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komatsu 77xr drill

Komatsu releases 77XR with a range of safety benefits

Komatsu has released the P&H 77XR surface mining drill rigs, the first of a new line of drills offering safer operation, higher productivity and increased maintainability, as well as including...

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ERZ controller trapped in airlock door

A report on an ERZ controller trapped in an airlock door during an inspection of final seals and gas monitoring stations in return airways has highlighted issues around effective working alone...

highwall miner fatality

Highwall miner fatality report release

The US-based Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has released the preliminary details on the fatality of an experienced mine worker who was killed while working on the pad of a highwall...

Australian critical minerals strategy launched

The Federal Government of Australia today launched the Critical Minerals Strategy 2019, aimed at putting emphasis on what politicians call “the industries of the future.” In their view, these sectors...

one act play media release north goonyella

CFMEU welcomes Peabody findings but…

Like the Peabody planned staged re-entry to the North Goonyella coal mine, so too has been the staged releases to media surrounding the circumstances of the coal mine fire. On the surface, it looks...