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Dean Jorgenson has transitioned from Barista to Miner

Barista transitions to mining

A hospitality worker and former Barista has made a leap of faith and is transitioning to a new role in BMA’s Operational Services. BMA says that Dean Jorgensen was destined for a career in...

BMA future leaders program

BMA launches supervisor development program

BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) has launched its supervisor development program in Queensland to fast track future leaders over 18 months. The first cohort of new production and maintenance supervisors...

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South32 supporting indigenous schooling

South32 has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) to support Indigenous students access schooling and complete Year 12 while developing...

Queensland coal mining board of inquiry

Expert evidence sought by the Board of Inquiry

Expert evidence for the Queensland Board of Inquiry into the Grosvenor mine explosion will be available at a future date. In the Media Statement of 11 September 2020, the Chairperson, Mr Terry Martin...

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Peabody faces class action over North Goonyella

Peabody Energy and several senior executives will face a class action over its handling of the North Goonyella underground coal mine fire. The Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System have...

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Western Australia’s resources jobs bonanza

Western Australia’s resources industry experienced record sales of $172 billion in the 2019-20 financial year, according to statistics released by the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and...

Seismic activity resulting from a fall of ground at Gwalia mine

Fall of ground at Gwalia results in revised output

St Barbara Ltd (ASX: SBM) has advised that a recent fall of ground at the Company’s Gwalia mine at Leonora in Western Australia has temporarily interrupted production. This will impact the Q1...

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Belt fire claims the lives of 16 Chinese miners

A belt fire has claimed the lives of 16 Chinese mineworkers at an underground coal mine in South West China. One miner also remains critical following the incident according to the Chinese State...

Gladstone maintenance programs

Gladstone refineries in $75m maintenance programs

Rio Tinto’s two Gladstone alumina refineries have pushed ahead with $75 million of planned maintenance shutdown work this year, overcoming COVID-19-restriction challenges by using largely locally...