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5 - 7 May 2026 Perth

2025 Awards Winners

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Celebrating Excellence: Winners Announced at GRX25 Industry Leaders & Awards Dinner

Australia’s most innovative and forward-thinking mining industry companies and individuals were celebrated at the GRX25 Industry Leaders & Awards Dinner.

Set against a backdrop of industry collaboration and innovation, the evening was a standout gathering of more than 800 sector leaders, government representatives, executives and professionals. Guests reconnected with peers, celebrated collective achievements, and reflected on the role of Australian innovation in shaping a more competitive, sustainable and future-ready resources industry.

2025 Industry Leaders Award Winners:

Craig Senger Excellence in Export Award

Supported by:

ATIC

Winner: Austin Engineering

The Craig Senger Excellence in Export Award celebrates those companies who excel in exporting and have an ethos of courage and determination. The award is named after and given in memory of Craig Senger, an Austrade Trade Commissioner who was a strong supporter of the Australian METS sector when his life was tragically cut short in a terrorist attack in Jakarta in July 2009. This award continues to recognise the importance of exporting to the Australian METS sector and seeks to profile those who are leaders internationally. For METS companies to truly thrive, exporting is critical, and this award contributes to creating a strong global awareness of Australia’s impressive METS sector capabilities.

Please note: Open to Austmine and AusIMM members only.

Finalists:

  • Control Systems Technology
  • Austin Engineering
  • Duratray
  • SafeGauge
  • Veridapt

Outstanding Innovative METS Company Award

Sponsored by:

Coal Australia

Winner: BluVein

For over 30 years, Austmine has been promoting innovation and technology in mining, and this award is given to a company that has developed an exceptionally innovative product, solution, or strategy that will shift the paradigm of how mining operates and drives true step change in innovation.

Please note: Open to Austmine and AusIMM members only with 1 application per company.

Finalists:

  • Robotic Systems
  • SAPHI
  • Razor Labs
  • BluVein
  • Pitcrew.AI
  • 3ME Technology

Excellence in Resources by a New Professional Award

Presented by:

AusIMM

Winner: Thomas Taylor MAusIMM, Senior Metallurgist, Fortescue

The Excellence in Resources by a New Professional Award is open to professionals within the first five years of their resources career.

This Award will be presented to a new professional in the mining or METS sector who has delivered an initiative, project or innovation that is making a meaningful and positive impact on their organisation, their community or the broader resources sector. 

The Award is open for self-nominations or be nominated by an employer, colleague, or mentor. The top four applicants will be selected as finalists and receive a full delegate pass to attend GRX25 and the Industry Leaders and Awards Dinner. The winner will be announced at the Dinner event by the Award Category Sponsor.

Finalists:

  • Thomas Taylor | Senior Metallurgist, Fortescue
  • Oliver Mowbray | Principal & Geophysicist, Lichen Commodities
  • Sammang David Sea | Process Engineer, Metso Australia Pty Ltd
  • Eric O.Ansah, Research Fellow | University of Queensland – Sustainability Minerals Institute

Exceptional Innovation in Mining Award

Sponsored by:

Sandvik

Winner: Roy Hill

First launched in 2015, this award acknowledges innovation being implemented, introduced or driven by mining companies. Miners are critical to driving innovation, either through internal development, fast adoption of innovative technologies or processes, or innovation in their business model or approach to collaboration.

Please note: This award is for mining companies. Miners can self-nominate, OR Austmine members can nominate a mining company client.

Finalists:

  • Roy Hill
  • BHP

Champion of Innovation Award

Sponsored by:

Emesent

Winner: Dr John Russell MAusIMM, Founder & Executive Chair, Russell Mineral Equipment

The Champion of Innovation award recognises an individual’s significant contribution to innovation in the METS sector across the course of their career. The award celebrates an individual who has pioneered and championed innovation and has changed the course of the mining industry through their outstanding vision, inspirational leadership, passion for innovation and advancement of mining equipment, technology and services.

Please note: We will not be taking nominations for this award.  The winner will be selected by an industry peer group committee comprised of innovation experts.

Thank you to our 2025 Dinner Sponsor Quartex

Quartex

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