The 2024 Queensland Mining Awards winners were celebrated at a black-tie gala held in Mackay on 24 July as part of the Queensland Mining and Engineering Exhibition.
Presented by the Bowen Basin Mining Club alongside Queensland Resources Council, the 2024 awards recognised Queensland’s best and brightest resources contractors, suppliers and producers, with peer-judged awards presented over eight categories addressing safety, collaboration, environment and innovation, with a mammoth 70 entries this year.
The award winners are as follows:
- Queensland Mining Contractor of the Year: StrataLock
- Glencore Productivity Award: MTi Group – BlastScout
- QME Best New Product Award: Corehesion – Stone Dust Management System
- Blackwoods Collaboration Award: MacKellar Group | Manabotix – Enhanced Safety Measures Using Bund Monitors
- Pentacon Innovation Miner Award: Coronado Global Resources – Plant Advisor: Harnessing AI to optimise coal processing capabilities
- Pirtek Safety Initiative Award: Bigmate – Dragline Proximity Awareness System
- Hastings Deering Environment Award: Pembroke Resources – Biodiversity Protocol for Endangered Fauna
- National Group Community, Staff Engagement or EEO Award: BMA and Astute, with Childcare Leadership Alliance – Strategic Innovation in Regional Childcare
- Austmine Innovation METS Award: StrataLock – Stratalock Resin: Next Step in Ground Consolidation
Over the course of the evening, the audience heard a keynote address from Asset President of BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), Adam Lancey, and an industry address from Queensland Resources Council CEO, Janette Hewson.
Ms Hewson praised the sector’s achievements, saying it was fantastic to see what’s often a behind-the-scenes effort brought into the innovation spotlight.
“It’s our industry’s commitment to world’s best practice that has earned the Queensland resources sector an international reputation for excellence. Much of that innovation is driven right here in Mackay, home to Queensland’s internationally renowned METS industry.
“The equipment and technology made here keeps not only Queensland’s resources sector operating, but also many countries around the world that look to our expertise to provide the very best equipment to maximise productivity and safety.”
In his speech, Mr Lancey said the outlook for Queensland’s world leading metallurgical coal is robust, with long-term demand from global steelmakers to continue several decades into the future.
“Our industry is positioned to continue to perform for the benefit of all Queenslanders and the Australian economy – but we must have a government that can deliver stable policies and fiscal settings, practical approval frameworks, and trading arrangements to attract the investment needed to produce the resources which underpin the global energy transition.”
Featured image: The black-tie gala of the 2024 Queensland Mining Awards. Image credit: Prime Creative Media.
