites in Gladstone and receiving points on Curtis Island were nearing completion.

“Production of steel pipe for the main pipeline – all 540km of it – is complete and our shipments are moving to the lay-down areas in Miles,” Mr Knudsen said.

“Here in Dalby we have also begun laying out pipe along the easement, ready for burial.”

Other developments in that area include the expansion of a camp housing less than 100 people to accommodate 550 by the end of the year.

QGC is also about to begin site preparation for the Ruby gas processing facility 40km west of Dalby. Construction of an associated water pond recently began and earthworks for a 550-person temporary camp are expected to start next month.

“Th is amounts to a signifi cant investment and in all our parent company, BG Group, will have invested $15 billion by 2014 in constructing this project,” Mr Knudsen said.

Since January 2010, QGC’s expenditure on the QCLNG Project has been estimated at $2.3 billion, with more than half spent in Queensland.

“To date, we have more than 550 contracts for services and equipment and more than 1500 businesses have registered their interest in being involved in the project,” Mr Knudsen said.

He noted many of these were small family businesses which were growing and prospering, much like Dalby’s Ostwald Bros, which has a $60 million contract with QGC.

“In addition, QGC recently awarded a $57 million contract to Hutchinson Builders in Toowoomba,” Mr Knudsen said.

“Th is will result in 130 locals being employed to supply modular accommodation units for our construction staff .”

Mr Knudsen said QGC expected to create more than 5000 jobs during construction of the QCLNG Project and up to 1000 during operation. It will add $32 billion to Queensland’s economy in the fi rst decade.

with resource companies to minimise the social impact on the community.

“Gladstone is infi nitely better off than Karratha in terms of land, power and water,” Cr Lally said.

“But, despite being well positioned, they’ll still get hammered if they don’t plan eff ectively. Rents are rising already and unless the government

releases land quickly, allowing developers to go ahead, speculators will move in and the town will be left behind.”

While considerable strategic planning had been done already for Gladstone, much more was needed given the city would probably double over the next few years, Cr Lally said.

“People just don’t realise to

what extent that’s going to aff ect

them,” he said.

“Th e other point is what’s

happening isn’t a boom. It’s

business as usual and it’s going to

be like this for probably the next

50 years or so.”

He further stressed the

importance of community

consultation in the decision-

making process, particularly when

it came to amenities such as

schools, housing and community

facilities.

Cr Lally identifi ed rents getting

out of control as Gladstone’s

biggest immediate danger.

“In Karratha, we have to cope

with the hand we’ve been dealt,

but Gladstone is far better placed

to ensure their inevitable rapid

development occurs at a pace

which benefi ts both the resources

industry and the community in

general,” he said.

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John Lally overlooks Karratha in Western Australia. Photo: Aaron Bunch


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Th e contrast between cosmopolitan Cape Town in South Africa and Morven - a tiny, dusty town 190km east of Roma in Queensland’s coal seam gas country - couldn’t be much greater.

However, Ausfuel Gull BP Morven Roadhouse site manager and former Cape Town businessman Johan Rademeyer is thriving in the both location and the job.

A year ago Mr Rademeyer, 67, and his wife Cecilia retired in Lismore, New South Wales. But once the freezers were full of venison – shot by Mr Rademeyer - boredom with housework and gardening soon set in. Th e next hunt was for another job and the pair moved to Morven - with a population less than 300 – about seven months ago.

“In the past, I’ve run my own service station and hospitality businesses in Australia, so what I’m doing now is familiar territory, even if the same can’t be said for the surroundings,” Mr Rademeyer laughed.

Before being driven out

by danger and violence, the Rademeyers were well established in South Africa. Mrs Rademeyer was a divisional sales manager for a large cosmetic company and the family’s 3ha property produced an abundance of fruit, meat and vegetables.

“In addition I’d go on at least fi ve hunts each year for venison to supplement our own chickens, lamb and beef,” Mr Rademeyer said. “Most Sundays we’d have a big extended family lunch where the rice on the table was the only food not produced by us”

Such bounty can’t be replicated in Morven, but given the roadhouse is open from 6am to 9.30pm seven days a week, there’s not time for much else anyway.

“For a tiny outpost, just outside the edge of Morven, our staff of around 10 is kept pretty busy providing meals and snacks, fuel and items such as groceries, cool drinks, ice creams, and delicious sandwiches,” Mr Rademeyer said.

“We also have newspapers, magazines, CDs, DVDs and audio books. Th e audio books, some of which are up to 24 discs,

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sell like hot cakes, mostly to long

-distance truck drivers on the

way to Darwin or Brisbane.”

Long-distance truck drivers

constitute about 75 per cent of

the roadhouse’s custom. However,

in the tourist season and leading

up to special events like the

Birdsville races, the volume of

coaches, caravans and mobile

homes increases substantially.

While the roadhouse is quite

small, parking areas of about 4ha

ensure that trucks have plenty of

room to park and manoeuvre.

“I’ve counted up to 30 truck

combos on the site at the one

time,” Mr Rademeyer said.

“To avoid slow turn-arounds,

big vehicles can also park on

the other side of the Warrego

Highway directly opposite the

roadhouse.”

In return for the truckies’

excellent custom, the roadhouse’s

shower facilities are left open

around the clock for their use

and tea and coff ee are “on the

house”.

“Th at’s our contribution to

road safety,” Mr Rademeyer said.

Apart from the job, he also

enjoys Outback Queensland’s

relaxed lifestyle, the company

of the people who live there,

travellers, rural workers and his

hard-working staff .

“It’s a vastly diff erent way of

life from everything else we’ve

been used to and while there’s

very little - apart from about

50 houses and a handful of

businesses – out here, it’s a rich

existence in so many other ways,”

Mr Rademeyer said.

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Th ere’s grave concern among some safety industry members that underground coalminers who don’t wear the correct respiratory protective equipment (RPE) risk contracting potentially lethal diseases.

One of the worst – commonly known as coalminer’s black lung disease – was thought, up until recently, to have been eff ectively eradicated in Australia.

However, CSM Safety Services managing director Craig Stewart said 2008 Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) mortality data listed 18 Queenslanders as having died of it over the period 1999-2008.

Th e disease - also known as coal worker’s pneumoconiosis, fi rst came to light in the Welsh coal mines in the 1800s. Inhaling coal dust was recognised as the cause and within a short time dust management was eff ectively implemented to protect miners.

“Under current Australian mining safety and health legislation, all underground miners are required to wear RPE

where the risk of dust inhalation exists,” Mr Stewart said.

“But from my own fi rst-hand observations during safety audits, many don’t.

“On at least three recent occasions (at coal operations), I’ve been the only one wearing respiratory protection underground. Many miners – even though they are aware of the risks – simply choose not to wear it and, in frequent cases, mine management or pit superintendents aren’t enforcing that legal requirement.”

Mr Stewart also expressed concern that many miners, even though they wore respiratory devices, may not be adequately protected.

“In recent training sessions, I’ve asked miners – those who did and didn’t wear protective equipment - what happened at the end of a shift when they coughed or blew their noses,” he said.

“Nine times out of 10 they said what was coughed up or blown from their noses was black. Th at’s strong evidence that their

Union representatives and mines inspectorates have been concerned for some time about the increased level of respirable dust being generated from the longwall mining method, according to a Queensland CFMEU safety head.

However, based on fi gures available to the CFMEU, no coal miner had been reported as having any dust-incurred disease in Australia for at least 25 years.

CFMEU Mining and Energy Division industry safety and health representative Greg Dalliston said Queensland had introduced a health improvement awareness committee which met regularly to review and discuss dust level readings taken from compulsory personal monitoring.

“Th e current Queensland mining legislation has now been in place since March 2001 and was written at a time when the production of coal from longwall mines in Australia was beginning to rapidly increase,” Mr Dalliston said.

He said Queensland laws required all coal mine workers to have a medical examination prior to starting work at a mine and at intervals of no more than fi ve years apart.

“In addition, all coal mine workers as well as mine operators and site senior executives have obligations regarding attaining and maintaining an acceptable level of risk at mines,” Mr Dalliston said.

“Th e regulations require mines to have systems for monitoring and controlling dust, including respirable dust, in the workplace in place.”

Mr Dalliston said a recent Kimberly-Clark survey revealed that 17 per cent of United States workers did not wear respiratory protection masks. He did not believe non-compliance would be that high among Australian coal mine workers.

While the union encouraged workers to wear personal protective equipment, he said responsibility for controlling its eff ective use lay with management.

Many miners are failing to don appropriate

gear to prevent dust inhalation, placing

themselves at risk, an industry expert warns.

respiratory systems have been contaminated to an extent and that their respiratory protection equipment was not fully eff ective.”

Mr Stewart said miners often rejected some of the best equipment available - claiming it

was hot, heavy and uncomfortable to wear. Instead, they opted for cloth disposable masks.

While more comfortable, these did not prevent fi ner dust particles from entering the respiratory system, he said.

“Th ese extra fi ne particles are the most dangerous because the body can’t fi lter them out of inhaled air or shed them with natural defences such as coughing. So they sit in the deep reaches of the lung and ultimately solidify,” Mr Stewart said.

Mr Stewart feels it is imperative that all mining companies insist and, where necessary, force every miner working in dusty conditions to wear appropriate and correctly fi tting RPE at all times.

“Because the information is diffi cult to extrapolate and analyse and because there’s no requirement to follow up with medical checks when miners leave the industry, we don’t really know just how many people could be suff ering from inhaled coal respiratory disease,” he said.

“I hope I’m wrong, but given the number of miners I’ve seen working without appropriate respiratory protection and considering the working miner’s time in the industry, I fear it could be quite a lot.”

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Th e “Strongback Power Lift”, designed by an MMG Century Mine workshop team, took out the premier innovation award at the 2011 Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference in Townsville recently.

Th e remote-controlled platform was judged the winning entry by an expert panel and the conference’s 700 delegates from a fi eld of 10 fi nalists.

Th e device was developed to assist tradespeople to safely remove gusseted steel plates, known as belly guards, from the

underside of mining dozers.Century general manager

Karl Spaleck said the device diff ered from other products on the market because it had been developed especially for use with dozers.

“Th e Strongback Power Lift has a low centre of gravity to improve stability and tracks to allow the device to be used on fl at and uneven surfaces,” he said.

“Another important feature is the use of a remote control to guide the platform out from under the dozer.”

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Coal’s Oaky North operation in

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Injuries associated with

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systems motivated workers at the

Oaky North mine to investigate

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fi breglass vent tubes. Lighter

carbon fi bre substitutes were

commissioned and tested.

New materials were also in

evidence at Cannington mine,

where strategically positioned

Kevlar sheeting was used to help

protect passengers from objects

penetrating light vehicle bodies.

• Conference photos - Page 32MMG Century Mine asset and reliability manager Rod Dugmore explains the

winning device at the conference. Photo: Mark Duff us

A James Cook University students-meet-industry presentation in Townsville recently helped introduce earth science, environment and engineering students to young industry professionals in relevant fi elds.

Presentations by exploration managers, geoscientists, a chemical engineer and geologist gave students the opportunity to make personal contact with potential future employers and some also secured holiday employment.

AusIMM NQ branch chair Jim Morrison said such events helped make students aware that top academic results ensured top jobs and

highlighted the benefi ts of

belonging to one or more

industry professional body.

Such societies off ered great

opportunities to network with

like-minded professionals at

technical and social events, Mr

Morrison said.

“For example, the local

AusIMM branch not only

provides technical and

social events in Townsville

and Charters Towers, it

also organises conferences,

excursions and distinguished

lecturer presentations at

outlying operations plus

support for JCU and EGRU

(Economic Geology Research

Unit),” he said.

University links

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The proponent’s vision for the $10 billion

Carmichael coal project was detailed at a

recent business forum, writes Robert Dark.

Indian-based company the Adani

Group has laid its credentials on

the line in committing to one of

the largest coal developments in

the southern hemisphere.

Adani has committed

$10 billion to the development

of the Carmichael mine in the

Galilee Basin, about 200km

west of Moranbah, as well as

connecting rail infrastructure, rail

upgrades and port acquisitions.

Adani Mining chief executive

offi cer Jignesh Derasari described

the company’s measure of

commitment as in no doubt

“provided we get support”.

In his address to more than

260 guests at a recent Bowen

business information forum,

Mr Derasari noted the company

had already spent 25 per cent of

its anticipated investment. He

also detailed plans to maximise

effi ciency and reduce impact on

the environment while promoting

community development.

Adani Group acquired the

Carmichael thermal coal deposit

last year and purchased a 99-year

lease on Abbot Point, outside

Bowen, earlier this year.

Th e company is also one of

two preferred proponents for the

development of new coal export

facilities at Dudgeon Point, near

Mackay.

Mr Derasari cited the co-

operative use of existing rail lines

to Abbot Point as an example

of meeting their triple-bottom line goals. He also noted that the mine’s return to the community in terms of royalties would be in the vicinity of $700 million per year with payroll and income tax liabilities of $300 million per year.

“By the end of next year, we expect to get all the approvals in place and we defi nitely want to begin construction (of the mine site and infrastructure) early in 2013 and be operational by 2014,” Mr Derasari said.

Th e proposed mine is expected to produce 60 million tonnes of coal a year in about 10 years’

time from both open-cut and

underground operations.

Th e rail link to Moranbah alone

is expected to cost $1 billion.

Upgrades to the existing line as

well as a further expansion to the

company’s Abbot Point facilities

and development of Carmichael

mine will be supported by a

5000-strong workforce in the

construction stage.

Consider the scale of the

greenfi elds operation: 300MW

of electricity; 6000 megalitres

of water; 70km of bitumen;

draglines; 800-tonne and

300-tonne excavators and

other materials handling,

accommodation and ancillary

logistics. Th e company believes

the expected demand for 350,000

railway sleepers will create an

industry in itself.

Add into the equation a sense

of urgency and you have a serious

new contender to challenge the

existing giants Xstrata, BMA,

Rio Tinto and Anglo American

Metallurgical Coal.

Peter O’Reilly, chief executive

offi cer of Enterprise Whitsundays

- which organised the Bowen

business information forum - said

the size and scale of the Adani

project was startling.

“It is going to have a massive

impact on our community and

local economy,” he said.

“And this is just one project.

Th e Galilee Basin is expected

to produce about 200 million

tonnes of coal a year when it is

developed.

“Th e eff ects of this will fl ow

into our region.

“Th e vast majority of the

long-term jobs created will be in

mining and to become a place

where people live and travel to

work will be gold for this region.

“Enterprise Whitsundays’

‘Living Whitsundays’ project

– which is about attracting

mine workers to live in the

Whitsundays and commute to

the mines - is absolutely crucial

to ensuring the region capitalises

on the mining activity in an

economic development sense.”

Making tracks in the Galilee

The Adani Group

is expecting to

increase capacity

at Abbot Point

in line with the

development of

its Carmichael

mine, west of

Moranbah.

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Staffi ng a question of balance Drawing on sectors with compatible skills and

a greater focus on some mid-level roles are

among suggested steps to beat workforce woes.

With so much happening in the burgeoning mining sector, many employers running major projects are having real diffi culty in fi nding the right staffi ng balance, according to an industry recruitment specialist.

Mining People International managing consultant, Eastern Region, Jenny Revie believes the problem isn’t due to a shortage of potential employees seeking mining jobs, as thousands are attracted by the prospect.

It is more that two of the most important criteria - an ability to cope with the demands of mining life as well as meeting the requisite skill levels – ruled many out.

Despite the good money, mining was a hard life, Ms Revie said.

It could place stress on families and the fl y in-fl y out routine burnt out many people, she said.

Unskilled workers, while they could get in at ground level, often had limited opportunities for advancement.

“For example, someone working on a dump truck, dozer, or a grader will build up skills over 13 or so years, but because they aren’t qualifi ed as such frequently can’t progress beyond that level - so they leave to work in the city or take on other employment,” she said.

“Th is then leaves another gap to fi ll and new people to be trained from the ground up because the positions aren’t necessarily being fi lled by people with the requisite skills.

“Frequently those who live and work regionally in the mining

industry opt to move to the city for family, educational or social reasons, so the mix is constantly changing and this is another factor in maintaining balanced employment at a number of levels.

“New major projects are a great way for the right ‘green’ or unskilled blue-collar workers to get jobs and while it’s an excellent way to train people, it also constitutes a large capital investment in upskilling.

“In addition, having a lot of unskilled people - for example, people with limited experience such as driving dump trucks on a mine site - can be potentially dangerous and a safety concern.”

Ms Revie rejected the idea that importing overseas mining industry workers was any sort of solution to the skills imbalance.

“Th is might come across as

controversial, but instead of

spending money in that area

we should be making a much

bigger training and development

investment into the mining

industry – which some are

already moving to – because you

can’t tell me there aren’t enough

bodies in Australia,” she said.

“At the blue-collar level, there’s

no shortage of people with

compatible skills and capabilities,

such as quarry workers and

people who’ve worked with

heavy equipment on farms and

in remote communities that

understand the location issues,

but they are often denied jobs,

even though they apply, simply

because they don’t have mining

experience.

“Th ose are the people who

should be employed, not overseas

workers.”

At the white-collar level,

engineering dominated mining

and while there was no shortage

of people with 15 to 20 years’

experience, those with fi ve

to 10 years’ experience were

considerably scarcer, Ms Revie

said.

“While there’s some excellent

talent at the really high end of

the scale, the next two levels

just haven’t come through to the

extent the industry needs,” she

said.

“I believe overseas workers

aren’t the long-term answer to

that problem either. Instead,

those considering a mining

career need to look carefully

at what they need to do to get

the jobs they want and industry

needs to attract and retain the

best they can in those mid-

levels.”

Jenny RevieMining People International

managing consultant

An off take deal for the sale of 60,000 dry metric tonnes of silver-copper concentrate to Shandong Humon Smelting marks a major step forward for Conquest Mining’s Mt Carlton project.

Th is agreement, along with the previously announced contract with another leading Chinese precious metal smelter - Guoda Smelter - means all product has been sold over the estimated 12-year life of the North Queensland mine.

Production is expected to begin in the second half of 2012 at the Mt Carlton site, 150km south of Townsville.

Development of the $127 million mine, which has mineral resources of 1.4 million ounces of gold, 36.7 million ounces of silver and 71,200 tonnes of copper, was approved in December 2010.

“Th e Humon contract is very important for this project and while the development is very conventional - with two open pits and straight-

forward metallurgical

processes - the mine will

produce a rich gold-copper-

silver concentrate,” Conquest

executive chairman Jake Klein

said.

“Th erefore knowing that we

had reliable off take contracts

in place was very important to

our development decision.”

Conquest Mining also

recently announced that it had

accepted a committed off er of

fi nance from Macquarie Bank

for up to $100 million towards

construction of the Mt Carlton

project.

Cultural heritage requirements

and procurement of the mill have

been completed and the fi nal

stages of permitting – including

an environmental management

plan - are in progress.

“Our mining licence needs to be

approved before any construction

activity can begin, but we are

hopeful that can be achieved and

building started before the end of

the year,” Mr Klein said.

“We estimate around 150

people will work on the mine’s

construction and about the same

number over the life of the mine

once operations are under way.”

Based on current reserves and

a 12-year life of mine, Conquest

Mining anticipates initial annual

production will average 95,000

ounces of gold equivalent.

Recent exploration indicates

there is potential for the mine life

to be extended.

Jake KleinConquest executive chairman

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received a $750 boost to their sporting careers,

courtesy of BHP Billiton Cannington and the

North Queensland Sports Foundation.

In addition to being awarded a 2011 North

Queensland Sport Development Bursary, recipients

were given embroidered track tops recognising their

award.

Applications for the bursaries were submitted

through regional councils to the North Queensland

Sports Foundation for vetting prior to the winners

being announced.

“Th e bursaries are now in their eighth year and

during that time more than 200 young athletes have

been awarded over $114,000,” North Queensland

Sports Foundation manager Col Kenna said.

“Recognition of the requirements of young

regional athletes has been identifi ed by BHP

Billiton Cannington recently increasing the

individual bursary amount from $500 to $750.

“Th is will help ease the fi nancial pressure on

improving performance, upgrading equipment or

attending distant competitions or training.”

Paul Hitchins from BHP Billiton Cannington Mine hands over a track top at

a recent presentation with Queensland Senator Sue Boyce, Cloncurry Shire

Mayor Andrew Daniels and bursary winners Emma Cursio and Denny-Ray Hill.

Bursaries help give NQ

kids a sporting chance

North Queensland miners and mine suppliers raised about $30,000 for a variety of charities when they teed off at two recent Townsville events.

Th e inaugural Queensland ABB Mining Golf Challenge, staged by Th e Daybreak Rotary Club of Townsville, was declared a success.

One hundred and fi fty players from resource companies and suppliers participated, raising more than $25,000 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), the Australian Volunteer Coastguard, Delta Society dogs and the Rotary Foundation.

“Th e last event of this kind was held around 2005,”

Daybreak Rotary Club of Townsvillle vice-president Marcel McLeod said.

“We’re keen to see it continue as an annual event from now on and the fact ABB has confi rmed naming rights for the next three years gives us confi dence this will happen.”

MMG Century Mine’s annual golf day – held to thank supply and service companies who deal with the mine throughout the year – raised more than $2500 for the RFDS.

“Over 110 representatives from local through to national and international level took part,” a Century spokeswoman said.

Th e Gladstone Salvation Army is more than $6556 better off , thanks to the generosity of the Gladstone Engineering Alliance.

Th e funds, including $556.40 raised at the International Workforce and Gladstone Engineering Alliance (GEA) charity golf day, were presented to Salvation Army captain Jeff Bush.

“It was great to be a part of such a fantastic day and I am very grateful to be the fi rst charity to receive funds from such a great networking event run by the GEA,” Captain Bush said.

Th e funds would go towards the Gladstone Salvation Army’s new initiative - a men’s shed project - and emergency services for the region, he said.

Townsville golf days boost charity coff ers

Gladstone engineers support local Salvos

Dave Tawse and Brian McKee (both from BHP Billiton Cannington

Mine) at the Queensland ABB Mining Golf Challenge.

Paul Walker, Neil Robertson and Jayson Johns (all NQX

Townsville) at the Century Suppliers’ Charity Golf Day.

Mo Ali (MMG Century Mine) with Mark Clelland and Ray O’Brien

(both from Blackwoods) at the Century golf event.

Justin Tripcony (MMG), John Abbott and Bruce Maxwell (both

Weir Minerals) at the Century Suppliers’ Charity Golf Day.

Rod Dugmore (MMG Century Mine) and Glen Shannen

(Hastings Deering) at the Century Suppliers’ Charity Golf Day.

Charlie Lillie, Matt Rilstone and Len Maluga (all from Sandvik)

at the Century Suppliers’ Charity Golf Day.

10 September 2011 | The Mining AdvocateINDUSTRY UPDATE COAL AND GAS

Under the subcontract, to be delivered for

major contractor Bechtel Australia, John

Holland will design and construct a 360m

jetty and loading platform. Construction

of the new GLNG product loading facility

is expected to be complete in 2013.

Arrow targets Bow

Arrow Energy has

made a preliminary

proposal for a

takeover of Bow

Energy, off ering

shareholders

$1.48 per share.

“It makes sense for

both companies to

explore business

opportunities given

the proximity of both companies’ CSG

assets and the complementary nature of our

businesses,” Arrow chief executive offi cer

Andrew Faulkner said.

Meanwhile Bow Energy recently reached

an agreement to farm out its petroleum

tenements in the central Eromanga

Basin in Queensland to Real Energy

Corporation.

Housing boost

Th e company developing the Queensland

Curtis LNG Project has announced it

will spend more than $60 million on up

to 100 houses in the Western Downs and

Gladstone regions.

Th e investment is part of QGC’s

integrated housing strategy, which

includes new houses for project staff and

aff ordable housing and rental assistance

in communities from Chinchilla to

Gladstone. QGC is expanding its

operations in the Surat Basin in south-

western Queensland to transport natural

gas through a 540km underground pipeline

to an LNG plant at Gladstone.

Market domination

Queensland will be producing more

liquefi ed natural gas (LNG) than

Australia’s total current production rate

within nine years, according to forecasts

released recently in a leading industry

report card. Queensland LNG capacity is

set to reach at least

25 million tonnes by

2020, according to

the report, Australian

Coal Seam Gas

2011: From Well to

Wharf, produced by

energy economics

group, EnergyQuest.

“Th e demand for

Queensland LNG

from Asian buyers has been outstanding,

considering that LNG from coal seam gas

has never been done before,” EnergyQuest

chief executive offi cer Dr Graeme Bethune

said. “Twenty-fi ve million tonnes is more

than Australia’s current LNG production

of 20.8 million tonnes in the 12 months to

June 30 this year.”

Th e report stated that further expansion

of Queensland’s LNG capacity to around

32 million tonnes looked feasible by the

mid-2020s, but also noted the challenge

presented by labour shortages.

Electricity from syngas

Carbon Energy has announced an

Australian fi rst in achieving electricity

generation using syngas produced through

its process of underground coal gasifi cation.

Carbon Energy managing director Andrew

Dash said this achievement at Bloodwood

Creek in southern Queensland represented

a major step forward for the company as it

moved closer to its fi rst revenue milestone

– connection to Ergon Energy’s local

electricity grid, expected in October.

LNG design deal

Arrow Energy has awarded the front-end

engineering design (FEED) contract for its

planned multi-billion dollar LNG plant on

Curtis Island off Gladstone.

Th e engineering design will be undertaken

by CJV - an international consortium

comprising the Chiyoda Corporation,

CB&I (Chicago Bridge and Iron) and

Saipem - over the next 12 months.

Th e Arrow LNG plant will be designed

with two processing trains, each producing

nominally four million tonnes of LNG per

annum for export, with potential to double

the size to four trains that could produce

up to 16mtpa. Arrow also recently awarded

a major contract to Parsons Brinckerhoff

to investigate options for power supply to

surface facilities required to further develop

its coal seam gas projects in the Surat and

Bowen basins.

Contract for John Holland

John Holland has been awarded a marine

subcontract worth more than $90 million

as part of the GLNG Project’s Curtis

Island facility.

Th e Australia Pacifi c LNG board has approved a fi nal investment decision on the fi rst phase of a two-train CSG to LNG project in central Queensland.

Th e project – a joint venture involving Origin Energy, ConocoPhillips and now Sinopec - is expected to cost $US14 billion for the fi rst phase and $US20 billion for the full two-train development.

First LNG exports are planned to commence from Gladstone in 2015.Engineering, procurement and construction contracts for the planned LNG

facility on Curtis Island have been awarded to Bechtel while a joint venture between McConnell Dowell Constructors and Consolidated Contractors Australia has entered a fi xed-price pipeline construction contract.

Origin Energy managing director Grant King, Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser,

Premier Anna Bligh and Australia Pacifi c LNG project director Page Maxson at the

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to enhance recovery of metallurgical

coal at the North Goonyella mine.

Peabody believes the move will allow

the recovery of up to 3.9 million tonnes

of additional high quality hard coking

coal from the Bowen Basin mine, with

opportunities for use in other areas.

Th e company said LTCC technology

would allow the

operation to mine

the full coal seam

thickness of 6.5m

compared to 4.2m

under the conventional

longwall mining

method. Peabody is

the fi rst company

to sign an LTCC

licensing agreement

with Yanzhou. Th e

equipment is expected

to be placed into

service in late 2012.

BHP Billiton rail plans

BHP Billiton is investigating the

potential development of its own

rail line to Abbot Point to support

the growth of its Bowen Basin coal

operations.

Th e company’s Goonyella to Abbot

Point Rail Project would involve the

construction of 250km-290km of rail

line from the Goonyella Riverside mine

to the coast, associated rail yards and

maintenance facilities.

BHP Billiton has begun the

environmental impact statement process

for the $1 billion-plus project.

BHP Billiton and Hancock Coal have

been named as preferred developers for

two new coal terminals at Abbot Point,

potentially increasing overall coal export

capacity at the North Queensland port

to 110 million tonnes per annum (with

scope to increase to 160mtpa, subject to

all relevant approvals).

Cameby Downs changes hands

Yancoal Australia has taken over the

Cameby Downs mine and a number

of large coal tenements with its recent

acquisition of Queensland thermal coal

producer Syntech Resources.

Th e Cameby Downs open-cut

operation, located between Miles and

Chinchilla in the Surat Basin, produces

about 1.4 million tonnes per annum

(mtpa) of thermal coal product, with

plans to expand to Stage 2 linked to

the development of the Wiggins Island

Coal Export Terminal (WICET) at

Gladstone and the Surat Basin Rail

infrastructure. Syntech had lodged

an expression of interest for 10mtpa

capacity in Stage 2 of the proposed

WICET development.

Yancoal Australia managing director

Murray Bailey said the acquisition of

Syntech represented an important step

in the company’s long-term growth

strategy.

Yancoal plans to pursue the possible

use of coal to chemicals, gas and

hydrocarbon liquids technologies

developed in China as an alternative

method of developing the coal resources

in the Surat Basin.

Blackwater project powers ahead

QR National says it is on track to

complete the $195 million Blackwater

Power Project six months ahead of

schedule after achieving an important

project milestone.

Th e project, which will nearly double

the electrical capacity on the Blackwater

rail system in central Queensland, is

now expected to be complete by June

2012. In a critical milestone for the

project, QR National Network Services

completed construction of the Bluff

feeder station site ahead of schedule.

Jobs expos announced

Th e Queensland Government and

the resources sector have reached

an agreement to seek out new

workers from coastal areas with high

unemployment and plug them into the

mining boom.

Th e government will host Mining

and Gas Jobs Expos in Cairns, the

Wide Bay-Burnett, Sunshine Coast,

Whitsunday and Gold Coast regions

in October with the support of local

councils.

Lift off for Eagle Downs

Vale has moved closer to development

of its Eagle Downs coal project in joint

venture with Aquila Resources, with

both the Queensland Government

mining lease and $US875 million in

funding from the Brazilian-based Vale

board of directors now approved.

Eagle Downs is located about 20km

south-east of Moranbah in central

Queensland.

Vale said it had the potential to support

a longwall underground mine employing

400 people and producing an average of

4.5mtpa of product coking coal (in the

fi rst 10 years of longwall production).

Eromanga rising

Th e Eromanga Basin represents a new

coal frontier in Australia according to

East Energy Resources (EER), which

is focusing on its Blackall Project in

western Queensland.

Th e tenement, 45km south of Blackall,

has an inferred resource of about

1.2 billion tonnes of thermal coal.

“Eromanga is little known, but it’s

a highly lucrative location that will

play a signifi cant role in the future

of Australia’s coal industry,” EER

managing director Mark Basso said.

“Th e Galilee Basin has received a

signifi cant amount of attention as a

hub for sourcing export coal and the

Eromanga is only 200km away. Given

the proximity, the potential to add to

the export total is signifi cant.”

A clutch of coal contracts

Monadelphous Group has secured a

three-year contract worth about

$100 million with BHP Billiton

Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) for dragline

and shovel shutdown work across its

Bowen Basin coal operations.

Th e engineering group said it had

also recently won two contracts worth

about $100 million for civil, structural,

mechanical and electrical work to supply

and install an overland conveyor and a

drift conveyor as part of the extension

project at the Rio Tinto Coal Australia-

managed Kestrel Mine near Emerald.

It has also landed two contracts with

BMA’s project delivery group for

ongoing construction work on various

sites in the northern region of the

Bowen Basin over two years.

Teresa sale talks

Linc Energy has

progressed to the fi nal

stage of negotiations

with the top four

bidding groups for its

Teresa coal tenement,

north of Emerald.

Reporting on progress

recently, Linc said

it had continued to

observe strong interest

from overseas investors

in Australian coal

resources.Linc Energy

has lodged a mining

lease application and

commenced the environmental impact

study for the Teresa operation.

Macarthur takeover bid

Macarthur Coal’s directors in

late August recommended that

shareholders accept Peabody Energy

and ArcelorMittal’s (PEAMCoal’s)

increased takeover bid for the company.

PEAMCoal increased its off er for

outstanding shares from $15.50 to $16

per share, placing a value of about

$4.8 billion on Macarthur.

“Th is is a major step forward in our

acquisition process,” Peabody Energy

chairman and chief executive offi cer

Gregory H. Boyce said.

Macarthur Coal is a leading producer

of low-volatile PCI metallurgical coal

with production and development

assets in the Bowen Basin including the

Coppabella and Moorvale joint venture,

Middlemount and Codrilla.

New longwall technology

Peabody Energy has announced plans

to install Longwall Top Coal Caving

(LTCC) technology under licence

from Yanzhou Coal Mining Company

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had been granted and Legend reported

in August that the environmental impact

statement for the proposed Paradise

South operations had been submitted

to the Queensland Government for

assessment.

Meanwhile the company is involved

in discussions over a potential off take

deal which would see Legend supplying

Alcoa with aluminium fl uoride produced

at the proposed

Paradise Phosphate

Project and

Alcoa supplying

aluminium

hydroxide required

for the project.

Copper discovery

Breakaway

Resources says

drilling results

have identifi ed a

signifi cant new

copper system at

the Sandy Creek

target within its

Eloise Exploration

Project in north-

west Queensland.

Th e broad widths

of mineralisation

intersected over a

signifi cant strike length displayed strong

geological similarities to the nearby

Eloise copper mine, the company said.

Breakaway has recently completed an

initial 33-hole RC drilling program to

test the priority Surprise Ridge, Roberts

Creek, Sandy Creek and Coral Reef

targets at the Eloise Exploration Project,

70km south-east of Cloncurry.

Einasleigh sale vote

A Copper Strike shareholder meeting

in September is expected to vote on the

proposed sale of the Einasleigh Project

in North Queensland to Kagara for

$16 million. Th e Copper Strike board

recently announced it had entered

contracts for the deal, which would also

involve the cancellation of Copper Strike

shares held by Kagara. Th e company

recently completed a feasibility study

for the joint development of copper and

zinc-lead deposits on the Einasleigh

tenements at an expected cost of

$122 million.

Mount Carbine cranks up

Icon Resources plans to restart

production at the Mount Carbine mine

in far north Queensland by the end of

2011 after buying a relocatable Kelsey

Jig plant for $650,000 to retreat tailings

at the site. Icon

Resources fl agged

plans to change its

name to Carbine

Tungsten, subject to

shareholder approval

at its AGM.

Scandium sweep

Metallica Minerals

has taken full

ownership of

the scandium

deposits within the

NORNICO tri-

metals project in

North Queensland.

Th e company

recently acquired

Straits Resources’

scandium rights in

a shares deal worth

more than $1.85 million. Metallica

is preparing a feasibility study for the

development of NORNICO, with plans

to start mining from 2014.

Path cleared for CopperString

Th e proposed CopperString transmission

project connecting north and north-

west Queensland has been approved as

an infrastructure facility of signifi cance

(IFS) by the State Government.

State Treasurer Andrew Fraser

announced that the Co-ordinator-

General had approved an IFS for the

proposed 1041km long, high-voltage

electricity line between Woodstock, near

Townsville, and Mount Isa.

Th e IFS will enable future corridor

acquisition if the Co-ordinator-General

is satisfi ed all reasonable attempts have

been made by CopperString to acquire

land by commercial negotiation.

Super-pit study

Xstrata has launched a $47 million

prefeasibility study for the Mount Isa

Open Pit project, which would see the

development of a large multi-commodity

mine on the existing Mount Isa Mines

footprint.

Xstrata Zinc Australia chief operating

offi cer Brian Hearne and Xstrata Copper

North Queensland chief operating offi cer

Steve de Kruijff said the development

of a large zinc-lead-copper pit had

the potential to extend the life of the

combined operations beyond 2060. Th e

prefeasibility work follows a review of

the recommendations of an eight-month,

$3 million concept study which indicated

the potential to mine and process at

least 340 million tonnes of zinc-lead ore

and 130 million tonnes of copper ore by

large-scale open-pit mining methods.

Th e prefeasibility study is expected to be

completed in early 2013.

Phosphate plans advancing

Legend International Holdings says

discussions have advanced considerably

with potential partners in the

development of the company’s Paradise

Phosphate Project in the Mount Isa

region.

It was announced in April that the

project’s Paradise North mining lease

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Th e latest upgrade follows the successful

commissioning of the GEMCO

Expansion Phase 1 project in 2009.

Ranger Deeps decline approved

Energy Resources of Australia

has received Northern Territory

Government approval to construct the

Ranger 3 Deeps exploration decline.

ERA said work to prepare the site was

under way, with construction of the box

cut scheduled to start in May 2012.

Th e decline will allow ERA to conduct

close-spaced underground exploration

drilling and explore areas adjacent to the

Ranger 3 Deeps resource. Th at resource,

located east of the operating Ranger 3

pit, contains an estimated 34,000 tonnes

of uranium oxide. It is expected to cost

$120 million to complete the Ranger 3

Deeps exploration decline and drilling.

Training partnership

Xstrata Zinc and the Northern Territory

Government have entered a three-year

$1 million partnership to boost education

and training in the Borroloola region.

Th e Strong Start Bright Future

Borroloola Employment Pathways

agreement will provide a trainer for

the Borroloola School and accredited

training for students, computers and

resourcing for a Frequent Attender

Rewards Program.

Houdini reveals true colours

Ivanhoe Australia says ongoing drilling

has confi rmed the Houdini project, 20km

north-west of Osborne mine, as a new

discovery on its Cloncurry tenements.

Only limited, shallow drilling had been

conducted on Houdini when it was

acquired by Ivanhoe Australia as part of

the Osborne package of assets purchased

from Barrick

Australia in 2010.

Ivanhoe Australia

said further drilling

had confi rmed that

the mineralised

zone at Houdini

contained several

high-grade copper

pods within an

overall strike length

of 600m.

“Ivanhoe Australia

believes there is

strong potential for

further extensions

along strike and

at depth and has

commenced an

extensive drilling

program to the

north and south of

these intercepts,”

chief executive offi cer Peter Reeve said.

Chinese backing for TNG

TNG has agreed to form a strategic

partnership with a major Chinese

mineral exploration and mining group

to underpin development of the Mount

Peake iron-vanadium project in the

Northern Territory.

Th e agreement with Jiangsu Eastern

China Non-Ferrous Metals Investment

Holding Company includes a

$13.4 million funding injection at 11

cents per share.

TNG said the move would support

the ongoing prefeasibility study and

upcoming pilot plant metallurgical test

work program for Mount Peake.

Jiangsu had also recognised the

exploration potential of the company’s

McArthur copper project in the Northern

Territory and had agreed to negotiate a

separate joint venture to earn up to 80

per cent, TNG said.

Matilda’s new darling

Matilda Zircon has announced a

maiden inferred resource of more than

890,000 tonnes of heavy minerals for its

Kilimiraka mineral sands project on the

Tiwi Islands, in the Northern Territory.

Th e company said

this resource would

potentially underpin

a signifi cantly larger

development than

its Lethbridge South

and West operations.

Th e Lethbridge

mines combined

will produce about

40,000 tonnes

of heavy mineral

concentrate, which is

less than 5 per cent

of the heavy mineral

contained in the

Kilimiraka resource.

Matilda Zircon

technical director

Peter Gazzard said

the Kilimaraka

resource had the

potential to underpin

an 8-10 year mining operation assuming

mining rates of about 700 tonnes per

hour.

GEMCO expansion project

A $US279 million expansion project

has been approved for the GEMCO

manganese operation on Groote Eylandt

in the Northern Territory.

Th e work, to be completed by late 2013,

will increase GEMCO’s benefi ciated

product capacity from 4.2 million tonnes

per annum to 4.8mtpa through the

introduction of a dense media circuit by-

pass facility.

Part-owner BHP Billiton said

the expansion would also address

infrastructure constraints by increasing

road and port capacity to 5.9mtpa,

creating 1.1mtpa of latent capacity for

future expansions.

Alcyone Resources has poured its fi rst silver bullion as it continues work to recommission the Texas silver and polymetallic project in south-east Queensland.

Th e company has produced more than 100,000 ounces of silver since it began re-irrigating the existing silver-rich heaps at the project’s Twin Hills mine in April.

Th e fi rst silver-rich solution from the leach pads was processed using a pilot-scale Merrill Crowe circuit and Alcyone recently installed a new bullion circuit.

It said it was commissioning the Twin Hills processing plant and had its earth moving fl eet on site, being readied for commencement of full-scale mining.

“We should see a progressive uplift in silver bullion production towards an annualised run rate of 1-1.5 million ounces by the beginning of the December quarter and then towards our full long-term production rate thereafter,” Alcyone Resources managing director Andrew King said.

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Townsville’s international cultural status was recently reinforced when Russian viola player Anna Larionava did a Google search, discovered the city held an annual concerto competition and entered it.

Ms Larionava is no stranger to international music competitions.

Before coming to Townsville she’d competed in three other countries so, in addition to being well travelled, she was well placed to compare Townsville with overseas cities.

Ms Larionava particularly enjoyed her North Queensland visit. She won two Australian Concerto and Vocal Competition events and, by staying with a Townsville family, discovered aspects of a tropical lifestyle that wouldn’t have been possible had she stayed at a hotel.

She nominated Th e Strand as her favourite landmark and said she looked forward to returning one day.

“But I have many things lined up, so perhaps in about fi ve years,” she said.

Culturally, Townsville can boast an abundance of riches starting with the city’s own internationally recognised Dance North.

Townsville has hosted the Australian Festival of Chamber Music for the last 21 years while the North Queensland Opera and Music Th eatre, which began in 1981, aims to stage two gala productions each year.

“Th ey’re big ticket events generally costing in excess of $200,000 to produce,” director Bill Munro said.

“Our standard is extremely high and we’ve been nominated for the national music theatre awards on a number of occasions.”

Townsville also has a cultural treasure in the Warrina, the only independent cinema complex in the city.

In addition to showing the latest releases, it also hosts the annual Sydney Travelling Film Festival and the Townsville Cinema Group screens quality fi lms every second Th ursday.

North Queensland hits all the right notes in the

arts arena, with a cultural calendar boasting a

range of quality events, writes Jan Green.

Th e cinema group, which has

350 members and was formed in

Townsville 50 years ago, is the

oldest one of its kind in Australia.

Well patronised annual

events include the Palmer St

Jazz Festival and Townsville

Cultural Fest. Visits by state and

national orchestras, ballet and

opera companies complement

performances by the many

talented local musicians including

the Barrier Reef Orchestra.

Rock and other popular music

artists regularly visit for concerts

and events such as Groovin Th e

Moo and the Full Noise Music

Festival.

Visiting musician Anna Larionava tunes up on The Strand. Photo: Lori Nielsen-Carr


From babies through to

bachelor graduates and beyond,

Townsville has all bases covered

when it comes to learning

opportunities.

Families who need to make

both pre-school and ongoing

education decisions have a

number of options from which

to choose.

Th ese include three tertiary

and training organisations –

James Cook University ( JCU),

the Barrier Reef Institute of

TAFE and Tec-NQ . Th ere are

113 day care centres, 60 State

primary schools and 11 State

high schools. As well, there a

number of Catholic and other

private primary and secondary

schools.

“With so many dual-income

families in the community,

the role day care centres play

is extremely important - so

it’s fortunate Townsville has

a very strong early childhood

network,” Kennedy Place Early

Childhood Centre director Judy

Eddiehausen said.

Mrs Eddiehausen said quite

a few of the local services were

longstanding. Th e service from

which Kennedy Place evolved

opened in 1947, for example.

As a result, Townsville and the

surrounding district had a long

history of providing quality care.

“Th at quality is maintained by

keeping up with national trends

and new centres continue to

open to meet the demand,” Mrs

Eddiehausen said.

A point very much in

Townsville’s favour was the fact

that its childcare availability

City is top of the class for learningFamilies will fi nd a solid range of local options

from day care centres to tertiary education

and training off erings, writes Jan Green.

Zane Fisher, Tahlia Richardson, Scarlett Kearns and Nikolas Collocroft on play

equipment at Kennedy Place. Photo: Mike Shearer

was greater than a lot of major

cities and local prices were

considerably lower, she said.

Mrs Eddiehausen said

imbuing children with a sense

of community and belonging

were important aspects of pre-

school services.

Kennedy Place supported

the turtles at the Reef HQ

Aquarium, liaised with support

services, raised money for local

charities and joined in Tropical

Fridays, she said.

“We want people coming to

our centre to know that we are

proud North Queenslanders,”

Mrs Eddiehausen said.

She believed the fact

that many of Townsville’s

professional people had gone

from attending local early

childhood services through

to JCU was testament to the

quality of the services and

education the city provided.

“We see many examples of

parents who have grown up and

been educated in Townsville

who exhibit excellence in their

chosen fi elds and who will

become the mainstays of our

community,” Mrs Eddiehausen

said. “I think that’s something

we can be quite proud of.”

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First choice for work and play

Th e engineering profession is

attracting many women who

welcome the chance to apply logic

and intelligence to any number of

applications ranging from heavy

industry to environmental work

and everything in between.

For Janice Moody, Townsville

City Council’s water and sewerage

planning engineer in the strategic

planning department, her career

path and the decision to work in

Townsville were both easy.

As she has a technical mind, an

interest in how things work and

enjoys the challenges of problem

solving, engineering fi tted the

bill perfectly. For Ms Moody,

it’s the environmental aspect of

engineering which appeals.

“Th e focus of my role in the

council is to ensure that water

and sewerage infrastructure meets

future growth needs,” she said.

“For water, this starts with

source water and following it

through to treatment and delivery.

“Water has always intrigued

me. It keeps the community going

and you can’t have people without

water. It’s the key driver for a lot

of development.”

Ms Moody, who grew up in

the Burdekin region, has worked

Townsville off ers a great mix of career

opportunities and lifestyle advantages,

says this prominent local engineer.

in the North since she graduated

from James Cook University.

“I like North Queensland and

in this part of the world you get

the opportunity to work on so

many things,” she said.

“As a graduate engineer, I got to

work on a wide variety of projects

whereas in a big city consultancy

you’re more likely to be restricted

to work in just one area.

“Townsville is defi nitely the

place to be now. We’ve got

mining on our back steps, a

major port and we are also now

a major business centre. Because

Townsville services such a wide

area, a lot of engineering work is

being done here.

“But it’s also about lifestyle.

Whatever industry you work in,

you can be home in about 20

minutes each afternoon. Th ere’s

no sitting in traffi c for hours, the

weather’s great and it’s an easy

friendly place to live in.

“It doesn’t come much better

than that.”

Townsville City Council engineer Janice Moody. Photo: Mike Shearer

Proximity to Townsville restaurants, cinemas, the casino and entertainment centre, a revamped Flinders Mall and the Reid Park V8 race track are just some of the reasons young professional couples and commuting mine workers are embracing inner city apartment living with enthusiasm.

Apart from location advantages, favourable factors include minimal garden maintenance and, particularly in the case of high-rise living, good security if the place is left vacant for any length of time.

Townsville’s skyline has changed considerably over the last 11 years.Unit developments ranging from small complexes through to multi-

storey buildings have proliferated. Many overlook Cleveland Bay or Ross Creek and most have balconies facing these views.

Knight Frank director Craig Stack said the majority of about 1100 new Townsville CBD units for permanent residents were built between 2000 and 2009.

CBD occupancy rates were stronger than in other locations in Townsville and while occupancies had dropped to about 70-75 per cent for Palmer St units, they were steadily improving, he said.

“Also, as a result of post-GFC recovery, new unit developments are reappearing on the market, with Mirvac and Honeycombes prominent in this area,” Mr Stack said.

He identifi ed incentives being off ered by the Townsville City Council and the recent introduction of a $10,000 State Government rebate for new unit acquisitions as key drivers for inner city development.

Perfect place to relax, or rev it up CBD benefi ts at heart of many property wish listsTownsville’s great climate, diverse

population and natural beauty mean people of all ages are spoilt for choice when it comes to lifestyle and entertainment.

Th e city hosts high-profi le events such as matches by Townsville’s three national sporting teams - the Cowboys (rugby league), the Crocodiles (basketball) and Townsville Fire (women’s basketball) - as well as the annual V8 races and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

Townsville is primarily a relaxed tropical city, but there’s also a choice of upmarket, “dress up” events such as the winter racing carnival.

Th e Strand is one of the city’s favourite lifestyle and entertainment venues.

With Cleveland Bay and Magnetic Island as a backdrop, this strip off ers 2.2km of sandy beachfront and plays host to

more than 200 community events each year.

“Th e Strand really is the people’s place,” Townsville deputy mayor David Crisafulli said. “It’s the location for regular night markets, gala al fresco dinners, family outings and is in close proximity to the city’s restaurant and nightlife precincts in Palmer St and Flinders St East.

“Also close by is Reef HQ

Aquarium – the world’s largest living coral reef aquarium - and the Museum of Tropical Queensland.”

Magnetic Island, just 20 minutes away by fast catamaran, is a popular getaway for day trips, weekends or extended holidays. Activities include scuba diving, camel riding, national park walks, restaurants and a vibrant night life.

V8 racing action on the Reid Park street circuit during the annual Townsville

400 event. Photo: Paul Carruthers


Th e upfront delivery of major

community infrastructure

and services is paying off for

the residents of Stockland’s

North Shore development in

Townsville.

With 15,000 people to call

North Shore home over the next

15 years, Stockland has laid the

foundations for a self-sustainable

community just 12km from

Townsville’s bustling CBD.

Now three years into its

lifespan, North Shore is quickly

proving a popular lifestyle

choice for hundreds of local and

regional buyers.

North Shore project director

Andrew Astorquia said much

of North Shore’s success was

due to the eff orts Stockland

had made in collaborating with

various levels of government to

deliver quality, community-based

infrastructure and services early

in the project.

“We have worked closely with

the State and local government

and key community stakeholders

to create a shared vision for

North Shore and to secure their

ongoing support,” he said.

“Th ese eff orts have played a

big part in our ability to deliver

infrastructure early on in the

project.

“Examples of these include

the delivery and funding of the

$5.1 million Northern Beaches

Leisure Centre, the $42 million

North Shore Boulevard and

$25 million Stockland North

Early investment in key facilities has helped

strengthen the North Shore residential

estate’s standing as a popular lifestyle choice.

Community assets a winnerShore Shopping Centre. Th ese, along with the opening of St Clare’s, the fi rst of four schools planned for the community, and the recent launch of North Queensland’s largest display village, the 24-home Living

Display Centre, all demonstrate our commitment to the timely delivery of community infrastructure.”

Mr Astorquia said the vision for North Shore was to create a community where residents

could shop, learn, work and play in close proximity to their homes.

Th e development is located in an area near Deeragun and Bohle on Townsville’s northern outskirts.

Th e Northern Beaches Leisure Centre was the fi rst building constructed at North Shore and opened to the public before a single resident was living in the community.

Just three years on, the centre has proven popular, receiving more than 1000 visitors a week through its doors.

Th is is just one example of North Shore’s credentials as a wise investment decision for property buyers.

Savvy buyers are recognising that developer Stockland is delivering a community where people can live, learn, work,

shop and be entertained close to home - and that translates into a development in high demand.

In March, the community welcomed the Stockland North Shore Shopping Centre - which is the fi rst step in creating a shopping, business and entertainment heart for residents of North Shore.

Project director Andrew Astorquia said Stockland was committed to building a community that had it all.

“Our plans include a sub-regional town centre that will include a 40,000sq m Stockland shopping centre and

approximately 60,000sq m of

civic, commercial and ancillary

retail uses; two neighbourhood

convenience centres; four schools

and three child care centres,” Mr

Astorquia said.

Th e year ahead will see the

completion of the North Shore

Medical Centre, Stage 2 of St

Clare’s Catholic College and

Phase 1 of North Shore Central

Park. Two new residential

precincts will also be launched

within walking distance of

the Northern Beaches Leisure

Centre and Stockland North

Shore Shopping Centre.

Wise investment decisionResidents Brent and Lindsey Gorris have started their family at North Shore.

North Shore, located just north of Townsville, features an established

shopping precinct and recreational facilities including a public pool and

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Morrissey Training sales and marketing manager Rebecca Morrissey said the Mining Industry Skills Centre (MISC) had introduced two new general induction courses as a result of the new standard - GIQ Coal Surface and GIQ Coal Underground - which replaced the original GI course.

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Humpty never

had it this goodIn a fun and innovative conclusion to an Australian Engineering Week initiative, a Townsville school principal parachuted into the school oval and students dropped eggs from a scissors lift.

As anticipated, following a program of learning and experimentation, the parachuted eggs survived unbroken as did William Ross State High School principal Garry Chew.

For six weeks, 30 gifted and talented year 7 and 8 students worked with Th e Engineering Link Group (TELG) on the Mt Stuart Cluster Epic Science Program, an engineering module requiring the students to design, test and evaluate a parachute for an egg.

Participants were selected from a cluster of schools including William Ross State High School as well as Annandale, Oonoonba, Woodstock and Wulguru State schools.

Th ey worked in 10 groups of three to determine the highest speed an egg could survive, then calculated the minimum size for a parachute capable of depositing an egg safely on the ground from a drop of about 6m.

TELG director Paul Richards said Australia was training only about 50 per cent of the number of engineers it needed.

“So anything at all that helps involve Australian students in science and engineering is to be applauded,” he said.

“Th e program I ran was a William Ross initiative and we were really delighted to be involved.”

Th e students who took part had been more than equal to the tasks set and loved doing them, Mr Richards said.

Ivanhoe Australia Ltd is an Australian based company, with principal activities focussed in North-West Queensland. Situated near Mount Isa at our Cloncurry and Osborne operations, we are concentrating on the exploration and development of our portfolio of Copper-Gold-Molybdenum-Rhenium projects in this region.

In 2010 Ivanhoe Australia acquired the Osborne mine site, which will be utilised to further develop the Merlin Mine. We are now developing several large projects in this region, and 2011 is a year of rapid growth, with the expansion of our current infrastructure and installation of new facilities, as well as the continuous improvements and upgrades to the Osborne mine site.

Due to the recent growth and expansion of our company, we currently have a number of vacancies for experienced people:

Project Geologists We are seeking Project Geologists to work from our exploration site south of Cloncurry. You will report to a Senior Geologist based at the project. We have a large, multi-national exploration team within which mentoring and cross-pollination of ideas is actively promoted. There is also scope for future work and interaction with other subsidiaries of the parent company Ivanhoe Mines (Asia and Africa).

Required skills and experience:

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• The ability to plan and run exploration programs (mapping, geochemical and drilling) at the prospect level.

• Strong eld geology skills (mapping and interpretation).

• Drill-hole planning and logging; as well as supervision of drill site activities (sampling etc) and eld crews.

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Required skills and experience:• Experience working in a underground mining operation. • Applicable degree, quali cations and licences• Base metal experience is desirable.• Demonstrate safe work practices; Ivanhoe Australia has a strong work safety culture.• Display good leadership traits and be a conscientious team player.• Current open unrestricted Queensland driver’s licence

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25The Mining Advocate | September 2011 Ivanhoe Australia feature

Faces of Ivanhoe Australia - north-west QueenslandEvan Brittlebank(Adelaide resident) – fi eld assistant Adelaide-based fi eld assistant Evan Brittlebank relishes the variety and challenges his job at Osborne mine entails. And because he’s a single man, working four weeks on-two weeks off , suits him very well.“It means I really enjoy my break when it comes round,” he said.While the job of fi eld assistant is his primary role, Mr Brittlebank also conducts soil sampling for exploration or drill rigs, co-ordinates the earthworks for various

projects and is involved in building Osborne’s new core processing facility.“Th ere are just so many opportunities out here and there are so many things in the pipeline,” he said.“It’s one of the most exciting exploration grounds in Australia.“I love exploration, change, and the challenge of anything new - and I also enjoy working for Ivanhoe.“I’ve done a lot of contracting, but they are one of the best. We all have the same goals and that makes us all feel very much part of a big team.”

Jason Moser(Townsville) - underground mine technician

Jason Moser recently decided to throw in his job as a golf professional and rejoin the mining workforce.He’d previously worked in the mining industry, but had been out of it for about seven years.When he heard about the opportunities Osborne presented, he applied for and was given the job of underground mine technician.“I’ve been here around four months now,” Mr Moser said.“I’m really enjoying the job and my roster, eight days on-

six days off , is much more family friendly than a golf professional’s job. Th en, weekends were the busiest, so I could never spend that time with my young children. “As a mine tech, I check pumps, drive trucks, operate underground loaders and the crusher, run water services and do whatever else needs doing. I’m pretty much a jack of all trades.“We’ve got an exciting development here and with production due to start in March next year, there’ll be a lot more people coming on and a lot of opportunities to develop new skills. I really look forward to that.”

Ivanhoe Australia’s recruitment

and retention program for its

Selwyn project and the formerly

shelved Osborne operation, south

of Cloncurry, continues apace

in preparation for the return to

production scheduled for mid-

March 2012.

Th e company’s current

emphasis is on acquiring

metallurgists, while the next drive

will target surveyors, geotechnical

engineers, mining engineers and

production geologists.

Ivanhoe Australia general

manager operations Neal Valk

said the majority of the fl y in-fl y

out workforce would be based in

Townsville and Cairns.

“People have to like that

kind of lifestyle, so it’s not for

everyone,” he said.

“Equally, whoever we

employ also needs to meet our

requirements, so we’ve advertised

widely to make sure we attract the

most appropriate candidates.”

Workforce numbers are

expected to reach about 500 once

production is under way.

Commenting on the recruitment

and retention program’s progress

to date, Mr Valk said he was

pleased to have secured electricians

with good skills and experience.

While some mining operators

had been taken on and were

meeting Ivanhoe’s needs, more

were required, he said.

“But, as we are just three

months out from starting to

commission the plant, our

most urgent requirement is for

metallurgists,” Mr Valk said.

“Th en we will also need

to concentrate on acquiring

professional people in the

geotechnical, engineering and

geology fi elds.”

Mr Valk said as Pybar Mining

Services’ development work was

on schedule, diamond drills had

been installed underground and

stope delineation would go ahead

in September.

Recruitment drive on a roll

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Demand for pumping services remains high in the Bowen Basin coalfi elds and is expected to heat up over coming months, according to a key supplier.

ITT Townsville branch manager Cameron Gilchrist said demand in that region peaked around the end of 2010, but with many coal mines still under water the company remained busy.

Being able to respond quickly and effi ciently in the face of disasters such as last wet season’s Bowen Basin coalfi elds inundation was absolutely imperative, he said.

“When disaster strikes – as it did in the 2010 fl oods - it’s essential companies have access to disaster recovery equipment,” Mr Gilchrist said.

He cited the case of Campbell Mining Services (CMS) as an example of ITT’s ability to respond quickly and professionally in times of emergency.

“When CMS, a Queensland mining contractor company,

contacted us, we were able, within 24 hours, to suggest using large electric submersible pumps capable of handling fl ow rates of between 500 litres per second and 1000 litres per second (1800 to 3600 cubic metres per hour) with a total dynamic head between 20 and 30m,” Mr Gilchrist said.

Two weeks later, CMS confi rmed a fi ve-month rental agreement for three large Flygt pumps and accessories to assist with pit recovery at a BMA mine site in the Bowen Basin.

Within four days, ITT obtained equipment from fi ve of its 14 Australian branch offi ces, fi tted new cables to all three pumps and dispatched the shipment, Mr Gilchrist said.

“With major highways and roads underwater, delivery proved challenging,” he said.

“Th e trucks were re-routed to avoid fl ooded areas. ...Despite the obstacles, we delivered the equipment within seven working days. CMS then made up

Shifting water remains a key focus for many

Queensland mines battered by fl ooding last

wet season and now gearing up for the next.

Industry still under the pump

Coal companies are investing heavily in preparations for the next wet with additional on-site water storage, pipelines, pumps and water treatment plant, according to the Queensland Resources Council.

“Th ey are also eagerly awaiting the fi ndings of a review into the State Government’s Fitzroy Basin Model Conditions, which govern off -

site water discharges by coal mines,” QRC chief executive Michael Roche said. “Mines need to be in a position to manage another wet season as well as address the legacy issue of some 500 gigalitres of water stifl ing coal production six months after the fl oods.”

Th e Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) received

27 applications for new dams or to lift the walls of existing dams on Queensland mine sites in the fi rst half of 2011. Th is compared to 18 applications received throughout the entire 2010 year, a DERM spokesman said.

Th e QRC said Queensland had been on track to export more than 200 million tonnes of coal in 2010/11 based on fi rst-quarter totals.

However, record rainfall from September 2010 that extended into widespread fl ooding of coal-producing regions had seen the state’s annual exports fall some 40 million tonnes short of that projection.

“Th e 163 million-tonne total confi rmed by port data is 21 million tonnes down on the previous year and just four million above what we were

able to export during the global

fi nancial crisis,” Mr Roche said.

“Exports for the month of

June 2011 were 14.7 million

tonnes – the strongest monthly

total in six months – but 19 per

cent below June 2010 fi gures.

“Unfortunately, this confi rms

our worst case scenario in that

the industry is still working at

around 80 per cent capacity.”

fl oatation frames in its workshop

based on pontoon arrangement

drawings supplied by ITT and

put the dewatering pumps to

work in an open basin pit.”

ITT also airfreighted nine

Godwin diesel pumps, which were

sold through its Townsville and

Gladstone branches soon after

landing, Mr Gilchrist said.

“With the wet season looming

once more, we are currently

building up stock levels and our

rental fl eet to assist with demand

of the 2011/12 wet,” he said.

“So when it does arrive, we’ll

again be well placed to deal with

whatever it throws at us.”

Walls go up as mine sites prepare for more rain

An aerial view across one of the many Bowen Basin mines inundated during the last wet season.

27The Mining Advocate | September 2011 PROCESSING

Townsville’s broad economic platform, strong growth and vital role servicing the mining industry have prompted Halley & Mellowes Australasia (HMA) to boost its presence in the city.

Th e industrial equipment group recently increased the size of its Townsville operation from a small sales offi ce to a workshop and warehouse.

HMA Townsville regional manager Clint Cook said the company was strategically placed to provide a wide selection of capital plant and equipment to a diverse range of sectors, particularly in state-of-the-art processing applications.

Th e POGC division of the HMA Group of companies specialises in process control, with products including Kaydon fuel and oil fi ltration systems.

Th ese systems are widely used

to constantly fi lter the hydraulic and gear oil used on the drives for SAG and ball mills, crusher plants, power generation turbines, and in hydraulic plant and machinery to keep fl uids contaminant free.

Mr Cook said Kaydon fi ltration systems were also widely used at many mine sites to keep diesel contaminant free. Th is applied to machinery inline systems and bulk storage facilities.

HMA also off ers a range of high-effi ciency hydraulic fi lters for heavy yellow equipment previously only available direct from original equipment manufacturers.

“Diesel engine demands are changing and with today’s high-pressure engines (30,000-plus psig) requiring clean emissions requirements, diesel fuel

Mining industry needs are a key focus for this

business, which includes a division specialising

in process control, writes Jan Green.

HMA expands NQ operations

suppliers are tailoring properties of their fuels to suit demands in diff erent regions,” Mr Cook said.

He said the sulphur previously added to fuel to increase lubricity was being removed.

“With the sulphur removed, it is diffi cult to control abrasive inorganic particles in the fuel process,” Mr Cook said.

“Th is means high-pressure

fuel injectors and fuel-injection pumps are susceptible to wear from the particle-laden fuel.

“From fuel pumps to injectors and engines, water and particles in diesel fuel are reducing engine component life from thousands of hours to hundreds of hours.

“So, today’s newer engines need fuel to be completely conditioned.”

To minimise the eff ect of

potential abrasive inorganic

particles in fuel, the HMA

group off ers Kaydon fuel and

oil fi ltration systems designed

for fl ow rates from 1gpm to

400gpm. A range of fi lters

suitable for specifi c fuel or oil

situations is available along with

options such as pre-fi lters and

heaters.

Mr Cook said in heavy use

mobile equipment markets

such as mining, quarrying

and construction, fuel transfer

incurred particulate and water

contamination which was carried

into fuel tanks.

Th e use of bulk fuel

conditioning in the fuel

offl oading and fuel forwarding

lines removed the burden of

contamination removal from on-

engine fi lters, he said.

Fuel and oil tanks can also be

kept free of water and particulate

with the use of continuous tank

circulation (kidney loop) and

conditioning systems.

QMAG cements its growth plans Queensland Magnesia (QMAG) will purchase and overhaul a mothballed Rockhampton cement plant at a cost of $20 million.

Th e development near QMAG’s existing Parkhurst operation will allow the company to increase magnesia production by 100,000 tonnes a year.

QMAG managing director Alan Roughead said the acquisition of the former Cement Australia facility represented a very effi cient use of capital.

“Th e advantage of the facility not only includes its close proximity to our existing Parkhurst plant but also the anticipated level of output from a relatively small capital outlay,” Mr Roughead said.

“We believe the incremental output created by this acquisition will be one of the most effi cient capital expenditure programs in our industry globally.”

QMAG has previously produced calcined magnesia at the facility on a toll basis. Th e facility will remain idle for the remainder of 2011/12 as QMAG develops fi nal plans for its recommissioning and operation.

Th e company plans to begin production at the site in 2012/13 and ramp up over a two-year period. It also plans to outlay further cash at its Kunwarara and Yaamba mines to boost magnesite ore output.

Mr Roughead said production at the new facility would be targeted at the calcined magnesia chemical markets, where demand is expected to grow signifi cantly in coming years. QMAG will employ about 50 people at the facility when it is fully operational.

QMAG is forecast to produce more than 300,000 tonnes of calcined, deadburned and fused magnesia at its existing Parkhurst facility in 2011/12.

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North-west Queensland’s

lifestyle off er has improved as a

result of the recent Xstrata Great

Western Games.

Th e games attracted more than

2000 competitors from as far

away as Roma and Normanton

to compete in 20 sports over a

period of fi ve weekends during

the winter.

Th e secret to providing bush

kids with the same opportunities

as their city cousins was having

a patron sponsor and lifting

the standard of the offi cials and

adjudicators, said NQ Sports

Foundation manager Col Kenna.

“Th e north west was part of

the North Queensland Games

rotation and hosted the same

in an eight-year rotation,” Mr

Kenna said.

“Th e annual Great Western

Games now means more athletes

can compete more often. Th e

level of competition is directly

aff ected by the number of

athletes.

“Th is year the games were

exceptionally well supported.

“All sports were well attended.

We had 350 people compete

A burgeoning event drawing hundreds of

competitors is enhancing the north-west

region’s sporting stature, writes Robert Dark.

‘Game on’ for sports lovers

Parents with hopes of their children competing in top-level athletics could do worse than join the Mount Isa Athletics Club.

Th is year the club has six athletes competing in the secondary schools state athletics titles, while 11-year-old Bailey Tau Tau will take on the country in his age group when throwing the discus at the primary schools national titles in Darwin from September 15 to 18.

At 148 registered members, Mount Isa boasts the second largest athletics club in northern Queensland behind Townsville – coming in ahead of centres including Cairns, Mackay and Rockhampton, according to vice-president David Scott.

“We off er all sprints from 60 to 1500m, all throws and all jumps apart from pole

vault,” Mr Scott said. “We are working on developing multi-events like decathlon and off ering basic pole vault for beginners.

“Numbers have been consistent for four or fi ve years, though it is a transient town and members do change.

“We have the same sorts of numbers as soccer does in the city, so it is one of the larger sports.”

Th e strength of athletics owed a lot to the large volunteer support base, he said.

“A portion of the club has been here for many years (and) that core does a lot of work,” Mr Scott said.

“Many others simply want to do well for their children while they are here. We don’t struggle for volunteers and, when they are at training or at the meet, they might as well hold a stop watch or a measuring tape.

“It makes for a happy club. We surveyed members last year and the club was thought of as one of the better-run organisations people had been involved with.

“Th ere was a feeling that a number of people do their bit rather than a few being lumbered with a lot of work.”

Mr Scott’s family immigrated from England and settled in Mount Isa in 1987 when he was in grade 8.

“I’m a family man and I would do anything for my children,” he said.

“Th at’s what keeps me here. We’ll be here until the kids fi nish high school at least and then we’d only move if it was for their (continued) education.”

Mr Scott’s partner Michelle, son Joshua, 12, and 10-year-old daughter Jade are all involved with Mount Isa athletics.

in a netball tournament in

Charters Towers, more than 150

gymnasts in Hughenden and 100

participants in athletics.

“In Mount Isa, we had record

numbers competing in the half-

marathon, and boxers and judo

entrants from clubs as far away

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Th e inaugural Great Western

Games in 2009 included 13

sports across seven north-

western centres and attracted

1400 participants, he said.

Th e Xstrata sponsorship

provided an anchor for the

Great Western Games to move

forward, Mr Kenna said.

“Having a secure sponsor

allows us to plan ahead and take

big steps in growth rather than

small steps,” he said.

Th e success of the games and

the opportunity provided was

encouraging more activity at the

club level and stronger overall

involvement, Mr Kenna said.

He cited the eff orts of the

Mount Isa Athletics Club in

hosting its fi rst major carnival

last year as an example of the

positive eff ects of the Xstrata

Great Western Games.

Th e carnival was held with a

view to stepping up to the games,

Mr Kenna said.

“Mount Isa used to run

weekly events but never ran

an offi cial athletics carnival

(under the auspices of Athletics

Queensland) before,” he said.

“Th ey got electronic

(measuring) gear from

Longreach athletics and enlisted

the help of offi cials from

Townsville and other places.

“Th e club improved on what

it could present because of the

greater standards that would

be needed at to host the Great

Western Games. Th at will lead

to greater involvement and when

more people use facilities there is

a better case for funding.”

Xstrata Mount Isa Mines has been

awarded the Riversleigh Medal for

its support and commitment to

fossil research within the Riversleigh

World Heritage area of north-west

Queensland’s Boodjamulla National

Park.

Riversleigh Society president Arthur

White said the selection committee

was unanimous in its decision to award

the 2010 Riversleigh Medal to Xstrata

Mount Isa Mines for its vital support of

the Xstrata Riversleigh Fossil Project.

“It’s the fi rst time the medal has been

awarded to a company and recognises

the exceptional contribution made

by Xstrata Mount Isa Mines to our

understanding of Australian prehistory,”

Dr White said.

Xstrata’s support has enabled the

discovery of hundreds of museum-

quality fossil specimens to be added to

Australia’s national natural treasures.

Th ese include the remains of a massive

diprotodon skeleton – the largest

marsupial ever to have lived on Earth

– found at Floraville Station along the

Leichhardt River.

Th e giant prehistoric, plant-eating

marsupial weighed about three tonnes,

Isa boasts strong athletics scene

Eleven-year-old Bailey Tau Tau in his

Queensland Athletics uniform, sporting the

silver medal which qualifi ed him for the

national titles in discus.

raised its young in a pouch and is

thought to have lived in mobs like

kangaroos.

Th e Floraville Station remains are

the world’s most complete diprotodon

skeleton ever sourced from a single

specimen and are considered a

signifi cant scientifi c discovery.

Miner helps preserve prehistoric bounty

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the medal with Professor Mike Archer from

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Floraville Station diprotodon dig team.

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BHP Billiton Cannington Mine dominated this year’s Northern Australian Emergency Response Competition, held recently in Darwin.

As well as being named best overall team, Cannington took out seven fi rsts, one second place and one third place out of 12 events.

Cannington was the only Queensland team to take part and, in spite of stiff competition from two Western Australian and four Northern Territory teams, they more than rose to the challenge.

Cannington asset president Bob Fulker said the achievement was a glowing endorsement of the site’s emergency response capability and overall commitment to safety.

“Th is award is recognition of the dedication of each member of our emergency response,” Mr Fulker said.

Th e mine’s emergency services supervisor and team co-ordinator for the Northern Australian Emergency Response Competition, Steve Hambrecht, said the 2011 team of seven had acquitted themselves extremely well.

“We came second in 2010 so we were keen to go one

better this time and our captain Adam Self, vice-caption David Lestone, medic Claire Nolan, Ian Jones, Jade Clemments, Rod Gilliland and trainer Keith Evans from KGE Mines Rescue did exactly that,” he said.

“Th e competition defi nitely tested them to the limit.

“Th e scenarios were realistic, with one of the most challenging being a combined road accident and hazardous materials rescue.

“As they were scored as two separate events, the team had to be split in two, then come up with a strategy that met the needs of both situations within a time limit.”

Mr Hambrecht said the seven contestants were selected from a pool of 50 mines rescue volunteers at Cannington and comprised a mixture of experienced personnel and rookies.

“We selected the Darwin fi nalists from across our four crews to try to share the experience of the event,” he said.

“So some of these guys were together for only fi ve days prior to the competition with some never having met before.

“Picking the team wasn’t easy, so we not only pay tribute to those who acquitted themselves

A north-west Queensland team came out on

top when crews from across three states and

territories put their rescue skills to the test.

Cannington aces Darwin competition

The BHP Billiton Cannington team in action during the recent Northern Australian Emergency Response Competition.

Photo: Samantha Young

so well in 2011, but also to those who were equally capable but didn’t make the team.”

Mr Hambrecht also acknowledged the contribution of Mr Evans in training the Cannington team, the eff orts of

Darwin Co-ordinators director Linda Young for her part in organising the event and chief adjudicator Steve Ellis.

Mr Ellis said the competition standard this year was slightly higher than the last.

“In addition, the thing that shone through was that what was learned last year was carried through into the 2011 event,” he said.

“Th is, for us, is invaluable feedback.”

Th e Grasstree mine team held off strong competition from seven other Bowen Basin underground coal teams to take out the 41st EK Healy Cup.

Eight teams with seven members in each competed in the annual event at the Cook Colliery near Blackwater recently.

Th e top four teams - Grasstree, Crinum, Oaky No 1 and North Goonyella - will go on to compete in the National Underground Mines Rescue Competition to be held at Wollongong on October 14. Kestrel, Moranbah North, Broadmeadows and Oaky North teams also took part in the 2011 EK Healy Cup.

“Each team undertook fi ve tasks on the day, plus they were required to complete a theory paper the night before,” EK Healy Cup chief assessor Ray Smith said.

Th e event, which involved months of advance planning, was described by Mr Smith as very demanding for the assessors and participating teams.

“Th e excellent standard of all eight teams, each captain’s leadership and team paperwork highlighted the participants’ skills and reinforced the fact each mine has carried out eff ective training,” he said.

Top mines rescue teams from across the North

West Minerals Province will battle it out for the

coveted perpetual trophy at the 2011 Xstrata North

Queensland Mines Rescue Challenge, to be held

October 20-21.

Th e event will include teams from Xstrata Mount

Isa Mines, BHP Billiton Cannington, MMG

Century, Ravenswood, Xstrata Copper’s Ernest

Henry Mining and Mount Gordon.

It will be held at Xstrata Zinc’s George Fisher

mine, 20km north of Mount Isa.

Xstrata Mount Isa Mines emergency and

protective services superintendent, Darren Bracey,

said the challenge was a great tool for training

rescue crews in basic scenarios while providing a

competitive edge.

“Winners are judged on their ability to follow

standard procedures and how teams respond to

situations that could occur in the workplace, not the

fastest response time on the day,” he said.

“Overall it’s a great event that really builds

team morale and provides rescue crews with an

opportunity to test their skills.”

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Townsville entrepreneur Peter Millios has geared up to meet massive demand with his new product Clip-on Safe Shades.

Other safety glasses on the market - including the popular wrap-around kind - failed to meet the new standard AS/NZS1337-1-2010, which would be enforced next year, Mr Millios said.

Th e new standard requires a greater lateral cover to protect against the frontal impact of a 6.8mm ball bearing travelling at 160km/hr.

Clip-on Safe Shades had been tested against a ball bearing impact of up to 240km/hr, Mr Millios said.

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With greater lateral cover and coverage for the temples, together with the proven impact resistance, the glasses went beyond the new requirements, Mr Millios said.

“Our patent has been granted in Australia, where we also have a certifi cate of compliance,” he said. “We have a patent pending in the USA and European Union.”

Th e argument is as compelling for individuals as it is for companies when considering new duty of care legislation changes to be enforced in January 2012.

More than three per cent of mine workers - about 9500 people - in Queensland and Western Australia sustained eye injuries by direct impact each year, Mr Millios said.

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liabilities next year meant the individual would carry more responsibility, he said.

“As of January 2012, the responsibility for injury is divided between management and staff ,” Mr Millios said. “Th e duty of care no longer rests (solely) with the

owner of the mine but with every employee.”

Safety glasses had been viewed as a disposable item and a fashion statement for too long, which had led to a culture of ineffi ciency and waste, he said.

Having safety glasses as part

of the hard hat, as in the case of Clip-on Safe Shades, meant they were less likely to be put down and lost or damaged.

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Nearly 3000 people are diagnosed with the disease each year in Queensland alone.

Th e risk of developing bowel cancer increases signifi cantly from the age of 50, with 50 per cent of bowel cancers occurring in people aged 50-69.

Cancer Council Queensland business development manager for building construction and mining, Reg Green, recently spoke to Moranbah miners about bowel cancer in addition to healthy living, smoking and skin cancer. Mr Green said bowel cancer symptoms could include bleeding, prolonged changes to normal bowel

habits, unexplained tiredness or weakness, anaemia, ongoing abdominal pain or cramping, signifi cant or unexplained weight loss and a loss of appetite.

“Anyone with a higher risk of developing the disease, because of their previous history of bowel cancer or polyps, or a strong family history of bowel cancer, should consult their doctor - as should anyone who is experiencing symptoms,” he said.

“It’s important to remember you do not have to have symptoms of bowel cancer to be at risk of the disease.”

Mr Green said regular screening had the potential to reduce the risk of developing the condition while up to 75 per cent of bowel cancers were preventable through changes in diet and lifestyle.

“Th is includes maintaining a healthy weight and regular physical exercise,” he said.

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Th e event, which took the theme Embracing the Age:

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Conference chairman, Queensland Resources Council

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employees and technologies into mining was bringing

new challenges.

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