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Queensland coal board of inquiry

Grosvenor mine inquiry accused of an official cover-up

An international organisation of socialist parties has accused the Queensland Government and the CFMEU of a cover-up on the Grosvenor mine inquiry. The long-awaited inquiry into the Grosvenor Gas...

Miner fatality

Two dead in dozer collision at Canadian oil sands site

Two miners have been killed after a dozer collided with a light vehicle at the Suncor Oil Sands site in Canada. In a statement released to AMSJ by Mining Contractor ClearStream Energy (TSX: CSM), the...

Sandvik to acquire market leading underground safety solutions company DSI Underground

Sandvik reinforces underground mining safety

Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire DSI Underground, the global leader in ground support and reinforcement products, systems and solutions for the underground mining and tunnelling industries...

Big Bell Miner Paige Counsell

Big Bell miner, Paige Counsell remembered

Paige Counsell, the WA miner who passed away in a tragic accident at the Big Bell mine, has been remembered by colleagues and family in a moving service in Perth. Paige was fatally injured after...

Lake Shore Gold

Contractor dies underground at Lake Shore mine

Lake Shore Gold has confirmed that a medical-related incident occurred at the Timmins West Mine in North Eastern Ontario, Canada where a 55-year-old sub-contractor died of an unspecified condition...

miner transported by ambulance after rockfall

Man injured in rockfall incident

A man has been injured in the early hours of this morning in a reported rockfall incident at a Queensland mining operation. Queensland Ambulance services reportedly attended a mine site on the...

Fire System Maintenance

Fire System Maintenance – Did I get what I paid for?

One of the biggest investments a company can make is compliance. One of the biggest mistakes a company can make is assuming compliance. Many miners are looking to do the right thing and meet the...