This infographic explains how important the resources sector is to the renewables sector. Wind turbines use many products from the resources industry.

Dragline in Operation at Ensham Mine Draglines have a boom as long as a football field. They are used to remove overburden at open-cut coal mines. Image courtesy of Ensham Resources.

Dragline removing overburden. Draglines are enormous structures, used in the removal of overburden at open-cut coal mines. Image courtesy of Queensland Resources Council.

Drill pipe ready for Rig 100 at Jolokia 1. Image courtesy of Geodynamics Limited. Conditions of access to image If this file is downloaded by the user it must only be used for material relating to Geodynamics Limited, unless otherwise agreed. Geodynamics owns the copyright of this image…

This map highlights areas of “Endangered”, “Of concern” and “Not of concern” ecosystems within and surrounding the mine site. Image courtesy of Tyson Stelzer and Ensham Resources.

This is a video showing an electric rope shovel being assembled and in operation. Various quantitative details about the shovel, such as operating voltage, mass, capacity and records for volume of overburden shifted are presented. The shovel is shown shifting overburden at Anglo Coal’s Dawson mine in Queensland.…

Brief animation of Electrolysis process. QRC acknowledges the Minerals and Energy division of department of Primary Industries and Resources of South Australia (PIRSA) for the development, supply and use of this resource. This material is not to be reproduced and sold. This resource is part of a comprehensive…

The pit at the Ensham mine is progressing to the right in the picture.Removal of surface overburden is in progress on the highwall side (right) and is dumped on the spoil pile (left) to fill the pit. Image courtesy of Tyson Stelzer and Ensham Resources.

Ensham Mine and Rehabilitation Image courtesy of Tyson Stelzer and Ensham Resources.

An Environmental Impact Study (EIS) is conducted to assess the flora and fauna that exists prior to mining. An Environmental Authority (EA) is then issued with the mining lease to regulate how the mining company is to interact with the environment. The rehabilitation requirements are different for every…