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MCA welcomes finalists to 2023 BHP Women in Mining and Resources Awards
On Tuesday 5 September the winners of the 2023 BHP Women in Mining and Resources Awards (WINRA) will be announced at an award ceremony in Canberra.
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), along with award sponsors BHP, Maptek, Dyno Nobel, Newcrest Australia, Rio Tinto, Newmont Australia, and The Bloomfield Group are excited to welcome all finalists to the ceremony to celebrate not only their achievements with colleagues, family, and friends, but also the ten-year anniversary of the iconic awards.
The MCA wishes good luck to the following finalists:
Dyno Nobel Exceptional Woman in Australian Resources
| Name | Company | State |
| Dr Chantel Westley | Rio Tinto | Western Australia |
| Shannon Turner | Newmont Tanami | Northern Territory |
| Melanie Cooper | Rio Tinto | Queensland |
| Kayla Williams | Bell Bay Aluminium | Tasmania |
| Dr Bianca Newcombe | OptiFroth Solutions | New South Wales |
| Dr Suneeti Purohit | CSIRO | Victoria |
Newcrest Exceptional Young Woman in Australian Resources
| Name | Company | State |
| Hollie Sampson | Whitehaven Coal | New South Wales |
| Jessica Priest | GHD | Tasmania |
| Megan Parry | Energy Resources of Australia | Northern Territory |
| Daisy Ambach | Glencore Zinc Australia | Queensland |
| Zixuan Wang | Bell Bay Aluminium | Tasmania |
| Rachel Peng | Agnico Eagle Fosterville Gold Mine | Victoria |
| Kelsie Clarke | Woodside Energy Group | Western Australia |
Rio Tinto Inclusion and Diversity Champion in Australian Resources
| Name | Company | State |
| Michael Erickson | AngloGold Ashanti Australia | Western Australia |
| Dahlia Docherty | Newmont Tanami | Northern Territory |
| Joanna Stevens | Premier Strategy | Victoria |
| John Rann | Rio Tinto – Gove Operations | Northern Territory |
| Lucy McLean | Women in Mining NSW | New South Wales |
| Larissa Walker | Shell QGC | Queensland |
Maptek Woman in Resources Technological Innovation
| Name | Company | State |
| Eva Lebedeva | Glencore McArthur River Mining | Northern Territory |
| Samantha Langley | BHP | Western Australia |
| Joana Sousa | BHP | Queensland |
| Joanne Henry | WesTrac | New South Wales |
Newmont Excellence in Diversity Programs and Performance
| Name | Company | State |
| The Rio Tinto Indigenous Leadership Program | Rio Tinto | Queensland |
| Building Everyday Respect | Rio Tinto | Western Australia |
| Our roadmap to a more equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace | Bell Bay Aluminium | Tasmania |
| The Rio Tinto Aluminium Women in Leadership Program | Rio Tinto | Northern Territory |
The Bloomfield Group Outstanding Australian Tradeswoman/Operator/Technician
| Name | Company | State |
| Alia Melgin-Hill | Agnico Eagle Fosterville Gold Mine | Victoria |
| Jacqueline Kelly | Shell QGC | Queensland |
| Lindsay Gerrard | INPEX | Northern Territory |
| Julie Smith | Evolution Mining | New South Wales |
| Melinda Clarke | Woodside Energy | Western Australia |
| Teri Crawford | Bluestone Mines Tasmania Joint Venture | Tasmania |