RME part of Australian mining's golden lining

Australia's mining heroes tend to be explorers, entrepreneurs and engineers. But enterprisers like John Russell have become a big part of the industry's modern success story, turning great ideas into export gold.

Advanced mill relining equipment from Toowoomba-based RME Global

Russell, a mechanical engineer and budding inventor, left Mount Isa for Toowoomba in 1985 after conceiving the blueprint for an ‘Isa Sizer' screen for his former employer. MIM installed four of them.