AusIMM NQ Branch Charters Towers Conference: NQ MINING 2008

On the 9th of August 2008, the AusIMM NQ Branch held a NQ Mining Conference at Charters Towers. The theme for the day was the Multi Commodity Boom being experienced in NQ and its opportunities. It was an early morning for me and 3 other fellow JCU Engineerings students who traveled to the Towers for the day. It was a great day, with great speakers, great networking opportunities, and GREAT food and drink!

There where a variety of topics discussed, including:

• The discovery and feasibility of the Mt Carlton / Silver Hills Au/Ag/Cu deposit
• New base metal development and discoveries by Kagara.
• The NORNICO nickel – cobalt laterite project.
• The delineation and feasibility of base metal deposits in the Einasleigh region.
• Curtain Bros iron ore and other Mining Projects in the Mt Moss region.
• Citigold gold mining development, Warrior and Charters Towers.
• NQ Metals Pajingo gold operations and Baal Gammon Cu/Sn feasibility .
• The Ben Lomond uranium project.
• The Discovery of the Piccaninny Epithermal system, Tate River, NQ.
• Waratah Coal projects in the Galilee Basin.

It was a great chance for us as students to get a look at what the industry is doing in our own backyards. It was a great day, and hopefully the NQ Branch will hold another in the near future!