• Marie Wilson is a mining engineer who grew up on her grandparent’s tin mine on Melaleuca in south-west Tasmania, which they managed for 30 years.

    Maries loves her job.   

    "I love it all.  IIt never gets old; rock and people are unpredictable so it never gets boring."

  • Karen Ashley has gone from dairy farming to mining safety.

    Karen likes helping people and her 11 year volunteer work with Smithton Ambulance lead to her work at Grange Resources.

    "Grange is very safety focused and at the end of the day you want everybody to go home safely," Karen says, who is Grange's Management Systems Co-ordinator.

  • Geoff Cordery keeps environmental watch over Queenstown’s historic mine.

    Geoff is Environmental Manager at Vedanta Copper Mines Tasmania (CMT), the former Mt Lyell.

    This mine has been in operation for over 100 years.  CMT inherited some pollution legacies when it commenced operation of the mine in 1995.

    Geoff is proud of environmental progress they are making with the rehabilitation of Queenstown’s hills and their tailings dam.

  • Phil Kemp is the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Manager at Vedanta Copper Mines in Queenstown, Tasmania.

    "A 30 year career as a paramedic keeps me motivated because you know what the alternative to good safety is," Phil says.

    "I’ve seen a vast change in the mindset of the mining community over the past 30 years, especially in regards to sustainability and OHS."

  • Keith Corbett is a veteran Geologist and a World Authority on Tasmania’s Mt Read Volcanics Belt, West Coast.

    "There are misperceptions of the Tarkine especially on the mainland."

    "It's a perfectly natural decision for mining in the Tarkine, I'm delighted by the government's decision," Keith says.

  • Tina Wu is a Personal Assistant at Grange Resources, Tasmania.

    Tina and her husband, Jason, moved to Burnie to work for Grange Resources after both completing degrees in New South Wales.  They are from China but now call Tasmania home.

    “Australians tend to be more relaxed and more outspoken and I think that’s good,” Tina says.

     

     

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Tasmanian Minerals Council
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Tasmanian Minerals Council is the representative organisation for the exploration, mining and mineral processing industries in Tasmania. It counts among its members all of the main mines and mineral processing operations.

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Tasmanian Mining
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Tasmanian Mining is the official website for the Tasmanian Minerals Council.

Tasmanian Mining includes a pro-active campaign advocating and supporting the Tasmanian mining industry.

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The Tarkine
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"I love the Tarkine. I have really good memories of it, spanning back fifty years or more. My favourite part of the Tarkine is Stanley," says Terry Long, CEO of Tasmanian Minerals Council.

Read more to find out why.

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Voice of the People
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A major part of the Tasmanian Mining campaign is providing everyday people with a voice in the debate over the future of their livelihood and the State's industry, particularly mining.

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