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Platinum Sponsors
Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities that advance everyday life.
We’ve operated in Australia for more than 25 years and provide employment for 17,420 people across our mines and metals processing assets.
In 2024, our New South Wales operations helped support over 3,210 suppliers, spent $5.2 billion on goods and services, and contributed $1.8 billion in taxes and royalties.
For over 20 years, Yancoal Australia has been contributing to the Australian coal industry, communities where we operate and broader society. With over 6,000 people working across our operations in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia, Yancoal’s story goes beyond the product we mine. It is about the positive impact we have on people’s lives, as we continue to deliver lasting benefits for all of our stakeholders.
Gold Sponsors
Newmont (ASX: NEM) is the world’s leading gold company, a producer of copper, zinc, lead and silver and Australia’s only molybdenum producer. The company’s world-class portfolio of assets, prospects and talent is anchored in favorable mining jurisdictions in Australia, Africa, Latin America, North America and Papua New Guinea. Newmont is the only gold producer listed in the S&P 500 Index and is widely recognized for its principled environmental, social and governance practices. The company is an industry leader in value creation, supported by robust safety standards, superior execution and technical expertise.
BHP is a world-leading resources company. We work in more than 90 locations worldwide and our products are sold globally.
We’ve positioned our business to support the megatrends shaping our world. Iron ore and metallurgical coal for the steel needed for global infrastructure and the energy transition. Copper for renewable energy. Nickel for electric vehicles. And we are moving into potash to support more sustainable farming.
In NSW, BHP operates Mt Arthur Coal. Over the next six years we are transitioning the mine to closure in 2030, working closely with our people and community to leave a positive legacy from BHP mining in the Hunter Valley.
In operation for over 25 years, Bengalla Mining Company is located 15km west of Muswellbrook in the Upper Hunter. We aim to be a world class operation and a valued supplier, employer and community partner. Our mission is to produce safe, productive and profitable coal with strong community/environmental performance and market presence. Our contribution to the local community extends beyond the immediate economic benefits of our business. Bengalla supports a wide range of projects and partnerships to build stronger and more sustainable communities. Most importantly we invest in the local communities surrounding our operation.
Whitehaven Coal is proud to be the leading Australian coal producer. We operate six mines in the Gunnedah Coal Basin of NSW and Bowen Basin of QLD. Our operating assets are complemented by two high-quality, near-term and large-scale development assets, being Vickery, near Gunnedah, and Winchester South, near Moranbah.
Over our more than 20-year history, we have developed a reputation for excellence in project delivery, safe operation, environmental performance and supporting local communities.
We actively engage and consult with our local communities and we’re committed to leaving a positive economic and social legacy that outlives our mining operations.
Team Super is the top specialist super fund for mining, transport and energy workers, with a strong history of helping deliver exceptional retirement outcomes to our members since 1941.
- Steadfast support – we have our members’ backs through thick and thin.
- Reliable returns – we’re committed to investments that secure our members’ future comfort.
- Local service – with offices in key regional areas across Australia.
Team Super offers its members super, pension, insurance and financial advice services.
To find out more about Team Super, visit teamsuper.com.
Dust-A-Side Australia are industry leaders in dust and erosion control, road management, dust suppression systems and environmental solutions. With decades of experience, we are synonymous with excellence in dust control and haul road management, providing unparalleled solutions to the mining industry. Our services are designed to make workplaces safer and healthier for workers, more productive and efficient for our clients and more sustainable for the local environment.
Komatsu develops and supplies technologies, equipment and services for the construction, mining, forklift, industrial and forestry markets.
For more than a century, the company has been creating value for its customers through manufacturing and technology innovation, partnering with others to empower a sustainable future where people, business and the planet thrive together. Front-line industries worldwide use Komatsu solutions to develop modern infrastructure, extract fundamental minerals, maintain forests and create consumer products.
The company’s global service and distributor networks support customer operations to enhance safety and productivity while optimizing performance.
Silver Sponsors
Idemitsu Australia, operating in Australia since 1978, is a subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan.
Our head office, mining and post-mining operations in Queensland and New South Wales support local jobs, with our Boggabri mine producing about 7 million tonnes of thermal, semi-soft and PCI coals for export annually.
Committed to sustainability and innovation, we continue to meet energy demands through supply of high-quality metallurgical and thermal coal as we actively diversify and decarbonise our energy portfolio. We invest in sustainable energy development through pumped hydro and solar projects at our Muswellbrook and Boggabri sites, while exploring sustainable fuel opportunities. Our critical minerals investments in lithium, vanadium and graphite will support clean energy storage for the future.
Coal Services is an industry-owned organisation committed to providing critical services and expertise to the NSW coal mining industry.
Our Specialised Health and Safety Scheme offers a comprehensive range of services to assist employers to identify, assess, monitor and control risk. We work in collaboration with our industry stakeholders to safeguard the health, safety and wellbeing of workers within the sector by focusing on prevention, early detection, enforcement, and educational initiatives.
Centennial is an Australian mining company supplying domestic and export markets.
Our coal fuels around 30% of NSW’s coal-fired electricity generating capacity, while we also manage a successful export business. With the support of Banpu, a leading integrated energy solutions company in Asia Pacific, we deliver a superior service to our customers.
Centennial is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banpu. Centennial has approximately 1,700 employees; five operating mines; and a variety of projects underway, including renewable energy projects, potential new mining projects and rehabilitation projects.
As the leading integrated Australian Energy Company, we are committed to excellence in environmental management, health and safety, and our peoples future careers.
Regis is a high-margin gold producer and explorer with over a decade of consistent production and reserve growth, underpinned by continued exploration success and targeted acquisitions.
Our journey started with a vision to unlock gold endowment in the Duketon Greenstone Belt in the North Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. That vision has grown to include our McPhillamys gold project in New South Wales. Located in the rich mining region of Central Western NSW, McPhillamys was given planning approval early in 2023.
This has been our journey to becoming one of Australia’s leading mid-tier gold companies.
Established over 30 years ago, Umwelt is a leading Australian, employee owned environmental and social consultancy delivering projects in every state and territory across the nation. We are proud to have achieved a respected and trusted advisor status through our collaboration with government, industry, and the community.
Our team creates effective and innovative solutions to the environmental and community issues faced by our clients. We focus on providing fully integrated environmental services from concept and feasibility, through to technical assessment, consultation and approvals to delivery, operation and decommissioning. By working in close partnership with our clients, we identify, manage and mitigate risk and facilitate project delivery.
MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant Operation, the latest greenfield open-cut coal mine in NSW, delivered first coal in 2018. Mount Pleasant is characterised by high quality, low strip-ratio export quality thermal coal. Operating near Muswellbrook, we pride ourselves on the quality of land restoration outcomes and the excellent relationships maintained with our neighbours and local Aboriginal community. We continue to oversee commitments relating to our Aboriginal Community Development Fund.
MACH Energy is in the business of delivering high quality coal to local and global customers through leading innovative mining, environmental and community practices. We are “powering our future with reliable energy.”
The Bloomfield Group is a proud and successful Australian mining and engineering group.
Australian owned and operated, Bloomfield has been part of the Hunter community for more than 85 years and employs hundreds of local people.
The Bloomfield Group operates two open-cut coal mines in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales. These operations include Rix’s Creek Mine northwest of Singleton, and Bloomfield Mine east of Maitland.
EMM is a leading employee-owned planning, environmental, and advisory consultancy. The company is formed by a diverse range of environmental scientists, engineers, planners, and environmental specialists based in Australia and Canada.
From the early phases of building a business case and understanding the feasibility of projects, they assist to identify environmental and social constraints and opportunities, as well as establish approval strategies and pathways. The team provide support from initial exploration and feasibility studies to developing closure and future land use planning strategies that consider the rising demand from local communities and regulators.
With a team of over 300 professionals, they deliver practical and environmentally responsible outcomes for projects in Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.
Bronze Sponsors
The Bowdens Silver Project is located approximately 26km east of Mudgee, near Lue and is the largest undeveloped silver deposit in Australia and one of the largest silver deposits in the world. The Project is set to deliver hundreds of long-term jobs and significant investment within the local communities throughout its proposed 23-year Project life. We are committed to leaving a positive legacy that outlives the Project.
Bowdens Silver is an Australian resources company 100% owned by Silver Mines Limited, an Australian public company listed on the ASX.
Evolution Mining has evolved from humble beginnings into a globally relevant gold mining business. Since our formation in 2011, our purpose has been to deliver long-term stakeholder value through low-cost production in a safety, environmentally and socially responsible way. We operate six mines in Australia and Canada including Cowal and Northparkes in New South Wales, Ernest Henry and Mt Rawdon in Queensland, Mungari in Western Australia and Red Lake in Ontario, Canada.
Thiess partners with our clients to deliver excellence in open cut and underground mining in Australia, Asia, and the Americas. For 90 years, Thiess has operated in diverse commodities, geologies, environments, and cultures. Our teams use that global insight to optimise solutions and create value for each of our projects, positioning them for peak efficiency, productivity, and cost performance. Our pioneering spirit continues to drive us forward, and we are committed to being at the forefront of sustainable mining, leveraging the power of our people and technology to drive sustainable change.
Operating from Sydney (head office), Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, Breathalyser Sales and Service Pty Ltd, is the oldest recognised leader in the supply of high quality alcohol and drug testing equipment throughout Australasia.
The company commenced operation in 1986 and has continued to expand with the increasing demand for safer roads and workplaces. All products are Australian Standard compliant, ensuring only the highest accuracy. The company offers a full range of aftermarket calibration and repair services, including on-site service/calibration of wall mounted breathalyser devices.
Breathalyser Sales and Service Pty Ltd provide equipment to all levels of government and the private sector.
Coal LSL is the Australian Government corporation charged with regulating and managing long service leave entitlements on behalf of employees and employers in the Australian black coal mining industry.
As the only national portable long service leave scheme in Australia, our purpose is to connect eligible employees with their long service leave benefits and ensure employers comply with their obligations. We exist so employees can take time when they need it most and we work with employers to ensure they have the education and information needed to stay compliant with the Scheme.
