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minetomarketISSUE 94 : FEBRUARY 2009
Xstrata plc pledges $1M to Victorian Bushfire Appeal
BSafe launches behavioural based safety programs
Lead Smelter trials Cansolv pilot plantEHM – a record year
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WELCOMEWhile North Queensland has experienced widespread flooding, in many places reaching record rainfall, taking lives and threatening livestock and property, Victoria has been battling devastating bushfires. We would like to reiterate the recent announcement by Mick L Davis, Chief Executive Xstrata, regarding Xstrata’s financial commitment to helping one of the worst natural disasters in Australia’s history.
“The devastating bushfires in Victoria, Australia continue to claim lives and destroy homes and communities leaving many more homeless. The immense human and financial cost has not yet been fully realised but it is likely that a number of our colleagues, business partners and associates in Australia and overseas will be impacted in some way by these tragic events.
“Xstrata plc has pledged a donation of AUD $1 million to the Australian Red Cross 2009 Victorian Bushfire Fund, set up to assist individuals and communities affected by the fires. The donation will be facilitated through Xstrata’s Australian subsidiaries from the group’s central corporate social involvement funds. The Red Cross fund is helping to provide essential aid and social assistance services and is overseen by an independent panel made up of community leaders. Donations to date to this fund total more than AUD $45 million and I am pleased that Xstrata is able to make this substantial donation to assist in the relief efforts.”
Mick L Davis 21/1/09
Closer to home, these tragic events have reinforced the importance of the safety and wellbeing of our loved ones. We are pleased to have officially launched BSafe throughout our North Queensland operations and local communities. BSafe is a behavioural based safety program encouraging safe behaviour at work, home and in the community. For more information please refer to page four.
In February, we also celebrated Mount Isa’s designation by the World Health Organisation as a ‘safe community’ which has seen Government and many local organisations commit to making Mount Isa a safer place to live, work, study and play. A full report will be available in March’s edition of Mine to Market.
STEVE DE KRUIJFF KEVIN HENDRY CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER EXECUTIVE GENERAL MANAGER Xstrata Copper North Queensland Xstrata Zinc Mount Isa
FRONT COVER Bruce Coles, Superintendent
Bowen Coke Works.
CONTACT THE EDITOR Input from all Xstrata North
Queensland operations is invited.
Any articles, innovations,
achievements, ideas or suggestions
are very welcome.
Please contact Catherine Peters,
Community Relations on
email: [email protected]
or phone: 4744 3140.
Steve de Kruijff
Kevin Hendry
Mick Davis
XSTRATA STOCK PRICE Xstrata is listed on the London and Zurich stock exchanges. As at 26 February 2009 the Xstrata share price on the London Stock Exchange (XTA.L) was 6.41 (GBp).
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Mount Isa celebrates 85 years of commerce and community
In 2009, Mount Isa celebrates 85 years of commerce and community.
With the establishment of Mount Isa Mines in January 1924, Mount Isa was transformed from a small miner’s camp to a community. This was the year commerce began in earnest and the year in which the town made important investments in community infrastructure including accommodation, a general store, a school and a hospital.
As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of Queensland’s independence, we reflect on the significant contribution Mount Isa has made to the growth and economic prosperity of our great State
1 The first staff of Mount Isa Mines Ltd in 1924. From left to right John Campbell Miles, Con Davidson, Will Simpson, Will Purdy, S. Boyce (Mine Manager) and E.C. Saint Smith (Superintendent).
2 Iron and Hessian tent houses were common in the 1920s.
3 The first train pulled into Mount Isa in April 1929. MIM created more rail traffic than any other company in Queensland’s history and the Mount Isa line became QR’s most profitable.
4 The town of Mount Isa in the 1930s.
5 Miners waiting for their shift in the 1940s.
6 Mount Isa was proclaimed a city in 1968.
7 A Mount Isa meter maid in the 1970s.
8 The Mount Isa of today is a thriving city of more than 23,500 and the administrative, commercial and industrial centre of North West Queensland.
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We’ve all heard the term ‘practice makes perfect’. However, practice simply increases fluency to perform a task. Without appropriate feedback and the correct beehaviour, we cannot perfect a safety culture.
In October last year, we started creating a little buzz around our north Queensland operations. We started focusing our efforts on beehavioural based safety programs which are designed to observe what people do and analyse why they do it that way. We are now working on applying strategies to correct the ‘at risk’ beehaviour to help encourage a safer and more effective way of doing the task.
Beehavioural based safety programs attempt to identify the small proportion of ‘at risk’ beehaviours implicated in the majority of incidents.
WHAT’S THE gOAL OF BSAFE?Our goal is to enhance Xstrata’s safety culture to ensure we take ownership and accountability for our actions and decisions, not just on site but at home and in the community.
WHAT PART DO I PLAy?Everyday you make decisions that could impact upon yourself, your families, friends or work colleagues. That’s why we need to ensure that we value safety and safety is embedded into our organisational culture so we can create a solid, sustainable foundation for ourselves, and everyone around us.
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE…Safety starts and ends with you. In fact, you said so yourself. In a recent cultural survey conducted by Xstrata Copper, 88% of participants said that we all have an individual accountability for safety.
HOW DO WE ACHIEVE ZERO HARM?Like any goal, achieving zero harm begins with the right attitude. This means identifying ‘at risk’ beehaviour and communicating openly about safety incidents and hazards. In fact, one of the reasons why beehavioural based safety initiatives are so successful is because they encourage the ‘bottom up’ approach to safety management. And we all know, Aussies don’t mind a bit of a yarn and, based on studies, we have a general tendency to communicate openly with our superiors. This is great news and means that we should be actively communicating and participating in workplace safety improvements with our supervisors and management.
SO WHy A BEE?Beecause… like so many of our employees, bees are:
Family oriented We look after one another both at work at home and in the community. We stick together and protect one another from harm and danger.
BSafe
BSafe was launched at Mount Isa primary schools during the week commencing 23 February. Pictured are Happy Valley State School students with the Bee.
Beecause BSafe is all about taking ownership for your safety, we’re giving you and your families the opportunity to get involved and help promote BSafe.
We have a number of events to keep you buzzing this year and to assist us with getting the message into the community and into your homes, two of these are included in the insert contained in this month’s Mine to Market. These are:
Colouring in competition which is open to prep and primary school age groups, and
Name our bee competition
We will also run a competition to design our BSafe posters, which is open to the senior students. The posters will be displayed at the Mount Isa Mining Expo, and the winning entry will be announced on Thursday 26 March. The winning poster will be reproduced and used extensively throughout the North Queensland operations promoting our BSafe program.
You will notice our Bee in the community, at schools and at community events to help educate and encourage safe beehaviour.
All competitions close on Friday 13 March 2009 and will be drawn on Monday 23 March at the Xstrata Mount Isa Mining Expo.
Competition entries can be forwarded to the:
Safety & Training Superintendent Safety & Health Department Xstrata Copper PMB6 Mount Isa QLD 4825
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Alison Millard – Senior Customer Services Adviser, Townsville has been awarded the inaugural Xstrata Copper North Queensland Finance and Administration Team Award, recognising her outstanding customer focus. Alison’s nomination for the award had the support of both internal and external customers.
Alison was presented with a personal award and her name will be entered on the honour board located in Central Office on the Xstrata Mount Isa Mines site.
Congratulations Alison
Outstanding customer focus
Steve de Kruijff honoured with AusIMM health and safety awardSteve de Kruijff – Chief Operating Officer Xstrata Copper North Queensland, has been awarded the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) Jim Torlach Health and Safety Award.
The award has been bestowed upon Steve for his passionate commitment to improving the safety and health of his workforce.
Nathan Pike – General Manager Safety and Risk for Xstrata Copper, said Steve has been at the forefront of health and safety innovation through programs developed and implemented under his management.
“Steve has driven the implementation of health and safety improvement initiatives that have delivered real and sustainable results for a large workforce, primarily in a challenging and complex underground mining environment,” said Nathan.
“His achievements have included an increased focus on communication and leadership practices, a critical review and improvement of training processes and a sustained reduction in the number of ‘Over a Period of Time’ injuries.
“Steve champions Xstrata’s health and safety values – the health and safety of our employees is of paramount importance and we aim to operate with zero harm.”
Steve will receive his award at the AusIMM Awards dinner to be held later this year
Team players We work in teams to achieve goals and part of that is looking out for the wellbeing of one another.
Adaptable We are constantly trying new tasks and being exposed to new environments and climates. Similarly we can adapt safety rules to any task at work or at home.
Efficient Like many of us, bees are fast, efficient and like to get the job done but never compromise their safety to do so.
Planners Whether it’s conducting a job safety analysis, risk assessment or participating in Positive Attitude Safety System (PASS) meetings, we plan our tasks safely.
Sustainable Safety is key to ensuring that we remain sustainable for our children and future generations, both at home and at work.
Social We have a strong ‘mateship’ culture and enjoy spending time with our workmates both at work and socially outside of work.
Providers We look out for each other and are focused on providing safe environments for our friends, family and work colleagues.
Empowered Safety starts and ends with you. We are always encouraged and supported in identifying safety issues or concerns. Open and upwards communication is always encouraged at Xstrata, especially when it comes to safety.
Culturally aware A positive safety culture is Xstrata’s ongoing goal – we aim to provide a culture where reporting and identification of safety improvements is encouraged and we share the same vision of ‘zero harm’.
And, if that is not enough reason to choose a bee, the colours say it all. Black and yellow are Australia’s nationally recognised colours for hazard awareness.
Over the coming months several safety initiatives which enhance existing programs will be rolled out and we look forward to you to being actively involved
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Ernest Henry Mining (EHM) achieved record concentrator throughput in 2008, milling 11,428,848 tonnes of material off a 1.07% copper head grade.
The previous best result was delivered in 2005, when 11,425,286 tonnes was milled off a 1.21% head grade.
John Twomey – EHM’s Concentrator Manager, thanked all departments at the mine for their cooperation and commitment to ensuring the concentrator remains a world-class plant.
“Not only did we mill more tonnes in 2008 but we did it off a lower head grade,” he said.
“The lower the head grade, the harder the ore generally is, so our result reflects how hard we worked to maximise runtime and throughput rates in 2008.
“The challenge is for all of us to improve our practices and ensure this high level of performance is maintained through what is expected to be a challenging year.”
The EHM concentrator celebrated another achievement on 20 January 2009 when it reached two years without a lost time injury.
“This is a fantastic milestone and establishes a solid foundation for sustainable development and continual improvement into the future,” said John.
“I would like to congratulate all department personnel and contractors for an outstanding commitment to the health and safety of our workforce”
George Fisher Mine is cementing itself as an industry leader having now achieved two new production records during 2008.
Over the past five years, since December 2003, George Fisher has increased its production by 1 million tonnes. This now makes it the second largest underground zinc mine in the world.
The George Fisher Mine team set a new benchmark for production tonnes in the calendar month of December 2008. December’s production figure of 311,654 tonnes of ore was a substantial increase from the previous record set in December 2007.
A calendar year record was also set with an impressive 3,103,497 tonnes of ore produced during 2008, exceeding the 2007 record by 199,834 tonnes.
Anthony Kocken – General Manager Mining Xstrata Zinc Mount Isa, said he is very pleased to acknowledge the terrific result for the George Fisher Team in 2008.
“In 2009 we will continue to strive to achieve our targets through the safe operation of our mine,” said Anthony
george Fisher Mine celebrates record tonnage in 2008
2008 a record year for EHM’s concentrator
A Queensland Smart State Government research grant was recently awarded to a partnership between Xstrata Technology and James Cook University (JCU).
The Research Industry Partnership Program (RIPP) was established by the Queensland State Government to promote research and development in Queensland. The RIPP grant was awarded to the partnership to further their research into a new electrowinning reagent.
The potential new reagent named ‘XTEW Reagent’ is aimed at improving the quality of cathode deposits in electrowinning tank houses. The grant of $500,000 over two years will be used to employ two PhD fellows in chemistry to work at JCU and further research different elements of the project. The awarding of the grant assists the university to attract talented people to north Queensland.
The funding allows Xstrata Technology to further build on their positive and growing relationship with JCU which has been instrumental in the development of the reagent
Smart State Research Industry Partnership Program Grant award winners (from left to right) Shane Askew and Simon Gregory (both from Xstrata Technology), and Professor Michael Ridd from James Cook University.
New electrowinning reagent
The headframe at George Fisher Mine, Mount Isa.
SAG mill and coarse ore stockpile at the EHM Concentrator.
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Congratulations to 88 employees from EHM’s Mining Department who recently completed Certificates II and III in Metalliferous Mining Operations (Open Cut) through Quality Connect, a nationally-accredited training organisation.
Employees from A and C crews were presented with their certificates at two separate graduation ceremonies held at the hardstand on January 7 and 8.
Lynn Donaldson – Site Training Compliance Advisor for EHM, says the qualifications formally recognise skills and knowledge gained from both on and off the job training.
“The completion rate was remarkable with over 95% of initial participants completing a qualification,” she said.
Check the March issue of Mine to Market to find out which employees from B and D crews completed their qualifications
EHM employees graduate from studies in mining
Birthplace: I was born on the back seat of an EH Holden station wagon en route to Kilcoy Hospital.
years with Xstrata: 6 years in May.
My role at Xstrata involves: Wax recovery and services.
Strengths: Reliable and trustworthy.
Weaknesses: Free food.
Family: I have a special friend: time will tell…
Favourite TV show/movie: Futurama and Brewster’s Millions.
Holiday destination of my dreams: Tasmania and Scotland.
Five celebrities I would like to invite to dinner: Clint Eastwood, Goldie Hawn, David Gilmore, Meg Ryan and Neil Diamond.
If I could change something, it would be: Greed and intolerance.
Wish for the future: To put others first and be less selfish.
Paul graham
Production Operator, Townsville Copper Refinery
Peter McAllister
Void Support Supervisor, Black Star Open Cut
Andrew Turrell
Laboratory Supervisor, EHM
Miranda Joseph
Receptionist, Mount Isa Mines
Birthplace: Merseyside, Liverpool, UK.
years with Xstrata: 4 years.
My role at Xstrata involves: Void management.
Strengths: Good people skills and I communicate well.
Weaknesses: Need to delegate more.
Family: My wife Stacey and Ukee (our dog).
Favourite TV show/movie: Shawshank Redemption.
Holiday destination of my dreams: Greece and the Mediterranean.
Five celebrities I would like to invite to dinner: Billy Connolly, Kenny Dalglish (Liverpool Legend), Ben Elton, Paul Kelly and Steven Gerrard.
If I could change something, it would be: Cheaper airfares to the Coast.
Wish for the future: To start a family in Mount Isa.
Birthplace: Toowoomba.
years with Xstrata: Five years.
My role at Xstrata involves: Assay Blast Hole and Concentrate Samples.
Strengths: Flexible.
Weaknesses: Beer.
Family: My wife and three children aged 21, 18 and 15.
Favourite TV show/movie: Patriot.
Holiday destination of my dreams: Northern Territory.
Five celebrities I would like to invite to dinner: NONE!
If I could change something, it would be: My beer gut.
Wish for the future: Just to be happy.
Birthplace: Zimbabwe.
years with Xstrata: 2 years.
My role at Xstrata involves: Meet and greet with a smile and leaving a good lasting impression.
Strengths: Approachable and friendly.
Weaknesses: A good cappuccino!
Family: My husband, two daughters and a son.
Favourite TV show/movie: Forensics, animal documentaries, true life dramas, Driving Miss Daisy.
Holiday destination of my dreams: South America.
Five celebrities I would like to invite to dinner: Chris Tucker, Nelson Mandela, Richard Gere, Morgan Freeman, Jessica Tandy.
If I could change something, it would be: Change Zimbabwe back to the beautiful country it used to be.
Wish for the future: Health, happiness and success for my children.
Employee profiles
C Crew graduates
A Crew graduates
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Tropical Cyclone Ellie caused quite a stir across North Queensland at the beginning of February, with the resulting rain having an effect on us all. This has emphasised the need to be prepared during cyclone season and have the essentials at hand rather than leaving things to the last minute. This is especially important as cyclones can be expected as far out as April or May.
So far for 2009 it has been a wet start. We saw approximately 561 millimetres (mm) of rain recorded for January at the Copper Refinery; 454mm at the Port Operations and 460mm at the Bowen Coke Works.
It was Townsville’s wettest January since 1998, and Bowen’s wettest since 1991.
In only the first four days of February, the Townsville area received approximately 434mm of rain, and Bowen 204mm. This rainfall has already surpassed the February average for both Townsville and Bowen so we can expect further records to be set this month, something typical for La Nina summers.
This weather has seen Stuart Creek burst its banks and caused some rough seas on view at the Port. The major roads to the north and south of Bowen, as well as the rail links, have been cut off at times. During this time the refinery continued to operate and the refinery management team continually monitored the situation to ensure the safety of all staff.
Updates during severe weather is available to staff via the Employee Information Hotline – 1800 024 499.
Thank you Joel Anderson for your contribution
WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENINg AROuND SITE?Everyone has been kept busy managing and monitoring stormwater at the refinery, port operations and Bowen Coke. All monitoring has been completed as scheduled for the three sites, including sampling of stormwater discharges and the monitoring of irrigation dam levels.
To make life a little easier for the environmental team, the automatic stormwater monitoring equipment in place at the Copper Refinery and the Port Operations allows for samples to be collected in adverse weather conditions and also guarantees samples are collected outside normal work hours. The monitoring work is likely to continue with further significant rainfall forecast for the remainder of the wet season.
Throughout this wet period, the Townsville Operations has maintained contact with the Environmental Protection Agency, providing regular updates on stormwater flows and irrigation dam levels.
DID yOu KNOW?Close to 750 millimetres (30 inches) of rain fell at Ernest Henry Mining (EHM) in January. This is the highest January rainfall recorded at the site since records began in 1995.
While the recent rain delayed pit operations for a few days, it did not affect concentrator throughput or concentrate production at the mine.
The big wet
Copper Smelter donates to gary Nixon fundThe Copper Smelter and Bulk Product Logistics Division recently donated $638 in proceeds from a Christmas raffle to the Gary Nixon Memorial Fund in recognition of their hard work helping out at the Christmas parties. The money will be used to buy much needed furniture for the children’s ward at the Mount Isa hospital
From left to right: Clinton Fenton, Paul Telford and Karen O’Dea present Shane Peterson – Gary Nixon Memorial Fund representative, with a cheque for $638.
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Wet, wet, wet!
Cloncurry River in flood.
View of Cloncurry after the rain.
Stuart Creek (Townsville) in flood.
Dam wall overflowing at Hidden Valley Dam on the MIM lease.
Leichhardt River (Mount Isa) in flood.
Hidden Valley Dam.
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Ernest Henry Mining’s (EHM’s) Nicole Bulley was announced Young Citizen of the Year 2009 at Cloncurry’s Australia Day Award Ceremony at the PCYC Hall on 26 January.
State Member for Mount Isa, Betty Kiernan MP, presented a certificate to Nicole, who began working as the Community Relations Support Officer at EHM in October last year. Mrs Kiernan acknowledged Nicole’s commitment to the Cloncurry community, not only through her course of employment, but also outside of work.
Last year, Nicole won the Cloncurry and District Show Society’s Miss Showgirl Quest and then went on to win the regional final held in Winton. Nicole represented central and north west Queensland at the Royal Brisbane Show and was awarded runner-up in the Miss Queensland Showgirl Quest
Nicole awarded Cloncurry’s young Citizen of the year
State Member for Mount Isa, Betty Kiernan MP, presents Nicole Bulley with a certificate for being Cloncurry’s Young Citizen of the Year. Also pictured is Cloncurry Shire Councillor, Greg Campbell, who acted as Mayor on Australia Day.
Xstrata Mount Isa Mine’s 2009 graduates were officially welcomed by Michael Holmes, General Manager – Mount Isa Copper Operations, on Wednesday 11 February at the Buffs Club.
The 72 graduates have been employed over 12 different disciplines ranging from geology and mining engineering to accounting and occupational health and safety.
Xstrata’s two-year graduate program offers challenging and flexible work designed to develop balanced, creative individuals. The program allows participants to apply their learned theory into practical hands-on work
Xstrata welcomes graduates
Xstrata Mount Isa Mine’s 2009 graduates pictured with members of Xstrata’s senior management and human resources team.
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The Lead Smelter Emissions Project teams are assessing the sulphur dioxide (SO
2) emissions from its smelting operations and looking at
ways to reduce or eliminate the potential of untreated process gas containing SO
2 leaving the smelter stacks.
The goal of the Lead Smelter Emissions Project team is to reduce SO2
emissions by constructing a processing plant which may include Cansolv and an acid plant.
During November and December 2008, Xstrata Zinc and Cansolv Technologies Inc. operated a pilot scale gas cleaning plant at the Lead Smelter to assess the Cansolv process for SO
2 removal from Sinter Plant
flue gases.
The benefit of Cansolv technology over most other similar technologies is that it is a robust system that is capable of treating off gas from smelting operations that can vary erratically in volume and concentration of SO
2. This processing plant removes SO
2 from
the gas stream and then concentrates it such that it can be converted into a sulphuric acid by-product that is a potential commercial resource because of its potential for use in leaching operations.
The Cansolv Pilot Plant operation is the next stage in the Lead Smelter’s emissions reduction project and aims to assess the SO
2 product purity, familiarize operators with the process and collect
some design data for a potential commercial installation. By reducing SO
2 emissions, Xstrata Mount Isa Mines will help
minimise its environmental impact.
The Cansolv Pilot Plant was shipped to Mount Isa from Canada following significant preparation work with all safety aspects being assessed and processes developed to mitigate any possible risks.
The first step of the process is gas conditioning. A small but representative portion of the overall Sinter Plant process gases are drawn from the main flue and passed through a baghouse for particulate removal, then through a water spray quench for cooling and further contaminant removal.
The next stage is to remove the SO2 from the cleaned and cooled
gas. The SO2 laden gas is treated with a patented organic (amine)
and water mix in a special gas and liquid contacting tower called an absorber. The temperature and pH in the absorber are controlled such that SO
2 absorption is maximised. After contact with the
amine, the process gas leaves the absorber with less than 0.01% SO2
or 100 parts per million by volume (ppmv) which is well below the current limit applied by the Environmental Protection Authority. The loaded, or rich, amine now passes to the next stage for SO
2
recovery.
The rich amine is treated with steam in another gas and liquid contacting tower called a regenerator. The high temperature conditions created by the steam allow the SO
2 to be removed from the amine. The
product at the top of the regenerator is a mixture of steam and SO
2 while at the
bottom is amine free of SO2 or lean amine.
The lean amine is returned to the absorption stage for uptake of more SO
2. By recycling
amine in this way, amine never leaves the process and new amine addition to the system is very low.
The steam and SO2 mixture is cooled in a condenser that results in
steam condensation to water which is returned to the process. The SO
2 remains as a gas and is now highly concentrated to around
95 weight percentage with the balance as water vapour.
For the Cansolv Pilot Plant, the product SO2 and cleaned gas are
returned to the Sinter Plant gas flue. For a commercial installation, the product SO
2 could be fed to an acid plant for sulphuric acid
production or fed to other chemical processes on-site. Both options will allow further value to be added at our Mount Isa operations. During a future phase of the project, studies will be done to determine the best use of either the SO
2 or sulphuric acid product.
The Cansolv pilot plant campaign demonstrates the commitment of Xstrata Zinc to further reduce emissions to the environment
Lead smelter trials Cansolv Pilot Plant
Theo Kahl, Principal Metallurgical Engineer Emissions Project discusses
the Cansolv plant with Paul Voigt, Lead Smelter Senior Metallurgist.
Offgas from Sinterplant Contains Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and dust
SO2 product Can be used for the production of sulphuric acid
TREATMENT OF SINTERPLANT OFFgAS IF A CANSOLV PLANT IS INSTALLED
Clean gas to stackBaghouse Removes dust
Cansolv Plant Removes SO2
Offgas from Sinterplant Contains Sulphur Dioxide (SO2) and dust Offgas with SO2 to stackBaghouse
Removes dust
SO2
Clean gas
Dust
LEGEND
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MEDICAL Don’t be sidelined by asthmaAlthough exercise is a common trigger for asthma symptoms, this does not mean that you should avoid exercise just because you have asthma.
Exercise-induced asthma (EIA) is narrowing of the airway, brought on by vigorous exercise. Common symptoms of EIA are wheeziness, breathlessness, coughing or chest tightness, all of which may start during exercise but usually worsen in the 5 to 10 minutes after you stop exercising. Some people with EIA get asthma symptoms only after exercise, while others find that their asthma also occurs in other situations.
In the absence of asthma, the airways expand, or bronchodilate, with exercise, thereby allowing for additional air exchange to meet the increased oxygen demand. Conversely, in those with EIA, the airways close (bronchoconstrict) typically after 5 to 6 minutes of near-maximum physical activity. EIA tends to occur when partaking in aerobic sports such as running, football, tennis and cycling.
The good news is that the bronchoconstriction brought on by exercise tends to be short-lived, usually resolving within 30 to 60 minutes.
A multitude of studies have shown that asthmatic subjects can improve cardiopulmonary fitness through exercise conditioning. Research has shown it is important for everyone to engage in regular exercise in order to prevent conditions such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and osteoporosis.
Specific actions can assist in reducing or eliminating exercise-induced bronchospasm, including:
Using a short-acting bronchodilator at least 15 to 30 minutes before exercise
Selecting sports that tend to induce EIA less frequently, such as swimming, walking, gymnastics and karate
Avoiding conditions that tend to worsen EIA, such as cold dry air, high levels of allergens, and high levels of air pollutants, and
Warming-up before and warming-down after exercise.
By implementing these changes, people with EIA should not be limited in their ability to exercise.
If you are concerned whether you or a family member might have EIA, consult your doctor. It is important to obtain a full evaluation including pulmonary function testing in order to confirm the diagnosis, establish the severity of disease, and rule out the need to look for other causes of symptoms.
FOR FuRTHER INFORMATIONTalk to your doctor or pharmacist or contact your local Asthma Foundation on 1800 645 130.
Gemini Medical on 07 4744 2242 Asthma Foundations Australia
www.asthmaaustralia.org.au National Asthma Council Australia
www.NationalAsthma.org.au HealthInsite www.healthinsite.gov.au Australasian Society of Clinical
Immunology and Allergy www.allergy.org.au
Xstrata Mount Isa Mines held a Neighbours Day for surrounding pastoralists of our lease on 6 February, the first visit since 2005.
Neighbours Day is a chance for pastoralists to meet with members of Xstrata’s senior management team from both the copper and zinc business. It also provides an opportunity for them to ask questions and learn more about our operations.
A welcome afternoon tea which included an update of the copper and zinc-lead operations from Steve de Kruijff – Chief Operating Officer Xstrata Copper North Queensland, and Anthony Kocken – General Manager Mining Xstrata Zinc Mount Isa, kick started the full afternoon of activities.
The group was then escorted on a tour of Black Star Open Cut mine before enjoying a barbecue dinner at Casa Grande with Steve, Anthony and members of the Community Relations, Environment and Exploration departments.
We look forward to continuing to work closely with our pastoralists and, like our EHM operations near Cloncurry, will make our Neighbours Day an annual event going forward
Neighbours Day
Surrounding pastoralists of Xstrata Mount Isa Mines prepare for a tour of Black Star Open Cut mine at the recent Neighbours Day.
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It began with a bite…Residents of north Queensland are on mozzie alert as the drought-breaking rains have brought with them an outbreak of Dengue fever.
The current outbreak was first declared in Cairns in December and Townsville in January so we urge all residents and employees to be particularly alert and take all necessary precautions to protect themselves from this potentially fatal disease.
While the outbreak has not yet reached Mount Isa, residents still need to remain vigilant to combat a potential mosquito outbreak.
DENguE FEVERThe Dengue mosquito (Aedes aegypti) looks like many other mosquitoes in north Queensland, making it difficult for people to identify. Instead, it can be more readily identified by its behaviour. Look for these signs:
It likes to live indoors and bite people indoors
It is hard to catch It likes to hide under furniture and bite people around the feet and ankles
Its bite is often relatively painless
ROSS RIVER VIRuSAs the heavy rains boost mosquito populations, the number of cases of another mosquito-borne virus, Ross River virus, generally increases as the wet season draws to an end. Ross River virus is spread from animals to humans by a number of different species of mosquito that breed in different environments including natural and domestic settings. Like Dengue fever, Ross River virus is not transmissible between humans.
SyMPTOMSBoth Ross River virus and Dengue fever produce similar symptoms including fever, rash and joint pains in addition to general symptoms such as nausea, headache, backache, and muscle aches. The associated lethargy and fatigue are often debilitating.
The illness induced by Dengue fever is generally more severe and in rare cases it can develop into the potentially fatal condition known as Dengue haemorrhagic fever. However, both Dengue fever and Ross River virus may produce no apparent symptoms at all, particularly in young children.
The interval between infection and the onset of symptoms is three to 11 days for Ross River virus and five to eight days for Dengue fever. In the majority of cases, symptoms of Ross River virus disappear within six weeks. 10% of people can feel depressed and have fatigue affecting their activities of daily life for up to 6 months. Dengue infection is of comparatively shorter duration, with symptoms lasting about four to seven days and recovery is generally complete.
CONTROLLINg MOSquITOES AT HOME AND AT WORKAll residents of north Queensland are responsible for discouraging mosquitoes from breeding in their garden or workplace so you should always check these areas for stagnant water where mosquitoes love to breed. Uncovered
ponds and tanks or even pot plant bases, roof guttering, old tyres, and buckets can be hot spots for mosquito larvae.
However, you can help to control mosquitoes by getting rid of mosquito breeding sites around the home:
throw out unused containers tip out containers that can hold water and store in a dry place, and
clean out roof gutters
PROTECTINg yOuRSELF The most important factor in preventing both Ross River virus and Dengue fever is to protect yourself and your family from mosquito bites and you can do this by:
using personal insect repellents using a plug-in zapper indoors screening sleeping and living areas wearing long, loose, light-coloured clothing outdoors, and using cockroach surface sprays indoors in dark places such as behind cupboards and under beds.
See your doctor immediately if you or anyone in your family show any symptoms of Ross River or Dengue fever. Infected individuals should also ensure they wear insect repellent to prevent mosquitoes biting them and passing the disease onto other people.
FOR FuRTHER INFORMATION Dengue Fever in North Queensland: Queensland Health www.health.qld.gov.au/dengue/dengue_fever/disease.asp
Ross River Virus: Queensland Health www.access.health.qld.gov.au/hid/InfectionsandParasites/ViralInfections/rossRiverVirus_fs.asp
‘Stop the mosquito breeding and you can stop the disease’
MEDICAL
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When you work as a mine services technician it’s normal to spend a lot of time monitoring and moving pumps, but Ernest Henry Mining’s (EHM’s) mine services team has been especially busy doing this over the past month since record rain fell at the site in January.
Dave Harrison is currently working as the mine services coordinator and he says pit de-watering is a major part of the role.
“Each crew has a mine services coordinator and four mine services technicians and it’s our responsibility to make sure water is extracted from the pit so mining can occur at all levels,” he says.
Close to 750 millimetres of rain fell at EHM in January and by the end of the month around 800 mega-litres of water was sitting in the pit. Water volumes are normally maintained at around five mega-litres.
“Ground-water normally runs into the pit at a rate of around five mega-litres a day, but during the recent heavy rain, re-charge can get up to around 20 mega-litres a day. That’s beyond our pumping capacity so we’ve had to work hard to get the water out as quickly as possible.”
Dave says the mine services team usually keeps water levels under control by running one or two sets of pumps, however, due to the rain and extra water, they have recently installed a third line.
“We have 15 pumps altogether, including six diesel pumps and nine electrical pumps. Each pump can only push the water up around 110 metres vertically, so we need a series of staging pumps to get the water out of the pit,” says Dave.
EHM’s open pit is around 450 metres deep, so the pumps are stationed at five levels about 100 metres apart. Each pumping line can move around 110 litres of water per second and is capable of pumping around eight mega-litres a day out of the pit.
Water is pumped up to the cons (construction) dam and some is automatically pumped from there to two standpipe tanks. Water is also pumped from the cons dam to the larger lads dam where it is pumped to the concentrator and re-used during processing.
“We re-use pit water for dust suppression and the water-carts fill up at these standpipe tanks.
“We also have to shift the pumps out of the pit whenever there’s going to be a blast. Sometimes it feels like we’re constantly moving pumps because you’ll just get them set up and working properly and you’ll have to move them again,” jokes Dave.
“It’s a fairly big job and we normally use an excavator to move the pumps and then we tow them out of the pit with a grader.”
The bottom pumps are generally positioned at the water’s edge with a suction line submersed in the water. A main outlet line runs from each of these pumps up to a corresponding pump at the next stage or level.
There’s a process for starting the pumps and it means all hands on deck because you need to position a person at each staging pump.
“You start the bottom pump and then when the water reaches the pump at stage one, the person there bleeds the air out of the line and starts that pump. If it’s an electrical pump it’s fairly easy because you just push a button, but if it’s a diesel pump you’ve got to bring the revs up to the required level. The process is repeated until all pumps are going and all up it takes around five minutes,” says Dave.
In fact, EHM’s mine services team developed a pontoon pump that has helped to keep water levels under control during heavy rain.
“The pontoon pump floats on the water’s surface and it doesn’t need fuel so it’s been a great innovation.
“When the rain’s really heavy we avoid going right down into the pit, so it’s been great having the pontoon pump because it just keeps on pumping. We don’t have to worry about it going underwater and we don’t have to worry about it running out of fuel.
“We call it the ‘SS-Carter’ after Dave Carter (Superintendent Mine Development) since he managed the project. We reckon it’s his battle-ship,” Dave laughs.
While de-watering is the main responsibility of the mine services team, they’re also responsible for maintaining the infrastructure associated with de-watering, ensuring water from the wheel wash facility is being pumped from the containment bay to the concentrator for re-use, and monitoring and cleaning out the wash-down bays at the light vehicle and heavy vehicle workshops.
Not only does the team monitor tailings densities and advise the concentrator team on the readings, they also keep an eye on the de-cants to make sure they’re working properly. De-cants are special filters at the edge of the tailings dam that remove impurities from the water before it flows on to the evaporation dam.
Dave says one of the key competencies of a mine services technician is the ability to multi-task.
“If we’ve got spare time we’ll sometimes jump on an excavator to help the production team in the pit and we also help with drill preparation.”
Like any job, safety and health is of paramount importance for the mine services technicians.
“It’s a very hot job as we’re always outside and work mostly in the pit. We have to be extremely careful because we’re often working in the vicinity of big machinery.”
Dave says that being able to work out in the open and work with a good bunch of blokes are the best aspects of being a mine services technician
A day in the life of a mine services technician at EHM
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“Each pumping line can move around 110 litres of water per second and is capable of pumping around eight mega-litres a day out of the pit.”
This electric pontoon pump has helped to keep water levels under control in the EHM pit during the recent rains.
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It’s that time again to start thinking about ways in which your department can raise funds for the Leukaemia Foundation. The 2009 World’s Greatest Shave will be held from 12-14 March 2009 and we are looking for volunteers from each department to help coordinate fundraising for this worthy cause.
For more information please contact Danielle Slade, Community Relations – [email protected].
Shave for a Cure 2009AN EXAMPLE OF WHERE THE MONEy gOES:
$57 is the average cost for one car to transport patients to and from treatment centres for one day.
$120 provides a family with a fully furnished ‘home away from home’ for two nights near a treatment centre.
$250 provides access for a patient and their family to attend a disease-specific education and support program.
$800 supports a PhD student for one week.
$2,000* supports a major blood cancer research project for one week.
$10,000* provides an honours year scholarship for research into leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma and related blood disorders. This is one element of our extensive National Research Program.
$40,000* provides a PhD scholarship for one year (PhD scholarships usually run for three years).
$100,000* funds one fellowship for research into better treatment and cures.
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2009 has kicked off with a very wet start across the Mount Isa operations and while some may take the recent rainfall as an indication to loosen the straps on water conservation, Black Star Open Cut (BSOC) has been proactive in ensuring a sustainable future.
BSOC has been actively and continuously developing a comprehensive site drainage system since its inception in 2004.
The Kennedy Siltstone Open Cut (KSOC) pit is a reservoir for the storage of all non-potable water that is used for operational purposes.
The drainage system not only encompasses the BSOC footprint but also receives both rain water run off and recycled processed water from 12 different sources across the lease. Mica Creek recycled water and the newly installed CICO (Clean In Clean Out) facility storm water system are just two sources of water which are captured in the KSOC pit.
It has been BSOC’s focus to capture and reuse all available storm and waste water for its dust suppression needs since the operation commenced in mid 2004. Minimising dust is an important practice to ensure the mines’ operations have minimal environmental impact on the Mount Isa community.
Excluding rain downpour KSOC receives approximately 1 mega litre of water per day. This is actually almost enough to sustain BSOC’s daily dust suppression requirements.
This water conserving initiative has involved the construction of diversion channels to channel water to KSOC and the use of a dust suppressant on the main haul roads. The reservoir effectively eliminates the need to utilise fresh water supply even in the driest year.
Since the New Year the amount of water accumulated in KSOC, due to the recent plentiful rainfall, is around 1 gigalitre (or 1,100 megalitres) and water is still flowing. This volume will provide a sufficient water supply for BSOC dust suppression for 18-24 months.
Dan Cleary, Capital Projects Supervisor BSOC said with the current weather pattern we hope for a significant increase on the current volume.
“BSOC’s water conservation effort is an example of excellent environmental performance which is something that the whole team can be proud of,” said Dan.
Bryant Schwenglar, BSOC Mine Manager said effective management and utilisation of water resources on-site has been a focus of the BSOC team.
“Work will continue to be done to maintain and improve the current system as part of the site wide water management plan,” said Bryant
BSOC: ensuring a sustainable future
An aerial view of KSOC, taken in October 2008 before the recent wet season.
KSOC containing approximately 500 megalitres of storm and waste water, taken in January 2009 during the wet season.
* See www.leukaemia.org.au for further information on the Leukaemia Foundation’s National Research Program and current fellowship and scholarship grants.
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Xstrata Zinc has once again produced safety calendars, designed to encourage the children of employees to ask and learn about working safely at home and at work.
“The Health, Safety, Environment and Community (HSEC) departments have developed these calendars with the intention of improving awareness of the sustainable development aspects of our Zinc operations within the families of our employees,” said Brendan Callaghan – Health Safety and Training Manager, Xstrata Zinc Mount Isa.
“These calendars establish a ‘safety at home’ culture where employees’ families can also adopt the safety principles of mine site employees and are encouraged to ask safety-related questions of their parents or guardians,” he said.
The two main competitions include a drawing and colouring in competition based on specific mine site safety scenarios. The colouring in aspect is aimed at children aged seven years and under, while the drawing aspect is targeted at children aged between eight and 12 years. The winners and the runners-up have their drawings and pictures featured in the following year’s calendar.
The second competition is a questionnaire and winners are drawn monthly from the pool of correct responses. The questionnaires are featured on a tear-off section on each month of the HSEC calendars.
Winners of the 2008 competitions were awarded a $150 voucher for their colouring in and drawing efforts and for the monthly questionnaire they won a $50 voucher redeemable at Kmart, Harvey Norman, Toy Kingdom or Sportspower.
During 2008, an additional competition was held which involved drawing a picture for the calendar to be used for the colouring in competition with winners receiving a $150 voucher from the Mount Isa Redearth Boutique Hotel.
“The 2008 and 2009 calendars were very well supported in the number of entries and through the feedback of people who use the calendars. We hope you like the 2009 calendar and use it in your home and we encourage your families to get involved in the 2009 competitions,” said Brendan
Zinc Safety Calendars
CalendarMarch1 Clean up Australia Day (nationwide)4 New starter’s induction (Mount Isa)6 MICO Anniversary Dinner (Mount Isa)7 New to Isa Surface Tour (Mount Isa)10 Community Information Session (Mount Isa)12-14 World’s Greatest Shave (nationwide)15 Curry Day (Cloncurry)20 Xstrata Copper Mount Isa Anniversary Dinner
(Mount Isa)23-26 Xstrata Mount Isa Mining Expo28-29 Richmond Fishing Competition
April3-5 Julia Creek Dirt and Dust Festival9 School Breaks up (Qld)10 Good Friday10-12 Boulia Campdraft, Races and Rodeo Burketown Barramundi Fishing Classic and
Normanton Fishing Competition20 Student free day21 School resumes (Qld)25 Anzac Day
May2-4 Gregory Canoe Marathon, horse races
and bullride4 Labour Day5 Normanton Show, campdraft and rodeo16 Cloncurry Race Day23 Cloncurry and District Show Society Diamonds
and Pearls Ball 30-31 Camooweal Campdraft
Winners of the 2008 Xstrata Zinc Calendar Competition.
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My colleagues don’t know this, but I never learnt how to swim.
My favourite foods are chocolate and tofu.
I drive a hip hop red Getz.
The person I most admire is Yan, my partner, for putting up with my constant mood swings.
In my spare time I eat a lot.
My pet hates are disorganisation and rushing.
I can’t live without chocolate and laughter.
My colleagues don’t know this, but I just bought my first house.
My favourite foods are lasagne and pavlova.
I drive a Suzuki Swift.
The person I most admire is my Mum.
In my spare time I have been attempting to learn how to play golf.
My pet hates are people that don’t indicate in cars or when indicators are left on.
I can’t live without sunglasses and handbags.
Bianca Peterson
Contracts Officer, Copper Refinery, Townsville
Amanda Forbes
Graduate Mining Engineer, EHM
Andy Watson
Mobile Maintenance Superintendent, GFM
Helen Poyzer
Health Risk Management Superintendent, Mount Isa
My colleagues don’t know this, but I spent most of my years growing up on the RAAF Base at Tindal in the Northern Territory.
My favourite food is any type of curry.
I drive a Nissan Patrol Wagon, soon updating to a Holden SS Ute.
The person I most admire is my father.
In my spare time I like to cook, water ski (bit hard at the moment!), play rugby union and go fishing.
My pet hate is people driving at 40km/h in a 60km/h speed zone.
I can’t live without my Playstation 3 and ski boat.
My colleagues don’t know this, but I have been in the same industry for the last 19 years and loved every minute of it.
My favourite food is seafood.
I drive a Honda.
The people I most admire are people that volunteer to assist others and give back to the world what they have learnt themselves.
In my spare time I study, walk and go camping.
My pet hates are indecision and racism.
I can’t live without support from my family and friends.
My colleagues don’t know this, but...
In 2008 the Xstrata Community Partnership Program Queensland (XCPPQ) partnered with The Smith Family to fund the Learning for Life program which is aimed at providing financial, educational and personal support to financially disadvantaged school-aged children.
After just one year, the partnership has provided 415 students in areas across the south east, central and northern Queensland with a Learning for Life scholarship, to cover the costs of essential school items such as uniforms, shoes, books, camps and excursions.
Further targeted support is provided to help children get the most out of their education by giving them access to learning opportunities including reading, digital and financial literacy support, early childhood learning programs, mentoring, and support for Indigenous children.
The partnership has also provided the funding to appoint a Mentoring Coordinator for the Brisbane region and one for the Indigenous community of Cherbourg. These staff work with more than 200 children facilitating programs and support to encourage kids to remain engaged with their schooling.
In this month’s issue you’ll find a Smith Family education sponsorship form. For less than $1 per day you too could make a lasting difference to a disadvantaged child’s education by becoming a sponsor – simply fill out this form or call 1800 99 66 77 or visit www.thesmithfamily.com.au
Xstrata and The Smith Family: Providing support for disadvantaged school-aged children
The Smith Family provides school-aged children with resources to increase their educational outcomes.
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A group of men from Ernest Henry’s concentrator flexed their muscles to place second in the tug-o-war at Cloncurry’s Australia Day celebrations held at the local Sport and Recreation Grounds on January 26.
The team was made up of John Twomey, Concentrator Manager, Rohan Reisener, Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Ben Robinson, Concentrator Safety Advisor, Matt Grant, Senior Reliability Engineer, Percy Scobie, Concentrator Maintenance Planner, Craig Farr, Geotechnical Support Technician and two volunteers from Cloncurry.
EHM also entered a women’s team in the event, consisting of Jules Blunt, Environment Superintendent, Vicki Wilson, Senior Community Relations Advisor, Nicole Bulley, Community Relations Support Officer, Tabatha Marshall, Administration Assistant Concentrator, Jess Sharkey, Vacation Technical Officer – Accounting, Sarah Brisbane, Vacation Technical Officer – Safety, Kristine Dewar, Vacation Technical Officer – Environment, and Kylie Warrian, a volunteer from town.
This team was the only women’s team in the event and, while the girls put up a good fight, they were no match for the three other teams and they placed fourth.
General Manager, Mike Westerman, sold for $350 to Cloncurry Shire Councillor, Lynne Vernon, in the Local Celebrity Slave Auction. Ms Vernon is still deciding what jobs she’ll ask him to complete for her (watch out for a story in next month’s Mine to Market).
All funds raised at the celebrations were donated to the local Hospital Auxiliary to go towards an aged care annex for Cloncurry. Close to $7,700 was raised on the day
EHM places second in Australia Day tug-o-war
Keith Douglas Junior (right) brings down the hammer to sell Mike Westerman, EHM’s General Manager, for $350 at Cloncurry’s Australia Day Local Celebrity Slave Auction.
EHM placed second in the tug-o-war at Cloncurry’s Australia Day celebrations.
Congratulations to Peter Woodall, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Copper Smelter Coordination and Improvement, and Bill Johnson, former Minerals Processing Manager for Mount Isa Mines, who have been awarded the Mineral Industry Operating Technique Award by the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
Bill and Peter were the driving force in the development of the IsaMill, leading the design changes to upscale and modify the technology for the mining industry. Their work resulted in the creation of a new technology which has moved form fine
grinding to mainstream minerals grinding. The successful development of the IsaMill enabled the development of the Xstrata Zinc’s McArthur River deposit in the Northern Territory, which until then had been untreatable. IsaMills later proved to be the enabling technology for Xstrata Zinc’s George Fisher mine deposit and Black Star Open Cut mine deposits in Mount Isa.
This technology has since been applied extensively around the world to improve the energy efficiency in both coarse and fine grinding. Grinding of minerals consumes about 3% of the world’s
energy, and the IsaMill is widely recognised as a significant improvement in grinding energy efficiency compared with conventional technology.
“Together Bill and Peter’s efforts have made a significant contribution to the energy efficiency and environmental performance of mineral processing around the world and this is a significant achievement for them and for Mount Isa Mines,” said Joe Pease – General Manager Xstrata Technology.
Bill and Peter will receive their award alongside Steve de Kruijff at the Aus IMM Awards dinner to be held later this year
Mount Isa Mines engineers receive AuSIMM award
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PHOTO COMPETITION
Classifieds
Congratulations to Michelle Ward, who correctly guessed last month’s photo competition was part of the power box on page 17
Can you guess this month’s photo competition? You will find the answer somewhere in this publication.
For your chance to win, email [email protected] before Friday 13 March.
The winner will receive a double movie voucher and have their name published in the next issue of Mine to Market
For saleNissan Pulsar STL 2003 – very low kms 40,000. DVD/CD/MP3 player, rear spoiler, mag wheels, bonnet and light protectors, keyless entry doors and boot, four new tyres, recently serviced, RWC, very good condition. $11,990. Ph 0408 759 513.
Exide Heavy Duty Battery for 4WD with docket and 1 year warranty. A week old and now not needed. $150 (new price $180). Ph 0421 777 513.
Holden Barina hatch back, 1997 model good condition. $700 or highest cash offer. 4 Burner BBQ – $50. ‘King’ Trumpet – Excellent Condition $400.00 neg. Ph 0421 877 466.
Two Concrete Laundry Dual Tubs, one with legs, suit horse troughs or plants. Make an offer. Ph 4749 1810.
1 Pilates Power Gym as seen on Pay TV. $300 v.g.c. Ph 4743 6236.
Orbitrek Platinum V.G.C. $150. Timber Rocking Chair v.g.c. $70. Ph 4743 6977.
Brand New Double Carport with Gable Roof – 9520 x 5920. Still in original packaging. Bought new for $3,750. Will sell for $3,000 ONO. Ph 0411 478 599 or 4743 7803.
Eastern Blue Tongue Lizards unsexed, born 16/11/08, eating well, very healthy. Ph 4743 3351.
1978 HZ Holden Ute 253 V8 alloy bullbar, rollbar, power steel – good tyres, extractors, electronic ignition. Needs some work – unregistered. $5,500 – neg. Ph 4749 1118 or 0402 671 481.
Honda XR250 Trail Bike 2006 model, only 2,200 kms (genuine), good commuter, six months rego, excellent condition, garaged at all times. $6,000 ONO.
Harley Davidson CVO Screaming Eagle 2007 Dyna FXDSE – Includes $8,000 worth of extras, some of which are quick release windscreen, Engine Protection Bars, Touring Seat, Detachable Pillion Backrest and Luggage Rack, Prestige Number Plate, only 15,500 kms, $48,000 ONO – Ph 0421 024 899 or 0419 829 250.
Two Bull Bars for light truck and Toyota $25 each. One weight bench $100, One electric kiln POA, One ceramic clay mixer POA, 20 ceramic moulds at $20 each. Ceramic Paints and Decals POA. Ph 4743 4384.
Employees from Townsville Copper Refinery and Port Operations, Bowen Coke Works, EHM and Mount Isa Mines only are invited to list items for sale. Please contact your community relations department for the classifieds form.
All submissions are due to the Editor by the 3rd business day of each month. Mine to Market will not accept any commercial advertising notices.
Further to our Workplace Giving Program story on page 16 of the January Mine to Market, we would like to advise readers that the Mount Isa Community Helicopter has been re-branded as the North Queensland Rescue Helicopter Service.
