The Pike River Recovery Team will likely reach another milestone before Christmas as the team prepares to tunnel through a Rocsil plug as families grieve the ten year anniversary of the disaster. The milestone comes just after the ten year...
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The Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME) is pleased to announce its initial 22 projects addressing key challenges around optimising ecological, economic...
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A severe weather event has struck miner Manuka Resources (ASX: MKR) resulting in shutdowns for repairs at its Wontawinta silver mine near Cobar NSW. According to reports, the company was struck by...
FMG has gained a leading accreditation that aims to drive social change in the prevention of violence against women. Fortescue Metals Group (Fortescue) recently completed the White Ribbon Australia...
Civil Aviation Safety Authority has confirmed that mining companies are being urged to ensure drones are registered now ahead of the 28 January deadline. Miners using drones to inspect sites or...
The Western Australian Government has introduced new rules to commence construction of mining projects in a staged manner in parallel with environmental assessments. It says that the changes will...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a dangerous incident where a worked was trapped under a loader during maintenance. According to the report, a worker was trapped under the cab of a loader...
Lux Aerobot is set to permanently settle in Adelaide as its gains new projects in the defence and mining sectors. Lux co-founder and president Katrina Albert said while the company will maintain an...
US equipment and machinery maker Caterpillar has partnered with Guardhat to provide safety solutions to surface mining operations via Cat dealers. The two firms are in the process of developing a new...
Each year thousands of people are injured in the workplace while maintenance on machinery is carried out. Many of these injuries could have been avoided with an effective lockout...
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a video highlighting the key elements of the NSW Government’s mine rehabilitation framework, including legal obligations, the role of rehabilitation...
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report regarding to a worker suffered permanent injuries to his foot after it became entangled in a scrape conveyor at Appin North Mine. On 8 June 2019 a...