Anglo Coal’s Moranbah North Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin has been awarded 2018 Coal Mine of the Year at the 2018 Prospect Awards.
The Prospect Awards are organised and hosted by Rail Express sister publication Australian Mining and were held on Thursday night at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Moranbah North Mine was recognised as the Coal Mine of the Year after it produced 10,143,726 tonnes between June 1, 2017 and May 31, 2018, surpassing the previous Australian production record by 46,000 tonnes.
Anglo also took out the Minerals Processing of the Year gong for the Moranbah North Coal Handling Preparation Plant (CHPP), which since undergoing an upgrade in 2015 has demonstrated a capacity of 18 million tonnes per annum.
Mining and rail entrepreneur Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for his – and Fortescue Metals Group’s – contribution to the Australian mining and minerals processing industries.
Roy Hill took out the Community Interaction award for the work of the Roy Hill Community Foundation, which provides practical support and a self-sustaining program of social and community benefits to Pilbara communities.
Rio Tinto was awarded for Excellence in Environmental Management, for its Artificial Reef and Coral Translocation project at the Port of Dampier.
And Elsabe Muller, BHP’s general manager for the Jimblebar Mine, was awarded as the Mine Manager of the Year.
The full list of Prospect Awards 2018 winners is below:
Australian Mine of the Year (sponsored by Australian Mining)
Fosterville gold mine, Victoria, Kirkland Lake Gold
Lifetime Achievement Award (sponsored by Liebherr)
Andrew Forrest, Fortescue Metals Group
Safety Advocacy (sponsored by SICK)
Josh Bryant, General Manager – People and Risk, Mitchell Services
Community Interaction (sponsored by Safe to Work)
Roy Hill Community Foundation, Roy Hill
Contract Miner of the Year (sponsored by Epiroc)
Wolff Mining
Contribution to Mining (sponsored by BGC Contracting)
Maria Joyce, General Manager, MEC Mining
Hard Rock Mine of the Year (sponsored by Epiroc)
Fosterville gold mine, Victoria, Kirkland Lake Gold
Coal Mine of the Year (sponsored by SEW Eurodrive)
Moranbah North coal mine, Queensland, Anglo American
Excellence in Environmental Management (sponsored by Metso)
Rio Tinto
Excellence in Mine Safety, OH&S (sponsored by Flexco)
REDLINE Underground Conveyor System, Conveyor Manufacturers Australia
Mine Manager of the Year (sponsored by CRC Industries)
Elsabe Muller, Jimblebar mine General Manager, BHP
Minerals Processing of the Year (sponsored by Rockwell Automation)
Moranbah North CHPP, Queensland, Anglo American
Innovative Mining Solution (sponsored by Austmine)
Blast Movement Monitoring System, Blast Movement Technologies