Lodestone Mines

14/04/2024

Our Chief Operating Officer Robert Williamson was interviewed by A Home in the Outback about his career from apprentice to mining exec. The interview is available on most podcast players or find it here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katherine-waite

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Robert is an A-Grouper and was the oldest of four boys. When his mother died of breast cancer, he stayed in Broken Hill and got an apprenticeship to help his dad. He was trained in electronics which became an indemand skill.

As a young man he travelled the world and worked at Bouganville Copper and overseas at a kibbutz. When he returned he moved to the Western Australia region of the Pilbara and was there maintaining dump trucks and mining equipment at iron ore mines.

When he was working at a Dampier mine, he introduced a robotic system to the way Rio Tinto managed its port system which earned him praise and accolades within the mining sector.

He was head hunted to develop and establish robotic systems all over the world, including iron ore ports in China. He went into mining consulting and among his achievements sold technology to the Brazilian company Vale.

More recently, Robert's attention has returned full circle back to Broken Hill which he says is completely coincidental. With his business partner, Gordon Toll, he's currently in the process of applying for mining licenses for Lodestone Mines to develop Australia's next big iron ore project in the Braemar region in South Australia. The proposed mine site is just over 1.5 hours south west of Broken Hill, inland from the small South Australian town of Olary.

An independent podcast about people living, working and creating in the Far West of New South Wales. Produced by Katherine Waite, a content producer based in Broken Hill. Also available on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/

01/04/2024

This is "LODESTONE MINES - BROKEN HILL TRIP" by Dominic Norton on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

01/04/2024

Lodestone employees, shareholders and consultants travelled to Broken Hill for the St Patricks Day Races. They also took the opportunity to support local businesses including the Afghan Mosque and the Mineral Arts Museum. At the races the group took up 3 large tables in the Gary Radford Pavilion, an enjoyable trip for all.

This is "LODESTONE MINES - BROKEN HILL TRIP" by Dominic Norton on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

23/02/2024

Five South Australian nurses killed in the Bangka Island Massacre in World War II have been honoured at the Naval, Military & Air Force Club of South Australia (Inc) at a special ceremony on the 82nd anniversary of their deaths.

More than 70 people gathered at the club to witness the unveiling of a collage of photographs of the five SA nurses.

Lodestone’s Chief Operating Officer Robert Williamson, who is a member of the club and regularly uses the Bullwinkel Room for meetings, instigated the idea to see photos of the nurses displayed in the room.

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Five South Australian nurses killed in the Bangka Island Massacre in World War II have been honoured at the Adelaide Naval, Military and Air Force Club at a special ceremony on the 82nd anniversary of their deaths. More than 70 people gathered at the club to witness the unveiling of a collage of pho...

05/12/2023

We were featured in the December edition of Jamestown Journal SA! Thanks for the opportunity to talk about our sponsorship of Jamestown Show.

First published in Jamestown Journal December 2023 edition By Katherine Waite, Public Relations Officer Lodestones Mines was proud to be a Platinum sponsor at the recent Jamestown Show held on Sunday 1 and 2 October 2023. This was Lodestone’s first sponsorship and participation in the show and sig...

02/10/2023

Congratulations to Jax Williamson who won Jamestown Shown Intermediate Personality Winner.

02/10/2023

The team at Jamestown Show today

01/10/2023

We’re excited to be at Jamestown Show as a platinum sponsor supporting this important community event.

We are developing Australia’s next big iron ore project.

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29/09/2023

Remember to come by our stall at Jamestown Show and meet staff and hear about the Olary Flat Project!

🎉 🎊 🏆 One more BIGGGG!!!!! Shout out to our amazing 2023 Jamestown Show Sponsors. THANK YOU SO MUCH. This is going to be a ripper weekend and we can't wait to get things started - See you soon! 🎉 🎊 🏆

15/09/2023

Thank you to Lodestone Mines for sponsoring the 2023 Jamestown Show.