Mount Isa’s premier mining event brings industry leaders to the city
North West MPX offers an opportunity for businesses to meet with the mining and resources sector over a two-day conference and exhibition in the heart of the North West Minerals Province of Queensland. The event is presented by Commerce North West, Mount Isa’s local and regional Chamber of Commerce, and this year saw over 100 delegates from across the broader Queensland region and interstate attend.
The event brought together professionals from the public and private sectors to share their collective wealth of resource industry experience and knowledge in a series of conference sessions. It also provided a valuable platform to connect with industry peers on the exhibition floor where exhibitors showcased the latest advancements in technology.
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Left to right: Clynton Munns, Kate Collins, Simon Wilcox, Leanne Kretschmann and Ros Brice-Houseman at the 2023 North West MPX.
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Left to right: Mount Isa Mines employees Sienna Te Wani and Renee Moore visited the Mount Isa Mines (MIM) booth to have a chat with Simon Wilcox, Pathway Program Coordinator. Sienna and Renee represented MIM on the Women in Manufacturing and Mining panel.
This year’s conference was hosted by Helen Degeling, a geologist who has worked in both government and mineral exploration in the region for many years.
Conference topics included a session on ‘North West Minerals Province Exploration and current energy supply’ presented by Andrew Barger, QRC Policy Director – Economics and Andrew Drager, Business Development Manager for APA Group.
John O’Brien, founder of CopperString, the largest single electricity network project in Australia, along with Colin Langton, spoke on the opportunities presented by the project and its alignment to the Queensland Electricity and Job Plan.
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Mel Ireland, host of the Women in Manufacturing and Mining panel session.
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Darcy Webber, Mount Isa Mines School Leaver - Engineering, and panellist on the Women in Manufacturing and Mining panel discussion.
A range of highly regarded speakers presented on industry emissions and reducing our carbon footprint, phosphate and critical minerals as well as innovative energy solutions.
Mount Isa Mines were proud to host delegates on a rare escorted bus tour of the site, showcasing iconic infrastructure from our surface operations. The tour also included a town visit, hosted by local historian Barry Merrick.
Following the conference, the exhibition doors were opened to the general public and local high schools.
Left to right: Mount Isa City Council employees Remy Castree, Mount Isa Library and Susan LaFaele, Environmental Officer joined the Mount Isa Mines surface operations bus tour.