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Greatly honoured receiving the 2024 AEMEE Lifetime Supporter Award at AEMEE's annual conference in Fremantle in October. A big thank you to the AEMEE Board and especially Chair Derek Flucker and chief organiser, Rachel Daniels. Very chuffed with the inspiringly stylised Red-tailed Cockatoo feather artwork by www.aboriginalsteelart.com - a culturally significant bird across Aboriginal Australia, known as Irrarnte in Arrernte. AEMEE provides an industry forum for Indigenous businesses supplying the Australian resources sector. AEMEE grew out of, and outlived, the Minerals Council of Australia’s (MCA) famous annual sustainability conferences. Back then, the last two days of the 5-day MCA SD conferences were dedicated to Indigenous initiatives, including Aboriginal employment and contracting in mining. For many of us, these were the most interesting sessions. AEMEE was launched at MCA SD6 conference in Alice Spring in 2005, with delegates issued signature bright orange baseball caps. At that time Carey Mining, Northern Project Contracting (NPC), S&J (Ruska) Earthmoving, GLH, Ngarda Civil & Mining were amongst a handful of Aboriginal businesses, servicing mainly civils and earthmoving contracts. AEMEE conference nowadays showcase armfuls of diverse and talented Aboriginal businesses supplying industry, from civils and earthmoving, car hire, facilities maintenance, mechanical and electrical, wash-down services, cyber security, stationary, travel, cross-cultural experiences, and mine rehabilitation. Exciting times for AEMEE with appointment of inaugural CEO, Jyi Lawton and a good time for the whole-of-mining sector to max-out opportunities to secure Aboriginal contractors, as Rio Tinto Iron Ore has done with its record in 2023 of $593 million going to Indigenous businesses, representing nearly 7% of Iron Ore’s contestable spend. Deanna Kemp Jillian D'Urso Gangurru Apparel Kings Narrative Parry Agius Steven C Coghill Annette Hedges

Exciting proof of concepts don’t always translate into real world solutions. The journey from concept to field-feasible technology is complex, involving biophysical and socio-economic interactions that can affect outcomes. Join us on Tuesday, 5 November, for the next instalment of the Dig Deeper Webinar series, as Professor Longbin Huang from the Sustainable Minerals Institute shares his insights on developing ecological engineering technologies for rehabilitating mine wastes. His work offers valuable guidance for researchers in mined land rehabilitation and helps the mining industry transition from engineering-centric approaches to sustainable, nature-based solutions.

We're thrilled to see AEMEE's Derek Flucker and Jyi Lawton presenting at International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) this year. This is a must see session for people and organisations wanting to turn commitments to First Nations Inclusion in post-mine transitions into collaborative and mutually-beneficial action. Rachel Daniels Indigenous Women in Mining and Resources Australia

We're thrilled to introduce some of the brilliant minds who will be presenting ideas on energy transition, post-mine rehabilitation, and community impact at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC): 🔹 Adjunct Professor Christine Charles (Sustainable Minerals Institute and CRC TiME Board Director) Opportunities and challenges at the intersection of energy transition with exploration, land use and rehabilitation; Australian critical minerals research and development hub: supporting critical minerals R&D; Taking back control of our narrative: where do we start, and how? 🔹 Dr Guy Boggs (CEO, CRC TiME) Transforming historical mine sites into ecological assets (while producing needed minerals) one legacy site at a time. 🔹 Professor Tom Measham (Research Director, CRC TiME) Considering what post mine transition means. 🔹 Zane H. (CRC TiME Project Leader, Curtin University) How can we better monitor and measure the performance of community related initiatives for better outcomes. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insights from industry leaders as we help shape the future of mining and resources.

An incredible delegation that included our CRC TiME Program Leader Professor Fiona Haslam McKenzie and The University of Western Australia Natalie Brown.

Our Board thanked partners and collaborators at a breakfast networking event this morning in Adelaide. Thanks to CORE Innovation Hub for hosting us for rich discussions.

What do these places have in common? CRC TiME staff and project teams visited each in the July to September quarter. Highlights included: 🍃 an Aboriginal research workshop in Geraldton, held with CSIRO. 🍂 launch of Stage 2 of a collaborative planning project for mine land in the Latrobe Valley. A call is now out for members of the Community Panel Federation University Australia 🤝 engagement in Bell Bay and the Bowen Basin to test a new tool to help forecast employment changes associated with diversification. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gEGTzRy6

ICYMI: Listen to Craig Le Rossignol from Central Land Council’s Ranger Works, Lachlan Johnson and Marcus Payne from Rio Tinto’s Amrun Land & Sea Management Program, and Steve Sharpe from Rio Tinto’s Argyle Rangers share insights on:  🎤 Establishing Indigenous groups for environmental management (e.g. Ranger programs, Indigenous businesses)  🎤 Engaging with mining operations – challenges and opportunities  🎤 Benefits for participants and communities, and future possibilities Catch up on the conversation with the link below. Thank you to our series partners Sustainable Minerals Institute

This week, Associate Professor Eric Lilford explored the limitations of the DCF NPV method for assessing mine closure and post-mine closure economics. This webinar, based on Project 2.8 findings, sheds light on why traditional valuation techniques fall short and explores alternative methods that better capture the risks and uncertainties involved in mine closure.

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