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BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance’s (BMA) Saraji coal mine in the Bowen Basin has made the handling of heavy vehicle earth moving tyres safer with a new device. ow.ly/fmNn30mTxxr

Today is World Miners Day! From the steel for our cars, to the copper wiring that binds our digital world together, everything we think of as our modern lives & comforts exist on the back of these intrepid men & women who spend every day digging in the earth #MinersDay #Thankyou

A microcoating of gold on glass reflects solar energy and reduces the electrical demand of air conditioning! #fastfact #gold

Silver is a superior anti-bacterial. Small concentrations kill bacteria by chemically breaking down their cell membranes. Bacteria does not develop a resistance to silver! #fastfact #silver

Did you Know : From the smart phone in your hand to the computer you rely on for work, modern electronics use gold, copper, zinc (which is 100% recyclable by the way), and several other minerals to function properly. #FastFacts

Did you Know : Far more than simply fuelling our vehicles and heating our homes, petroleum is used in plastic, crayons, DVD’s, antifreeze, lipstick and hair colouring. #FastFacts

Did you Know : In 2040 the International Energy Agency forecasts that coal will provide 28% of the world’s electricity. 1.7x more than hydro, 2.8x more than wind and 4.5x more than solar. #FastFacts

Did you Know : After gold has been mined, approximately 63% is used in jewellery, 21% as coins, 15% in industrial uses and the other 1% in dental. #FastFacts

The Tropicana Gold Mine project is located 330 km northeast of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia #mineshowcase

Check this series of controlled explosions in various mines around the world. ow.ly/12sh30ld8PU

Riversdale Resources back mining for equity, new broker on board afr.com/street-talk/riversda…

Silver is exceptionally shiny! It is the most reflective element, which makes it useful in mirrors, telescopes, microscopes #fastfact #silver

The Resolution mine is a 6,943 foot concrete barrel, 30 feet in diameter bored into the mountain of Arizona and took six years to dig. Follow this journey toward the center of the earth and check out this engineering. ow.ly/Zgfh30l6CUQ

The average home contains 400 pounds of copper that is used for electrical wiring, pipes, and appliances #fastfact #copper

Scientists have discovered a star that is essentially a diamond of ten billion trillion trillion carats. They named the star Lucy after the Beatles song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds.” #fastfact #diamonds

The Mount Tom Price mine is an iron ore mine located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, near the town of Tom Price #mineshowcase

Australian #copper and #gold #miner @OZMinerals has begun a compulsory takeover Avanco Resources Limited, after months of slowly increasing its interest in the Brazil-focused explorer: ow.ly/BZzD30kHA31

"Coal is back - but is it here to stay?" Thanks to Mark Gresswell from #Commodity #Insights for presenting at the @mecmining Lunch and Learn session today. Mark looked at current #coal #markets, the market's mid-term #sustainability & implications for #Australian coal.

"Early strategic involvement is always a smart investment." @mecmining Manager of Consulting Services Christofer Catania presents on #agile #feasibility studies that guide #strategic direction at #Energy, #Mines and Money this afternoon. #WeAreMECMining

Mining safety is showing global improvement with the amount of #mining fatalities among 28 of the world’s 40 largest miners who disclosed their #safety statistics reducing by 37% YoY: ow.ly/L1z030kxsHx