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Evolution Mining and ICA Partners are pleased to announce that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Mount Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project (Project) has reached an important milestone and has been submitted to the Queensland Co-ordinator General’s office for assessment. The EIS for the Project is a comprehensive study that demonstrates a unique and low […]

Response to ABC media article 12 July 2023 The Mt Rawdon gold mine has been an important contributor to the communities and economy ofthe North Burnett and Bundaberg region (and Queensland more broadly) for more than 25 years. It spends $7 million – $10 million per annum in the region and about 85% of the

JOINT STATEMENT Minister for Energy, Renewables and Hydrogen and Minister for Public Works and Procurement The Honourable Mick de Brenni Minister for ResourcesThe Honourable Scott Stewart Provides clear approvals pathway for hydrogen and other renewable gas pipelines Supports up to 10,000 jobs and $33 billion in economic activity by 2040 Global powers turning to Queensland

Pumped-storage hydropower at abandoned pits could help make wind and solar power available anytime ADELAIDE, Australia—Mining operations that contributed to greenhouse-gas emissions could soon help to cut them. Around the world, companies are seeking to repurpose old mines as renewable-energy generators using a century-old technology known as pumped-storage hydropower. The technology, already part of the

Project overview Description Mt Rawdon Operations Pty Ltd and ICA Investment Services Pty Ltd propose to develop and operate a new pumped hydro electricity generation facility through the repurposing of the mine pit created by the existing Mount Rawdon Mine. Read More

Golden future rising at Rawdon Mikayla Haupt Mount Rawdon has been a literal gold mine for the wider region for years. Located in Mt Perry, west of Bundaberg, it played a major role in producing the 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup and now there are potential plans for the site to produce a new type of

The proponents of the Mount Rawdon Pumped Hydro Project are pleased to announce that they have been successful in securing coordinated project status for the project under the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 1971 (QLD). Coordinated project status is a significant milestone, which recognises the strategic significance of the project and the complexity

A big hole in the ground is a rehabilitation liability for most miners, but renewable energy could turn Queensland’s ageing Mt Rawdon gold mine into Evolution’s most valuable asset. By Nick Evans At the Mt Rawdon project 75km southwest of Bundaberg, Evolution Mining is plotting a quiet revolution in the way it looks at the

Purpose The Mt Rawdon operation is currently planned to close in 2028. Evolution is pursuing construction of a leading-edge low-cost, renewable energy storage managed in partnership with Infrastructure Capital Australia Partners (ICA Partners), known as the Pumped Hydro Project. Read More