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Mike Henry speech at World Mining Congress 2023

Original text from BHP

Thank you Jillian, and good morning everyone.

Firstly I’d like to echo the thoughts of our hosts in acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we meet.

I am pleased to be here today.

This is a pivotal time for mining. 

The past few years have seen a marked increase in awareness on the part of policy makers  of the importance of metals and minerals, not only to the functioning of the economy today, but the functioning of the economy of tomorrow and, critically, to the urgent global effort towards decarbonisation.

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Professor Marek Cala – Opening Speech, World Mining Congress

Chairman of International Organising Committee of World Mining Congress

Ladies & Gentlemen

I would like to begin by acknowledging the Turrbul and Yuggera peoples as the Traditional Owners of the land that we’re meeting on today, and pay my respect to their Elders past and present.

The organization called the World Mining Congress was established on the initiative of Professor Bolesław Krupinski in 1958.

The World Mining Congress was appointed in specific geopolitical conditions as a reaction of the mining community in the world to the irresistible need for mutual cooperation and development of the mining industry, which is crucial for the economy of each country.

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ICMM announces collective commitment to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion in the mining industry

27 June 2023, Brisbane, Australia: Today, ICMM is announcing a new collective commitment by members to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the mining and metals industry and positively influence the communities that mining companies are a part of.

ICMM members have committed to work together to improve the experience of all workers and eradicate discrimination, harassment, and assault from our workplaces.

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Queensland Premier welcomes mining leaders from 70 countries

Plus many industry heads – BHP, Anglo, Fortescue, Orica

Media welcome.

Day 2, Tuesday 27 June at the 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Opening speeches, 8 am to 9.05

  • Hua Guo, Congress Chair
  • Marek Cala, WMC international organising committee, AGH University
  • Larry Marshall, Chief Executive, CSIRO
  • Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland
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Monday at the 26th World Mining Congress, Brisbane

On the first day of the Congress we explore:

  • Minerals policy requirements for the next 30 years.
  • Sand – the most mined mineral on Earth, and perhaps a critical mineral.
  • Sustainable concrete in an urbanising world.
  • The art of closure: Mines turning into physics labs, parks, pumped hydro.
  • First Nations perspective on mining closures and transitions – voices from Australia, Canada and Mongolia.
  • Plus state and federal ministers speaking.

Details below.

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The art of closure

Mines turning into physics labs, parks, pumped hydro…

Monday 26 June 2023

Many major mines around the world will close and thousands of new mines will open over the coming decades as the industry transforms.

So, what can you do with holes in the ground and heaps of tailings? A surprising amount, according to Professor Tom Measham, research director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME).

Australian examples of the art of mine closure include transitions to a recreational public park, an underground physics research laboratory and a pumped hydro facility.

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From liability to opportunity: Australian mine transition experts take world stage

Media release from the Cooperative Research Centre for Transitions in Mining Economies (CRC TiME)

The Cooperative Research Centre for Transitions in Mining Economies (CRC TiME) will be sharing its latest mine transition findings at the World Mining Congress in Brisbane on 26-29 June, 2023.

What happens after mining ends – economically, socially, environmentally and culturally – is one of the most significant issues facing communities, regions, governments and industry globally.

It’s a challenge that is only growing: some mines that began during the last boom are now approaching end of life. This is occurring at the same time as decarbonisation is driving unprecedented minerals demand and a slow transition away from coal-powered energy generation.

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Can mining walk and talk at the same time?

The future for our planet depends on it

Media welcome at 26th World Mining Congress in Brisbane starting Monday 26 June.

Humanity needs vast quantities of lithium, cobalt, copper, sand and many other minerals for a sustainable net-zero world.

Mining companies need to decarbonise their operations at the same time.

More intense climate events will disrupt mines and vital transport routes.

And civil society is cautious about the mining industry.

We’ll find out how mining is transforming to meet these challenges at the World Mining Congress starting on Monday in Brisbane, with over 3,000 of the world’s mining leaders, technologists, and researchers from 70 countries.

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Heat spots reveal growth rate of a galaxy 12 billion years ago

Precise mapping of temperature variation gives clue to its evolution

A team of astronomers led by ASTRO 3D has drawn a temperature map of the dust drifting within one of the oldest spiral galaxies of the Universe which provides new insights into how fast the galaxy is growing. Until now researchers have only been able to measure the temperature of  most distant galaxies in broad terms, without showing how temperatures vary in individual areas.

This research, described in a paper published today in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS) shows unambiguous temperature variation within the distant galaxy indicating two distinct heat sources – a supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy, and the heat generated by newly-formed stars in the surrounding rotating disk.

An optical image, left, of the galaxy captured by the Hubble Space Telescope with overlaid temperature contours as detected by ALMA. The image on the right shows the dust temperature map detailed in the study.

Download figure of galaxy as pdf.

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Queensland host state partner of World Mining Congress 2023

OPINION by Minister for Resources, Scott Stewart

London, Madrid, Stockholm, Rio de Janeiro. They are not just Olympic cities.

They have also hosted one of the world’s biggest resource industry events and next week it will be Brisbane’s turn to host the World Mining Congress.

More than 3000 delegates from more than 50 countries will make Brisbane and Queensland their base for the World Mining Congress.

It’s the first time in its 65-year history the event is being held in Australia. And what better place to host the event than Brisbane. Where else but Queensland!

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