After an overwhelming number of nominations, the finalists for the 2025 Australian Mining Prospect Awards have been announced.
The Prospect Awards, which have been celebrating innovation across Australia’s resources sector for more than a decade, are the only national awards rewarding those excelling in the mining industry.
The people, organisations and initiatives shortlisted as finalists for this year’s Prospect Awards include:
Discovery of the Year
- BHP’s Oak Dam Copper-Gold Project
- True North Copper’s Vero Resource, Mt Oxide Project
- Spartan Resources’ Dalgaranga Gold Project
- Westgold Resources’ Beta Hunt Gold Mine – Fletcher Zone
- Alligator Energy’s Big Lake Uranium Project
Engineering Success of the Year
- IPI Australia – Pulley Logistics System
- Robson Civil Projects – Mt Arthur Coal Rehabilitation & Land Management
- MASPRO – Re-engineered Components for Tier-1 Mining Client in Pilbara region
- Alpha HPA – HPA First Project, Gladstone
- International Graphite – Collie Micronising Facility
Excellence in Environmental Management & Sustainability
- Bravus Mining and Resources – Foodie Automated Food Waste Reduction
- BHP – BHP Yandi Seed Propagation Area
- Fortescue – Fortescue and WA Museum Carabid Beetle Biodiversity Research Partnership
- Hancock Iron Ore – Greater Bilby Offset Strategy
- Bollé Safety – Go Green initiative
Excellence in IIoT Application sponsored by ifm
- SAPHI Engineering – Shellshock AI
- Madison Technologies – Mobotix Thermal Validation App
- Hancock Iron Ore – TrackDefectX
- Emesent – Emesent Hovermap
Excellence in Mine Safety, OH&S
- SAPHI Engineering – Shellshock AI
- Fortescue – Fortescue Leading Safety Index
- National Plastics and Rubber – Stacko Load Rated Cribbing System
- Hancock Iron Ore – Brilliant at the Basics
- Rio Tinto – R.O.R.I. – Long range firefighting robot
- Hexagon Mining – Hexagon OAS
First Nations Engagement Award sponsored by Sandvik
- Rio Tinto – Aboriginal Training and Liaison (ATAL) Program
- Bravus – Indigenous Pathways Model
- Blackrock Industries – Second Chance for Change
- Mallard Contracting – Aboriginal Engagement Strategy
Innovative Mining Solution
- Anglo American – The Armadillo
- Fortescue – Fortescue’s Collision Avoidance System
- Mineral Resources – MinRes Marine Transhipping Operation
- Micromine – Micromine Advance
- Dredge Robotics – Zero Entry Robotic Dredging System
- Rio Tinto Dampier Salt Limited (DSL) – Dampier Salt Corrosion Protection
- McLanahan – QUICKCHANGE Filter Cloth Replacement Sys
- Sandvik – Gold Fields & Sandvik for Agnew Stage 1
Lifetime Achievement Award
- Dino Otranto, Chief Executive Officer at Fortescue
- Craig Pedley, CEO at MAX Plant and Striker
- Leonard Rowe, Principal Surface Drill and Blast Engineer at Newmont
Outstanding Mine Performance sponsored by Bonfiglioli
- Fenix Resources’ Beebyn-W11 Iron Ore Project
- Meeka Metals’ Murchison Gold Project
- Vertex Minerals’ Reward Gold Mine
- Mineral Resources’ Onslow Iron Transhipping Operation
- Gold Fields’ Agnew Gold Mine
Safety Advocate of the Year
- Ed Tancred, Vice President of Sales at Orisent
- Dale Harris, Chief Operating Officer at Hancock Iron Ore
- Soa Palelei, Wellness Ambassador of Strong Minds, Strong Mines
- Aaron Giles, Maintenance Superintendent at Yancoal Premier Coal
- Dave Holland, Founder Dave Holland Safety Training
- Kathy Clarkson, Owner/Facilitator at Key Consultation Solutions
All of the above awards, as well as the Australian Mine of the Year award sponsored by SEW-EURODRIVE, will be announced at this year’s Prospect Awards, taking place on September 24 at Adelaide Showground as part of AIMEX 2025.
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