10 January 2025

Dennis Reed Retires

After an outstanding career in mining, Dennis Reed has officially retired!    Reedy has dedicated over 20 years to Moranbah North Mine and more than 10 years with Mastermyne, mentoring and supporting so many along the way. The team recently came together to celebrate his retirement with a dinner at the local Golf Club. While we’ll…

10 January 2025

Christmas Celebrations

Our Christmas parties for the QLD and NSW teams were celebrated in style! Familiar faces from site, along with their families came together in Mackay for face painting, balloon twisting, jumping castles, giant twister, live music and even a special visit from the big man himself , it’s hard to say who had more fun…

10 January 2025

Mastermyne Group Limited

We’re excited to announce that Metarock Group Limited (ASX: MYE) has officially returned to its former name, Mastermyne Group Limited, following shareholder approval at our AGM held on 26 November 2024. Jeff Whiteman, Managing Director & CEO, said “The change of name back to Mastermyne Group Limited is symbolic of our refocus on core business…

24 April 2024

10 Years Service Milestones

What a way to end our week – celebrating three (3) long term Mastermyners hitting the big “10” years of service! We’re so proud that as a mining contractor our people want to stick with us. Recognition of this loyalty is so important. Congratulations to Dennis Reed (Left photo with Rick Lowe, Moranbah North Project…

24 April 2024

2023 Apprentice of the Year

Drum roll…..Mastermyne’s Apprentice of the Year for 2023 is Daniel Kelly. Commencing with us on our Moranbah North project in 2018; it wasn’t long before Dan signed up to his apprenticeship in 2020. Now a fully qualified mechanical fitter we’re stoked to continue to support Dan in his new career. Great work Dan! Pictured L…

24 April 2024

Aquila OG’s

Aquila’s OGs – they all wear this title with pride as it honours those who kicked off the project in 2019, stuck with it, dug deep and most of all stuck together! Among those recognised at the Aquila OG Dinner last week held in Middlemount include: Matt Masterson (Project Manager), David James (Technical Services Manager),…

18 January 2024

2023 Mastermyne Service Awards

Throughout 2023 a total of 136 employees celebrated 5 or more years service with our Mastermyne, Wilson Mining and MyneSight businesses. Our longest serving employee is Adam Williams from Wilson Mining NSW with a very impressive 27 years of service. Mitch Leis from Wilson Mining in QLD also reached one of major celebrated milestones of…

16 February 2023

Aleisha Harris – Diesel Fitting Apprenticeship with PYBAR

Aleisha Harris commenced a Diesel Fitting apprenticeship with our sister company PYBAR Mining Services at their Thalanga project in QLD. Following positive feedback from her Maintenance Foreman, when the Thalanga project ended in November 2022 we jumped at the opportunity to bring Aleisha across to Mastermyne and make the transition from hard rock (zinc) to…

10 October 2022

Cook Colliery Raptors

Our very own Cook Colliery Raptors played their hearts out last weekend at the 2022 Clermont Battle of the Mines Rugby League comp. They had a cracker of a day, placing an impressive 5th out of 15 teams, missing out on finals by only 2 points. Some bragging rights worth noting, they finished top of…

22 September 2022

Mastermyne Service Awards

Legends from across the business were recognised for 5 years’ right through to 20+ years’ service at our 2022 Mastermyne Service Awards. How good do they all scrub up! Congratulations and a massive thank you to all of you, your partners and your families who truly live out our “Mastermyne Way”.

20 July 2022

NSW Cleanskin Program

We often talk about our underground cleanskin program in QLD but did you know we also successfully commenced this program in NSW in 2021. Cameron ‘Jeno’ Bateman, an important member of our Integra ventilation and secondary support crew is the first of these cleanskins to progress to white hat following his work alone interview with…

19 May 2022

Inplace CM to a Place Change CM

Who doesn’t love a good makeover! Our Asset Team have delivered a major overhaul, converting an Inplace CM to a Place Change CM. The awesome transformation included not just a major mechanical and electrical overhaul, but also:  Addition of tri-intake ducting system over cutter boom, adjustable to suit ventilation requirements  Single scrubber with dual exhaust…

05 May 2022

Metarock Website Launch

Metarock was born in 2021 after the acquisition of hard rock contracting company PYBAR. Metarock is a new company name under which our four established mining services companies deliver their specialised services: Mastermyne, PYBAR Mining Services, Wilson Mining and MyneSight. The Metarock website has just gone live and holds information for Investors and links to…

21 April 2022

PYBAR Mining Services Recruitment Day

In true “play it forward” style, our own Recruitment & Mobilisation Manager Jannah Gaviglio spent a week supporting our PYBAR team to run their first Recruitment Assessment Days. Jannah has polished the Mastermyne process over her (almost) 10 years in our business and the team at PYBAR were grateful to have access to her expertise….

11 March 2022

Cook Colliery Mining Services Agreement Executed

The illustrious Cook Colliery is back in production! In the past week we’ve hit 3 goals: 1) we’ve signed a Mining Services Agreement with Constellation Mining Pty Ltd (a subsidiary of QCoal Group), 2) we’ve been appointed the mine operator, and 3) we’ve reached first coal. This has taken years of hard work by many,…

18 November 2021

Mastermyne Cleanskins

We took a break from learning to have a bit of fun and get to know our newest Mastermyners. Our cleanskin program is a critical part of our resourcing strategy and introduces fresh-thinking and new skills to the sector. Utilising the underground simulation facility at the Resources Centre of Excellence, the highly interactive program provides…

22 July 2021

FY22 Balanced Business Planning (BBP)

100 Mastermyner’s came together to run through how we’ve performed over the past 12 months and understand our business goals for the new financial year. Solid Business Planning is an important part of our business. It ensures we’re all focused on the same thing, regardless of our role and what’s happening around us. FY21 stand…

27 May 2021

Tony Zahra Wins the RIN “Standing Out From the Crowd” Award!

Friday night we celebrated with Tony Zahra at the 2021 Resource Industry Network Awards after he took out the “Standing Out From The Crowd” Award. Tony is what we often reference as “The Red Cordial” of our business – a true reflection of Mastermyne’s core values – work hard, be safe, lead by example and…

05 May 2021

MNM Umbrella Safety Stats!

Congratulations to the Moranbah North Umbrella Crews and Site Management team! This project has a complex and varied scope which makes the result extra impressive. The team should be very proud of the achievement as it comes from everyone doing their bit to deliver safety results like this. Achieving results and sending everyone home safe…

08 April 2021

Wilson Mining Team Share Their 70 20 10!

Our Wilson Mining team at Gateshead NSW enjoyed lunch on the back of the ute, and used the time to share great examples of personal and professional growth. They each took home some 70 20 10 prizes as part of Mastermyne’s No One Stands still campaign. If you want to get your hands on a…

18 January 2021

Podcast Feature

We always knew our Ruth Ey (HR Operations Manager) was a legend, but now she’s Spotify famous too! Ruth features in AMMA – Australian Resources & Energy Group podcast series that introduces some of the resource sectors best “People People”. Ruth enthusiastically shares the Mastermyne story, defines our KEEP’s and echo’s that people development is…

19 November 2020

Aquila Does Movember

Our Aquila Mo Bros are back in fine form again this year, supporting a very important cause – Movember! Lookin’ good with their extra whiskers the Mo Bros unite to help change the face of Men’s Health like prostate cancer, testicular cancer and men’s suicide. Watch this space for our end of month photo! If…

05 November 2020

365 Days Recordable Injury Free at Ulan West!

Sending a huge Call Out and congratulations to everyone at Ulan West involved in achieving 365 day’s recordable injury free. This milestone is especially impressive with not just the Mastermyne crews but also Wilson Mining crews reaching the 365 day recordable injury free mark. Even though times are tough, we recognise this as a massive…

22 October 2020

Morne du Rand Improving Internet Connection at Aquila

Since the Aquila contract began, Morne du Rand, Senior IT Coordinator has been investigating ways to improve the internet connection onsite. With the office being situated in a low lying area, it had little to no 4G mobile coverage. Giving up was never an option. The idea was to move the 4G router to the…

22 October 2020

$5000 Cheque to Love Your Sister and Grapevine from our Loaders

The most colourful underground loaders in the industry have been hard at work for 6 months now. Before they were put to work Mastermyne committed to sharing the hire profits of the machines. This month, Love Your Sister and Grapevine Group – Mackay Region Suicide Prevention both received a fat cheque for $5000. Sharing our…

08 October 2020

Geoff Catto Electrical Hosting Apprentice, Elton Boon

As part of our commitment to provide exceptional training opportunities to our apprentices, each year of their apprenticeship our electrical apprentices are hosted out to domestic/industrial electrical businesses to gain the additional experience/skills that they may not necessarily obtain on site. No doubt this was one of the reasons Mastermyne won Large Employer of the…

24 September 2020

Winner of the CQ Region, Large Employer of the Year!

We were extremely proud to be named Winner of the CQ Region, Large Employer of the Year category in the Queensland Training Awards on Friday! Our commitment to last year’s goal to Ignite the Learning Journey and our investment into the development of our people, allowed us to put forward a strong nomination. Congratulations to…

10 September 2020

Mastermyne Apprentice – Darcy Schwartz at Custom Fluidpower

4th Year Diesel Fitting apprentice based at Moranbah North Mine project, Darcy is currently on external rotation with Custom Fluidpower in Mackay, gaining additional experience in hydraulics and pneumatics. All Mastermyne apprentices are provided the opportunity to attend external placements to further their skills and exceed their training plan requirements. Mastermyne are extremely grateful to Custom Fluid…

27 August 2020

Sponsorship for RAAG

The Road Accident Action Group is a volunteer non for profit incorporated association, Established in 2002. RAAG is committed to identifying evidence and research based road safety issues in Mackay and the Bowen Basin. The Mastermyne sponsorship committee recently approved a donation of $5,000 to support RAAG to continue the fantastic work they are doing…

12 August 2020

1 Year Recordable Injury Free at Integra

Call out to everyone at Integra underground for achieving 365 days recordable injury free! This milestone is especially impressive with both Mastermyne and Wilson Mining reaching this RIF mark. Outcomes like this are a result of a strong team of individuals looking out for and consistently challenging each other. Thank you to everyone involved in…