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Anglo American Grosvenor Mine

Grosvenor mine begins to smoulder

Mineworkers have reported that the Anglo American Grosvenor underground mine has been evacuated due to a spontaneous combustion event. In a statement released today, an Anglo spokesperson said that...

FIFO Workers

Fortescue Metals Group COVID-19 testing

Western Australian health authorities say they have not approved mandatory coronavirus self-testing for Fortescue Metals Group fly-in, fly-out workers. All FIFO staff and contractors are required to...

wr810 water cannon

Elphinstone’s Water Cannon

Elphinstone Pty Ltd, located in Tasmania’s North West, are leaders in the innovation and design of underground mining support vehicles. Machine safety is always a high priority at Elphinstone...

SER SOLUTIONS PART 4-min

Capital Planning in action supporting production safety

PART FOUR In the past three articles, we have looked at the difference between OPEX (operating expenditure) and CAPEX (capital expenditure) and discussed how the CAPEX planning process is used by the...

lac des iles

Underground fatality at Lac des Iles Mine

A New Brunswick mining contractor died 27th May 2020 at Impala’s Lac des Iles Mine (LDI), northwest of Thunder Bay. The Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP)Thunder Bay detachment reports...

Moranbah North Underground Mine

Union slams Anglo over gas Moranbah North gas incident

The CFMEU has slammed Anglo American over another high potential gas related incident that occurred at the Anglo American Moranbah North mine this morning. According to reports, the Moranbah North...

isolate hydraulics

Failure to isolate hydraulics on mobile crusher

A failure to adequately isolate hydraulics on a mobile crusher has resulted in a hydraulic pressure related injury at a NZ quarry. A recent MinEx Alert has, once again, drawn attention to a frequent...

Board of Examiners

Senior miners join board

Four senior miners with more than 70 combined years of experience have joined the body that sets and maintains the standards for important safety roles in Queensland’s mines. Stephen Watts Mines...