'Concerning' levels of heavy metals found in people living near the

The Anindilyakwa Land Council, which represents traditional owners on remote Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, has told the ABC the results have come from a study it commissioned eight ...

Our Board and Lead Team

In 2001 he was appointed Managing Director, leading an integrated business comprised of bauxite mining, alumina refining, coal mining, power generation and aluminium smelting until his retirement in 2008. Since 2008, Mr Osborn has served as a Non-Executive Director in the mining, energy and construction industries.

Mining and manufacturing | NT Budget 2023

The manufacturing sector accounted for 3.6%. Mining employed 2,527 persons, and manufacturing employed 3,445 persons, accounting for 1.9% and 2.6% of total Territory employment respectively. ... manganese is …

Case History – BHP Billiton Mine, Groote Eylandt

The powerhouse serves the mine — established in the mid-1960s by BHP's Groote Eylandt Mining Co (Gemco) — and also the island's main town of Alyangula. Groote Eylandt lies in the Gulf of Carpentaria in northern Australia. The three QSK60s drive Cummins Newage alternators and are a world apart from the three slow-speed, 36-year-old ...

Groote Eylandt

Groote Eylandt (including Angurugu, Alyangula and Umbakumba) A major mining operation off the coast of Arnhem Land. Groote Eylandt, which is Dutch meaning 'big island' or 'large island', is ...

Building future Groote progresses

The Groote Eylandt project produces about 5 million tonnes of manganese ore a year. However, that operation is expected to reach its mine life within the next eight years and Winchelsea hopes it can replicate the project at its own tenement. The company's slogan is "building future Groote".

Groote Eylandt: The Aussie island rolling in cash

A former public officer of the Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust was this year sentenced to five years prison for stealing close to $500,000 in royalty payments between 2011 and 2012. A total of $34 ...

GEMCO Southern Lease Mining Project

OVERVIEW. The Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd (GEMCO) operates the existing manganese mine on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory. GEMCO is proposing to …

'Fortress Groote': managing safety, services and a …

Home to 2,500 people – 1,600 of whom are Indigenous – Groote's best defence is its remoteness. But the situation is complicated: Groote has an operating manganese mine, with a large fly-in, fly-out …

GEMCO Southern Lease Mining Project

If you would like to discuss the project further, please call 1800 870 766 or email GEMCOcommunity@south32. For more information about the EIS, please visit the NT EPA website (ntepa.nt.gov.au) . GEMCO is proposing to extend the life of its manganese mine on Groote Eylandt by developing the Southern Lease Mining Project.

If governments can't close the gap, Groote Eylandt leaders want …

Some of the mining royalties haven't been spent well, including a decade ago when $34 million went missing from the Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust over two years. 'An example for others to follow'

Entry Level Dump Truck Operator New

Entry Level Dump Truck Operators . Job Highlights – Entry Level role into the Mining Industry – FIFO from Darwin to Groote Eylandt on a 7/7 roster – Earn as you learn – $39.90p/hour Permanent with annual and sick leave entitlements About the Role . South32 together with WorkPac are commencing recruitment for Permanent New to Industry …

Edge of the cliff

When the mining operations end, so too will the royalties. ... As well as Gove Operations, other major mines have either ceased or are set to finish up in Jabiru and Groote Eylandt, which will see ...

Winchelsea Mining Pty Ltd

1000814_RPT_Winchelsea Mine Approvals_Final_16122020 roadblocks to mining, however this work does not constitute an official Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). Some environmental surveys of Project areas at Little Paradise and Groote Eylandt have not been carried out. The Regional location map is shown in Figure 2-1.

GEMCO wants more of Groote Eylandt

THE Groote Eylandt Mining Company wants to expand manganese operations on remote Groote Eylandt off the Northern Territory in the Gulf of Carpentaria by developing the Southern Lease mining project adjacent to the existing GEMCO mine. GEMCO is a 60:40 joint venture between South32 and Anglo American.

Mining and Exploration Leases » Anindilyakwa Land Council

Mining and Exploration Leases. The main project proponent on Groote Eylandt to date has been GEMCO, which is jointly owned by South32 Pty Ltd (60%) and Anglo Operations (40%). Currently all mining activity occurs on Groote Eylandt however GEMCO also hold Exploration applications on Bickerton and elsewhere on the adjacent mainland.

GEMCO Eastern Leases Project | NTEPA

Groote Eylandt Mining Company Pty Ltd (GEMCO) proposes to develop and operate the GEMCO Eastern Leases Project, approximately 2km east of the existing GEMCO Mine at Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory. The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA) decided that the GEMCO Eastern Leases Project required assessment under …

Groote Eylandt Jobs in All Australia

Permanent Opportunity | FIFO from Cairns OR Darwin. 7/7 Roster 12.25 hour shifts with OT available. Workpac are seeking Experienced Tug Boat Operators for FIFO Role based at Groote Eylandt. Working a 7/7 Roster for 12.25 hour shifts for $65.19 p/h.

Groote Eylandt | Aboriginal culture, mining, manganese

Groote Eylandt, island off the northeast coast of Northern Territory, Australia. It is the largest island of an archipelago of the same name in the Gulf of …

Plane crashes while attempting to land on Groote Eylandt

Groote Eylandt resident Josie Skelton said the plane, which she understood was carrying members of the local community, had crashed on a road near the airstrip. ... (Groote Eylandt Mining Company ...

NT GEMCO mine back to business after horrifying alleged axe siege

A township on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory. The island is home to the GEMCO mine, owned by South32 and Anglo American. Picture: Stephanie Flack / AAP

What happened to $34 million from Groote Eylandt trust fund?

Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust earns millions each year from nearby South32 manganese mine. Total of $34 million disappeared from GEAT coffers between 2010 and 2012. Former public officer Rosalie ...

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Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) Nothern Territory, Australia. GEMCO is an open-cut strip mining operation, producing high-grade manganese ore and is …

BHP completes Gemco second stage expansion in Australia

October 10, 2013. Share this article. Mining major BHP Billiton has completed the second stage of the Groote Eylandt (Gemco) expansion project in Australia. The second stage of the project is expected to increase capacity from 4.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) to 4.8 mtpa. The expansion will also address infrastructure constraints by ...

GEMCO Southern Lease Mining Project

GEMCO is proposing to extend the life of its manganese mine on Groote Eylandt by developing the Southern Lease Mining Project (the project). GEMCO is proposing to develop the project in the north-western part of …

Plans for Indian sandalwood trials on Groote Eylandt …

Manganese mining on Groote Eylandt is expected to end in the next decade; The Anindilyakwa Land Council (ALC), which represents traditional owners on Groote Eylandt in the Northern Territory, has ...

Groote Eylandt: the island where they keep crocs as pets

The roads on Groote Eylandt that don't lead to the mine (Groote Eylandt produces a quarter of the world's manganese) are all fiercely corrugated red dirt trails. ... For more information on Groote Eylandt, visit the Groote Eylandt section of the official Northern Territory website at northernterritory. Travel Journalist.

Groote Eylandt Travel Guide | East Arnhem Land

The total population of Groote Eylandt Archipelago is 2811. The township of Alyangula is located on the north west coast of Groote Eylandt and has a population of approximately 900 people. The Alyangula township was established in the late 1960s by the Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) as the residence of the mine's workers.

Mining royalty payments and the governance of Aboriginal …

mining royalties. For example the Kunwinjku Association's constitution was entirely ignored by most of its officers and employees (O'Faircheallaigh 2002, 165-67). The Groote Eylandt Aboriginal Trust is a registered Aboriginal corporation and is required to report regularly to the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations.

GROOTE EYLANDT MINING COMPANY PROPRIETARY LIMITED

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