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Mineral Resources receives recognition at Australasian Reporting Awards Mineral Resources (ASX: MIN) has received recognition at the 2024 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) presentations in Sydney. Open to organisations in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond, the ARA provides companies with an opportunity to benchmark their reports against specific ARA criteria based on best practice. The awards aim to improve the quality of annual reporting and raise public awareness of the purposes of the organisations and their achievements. For the third year in a row, Mineral Resources received gold award recognition in the sustainability award category for its 2023 Sustainability Report and...

LEADING Caterpillar dealer WesTrac is reducing the need for personnel to work within the footprint of live equipment in up to 90% of common maintenance tasks. The Elimination of Live Work (ELW) project has involved WesTrac staff from across the business identifying technology, tools and work processes that can eliminate safety risks involved with people working in close proximity to live equipment. Initially introduced to WesTrac by a major mining client as part of ongoing safety improvement initiatives, the ELW project has gained industry-wide focus. WesTrac’s Newman Branch Manager James Davey said the aim of the project, which involves a range of mining-focused Original Equipment Manufacturers and service teams, was to eliminate significant risk factors associated with working on heavy...

LEADING building and civil infrastructure company Decmil Australia takes a multitude of conditions into consideration when deciding how best to place its quality accommodation solutions. These conditions include: the cost and duration of a project; the functionality required from each project; the geological and social impacts of the project area; and, importantly, the level of comfort the accommodation solution will provide. During its time in operation, Decmil has experienced the geographical constraints that often play a determining factor in selecting the right style of accommodation for a project – the company understands that rocky terrain, sloping hills or environmental regulations can constrain a camp’s physical footprint and influence a client’s selection of one or two-storey accommodation designs. Where dongas would...

Queensland Pacific Metals produces 62kg of high purity alumina Queensland Pacific Metals (ASX:QPM) has produced more than 62kg of high purity alumina (4N HPA) from the Lava Blue demonstration plant. QPM and Lava Blue recently completed the first campaign of the HPA demonstration plant operation with work aiming to confirm the HPA flowsheet for the TECH project and produce samples for offtake marketing purposes. HPA produced from the demonstration plant has been split into six 10kg blends and has been transported to the United States. These blends have been assayed with results exceeding 4N purity. QPM’s technical and market team have been working closely with a specialised US consultant in...