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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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LandCruiser 70 Series recall

Toyota has issued a recall notice on 70 series LandCruiser commonly used on mining sites throughout Australia. The defects involve potential fire risks through the build up the vegetation around...

Applications open for 2021 BMA apprentice intake

Applications for the 2021 BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) apprenticeship program are now open. In February, BMA welcomed the 2020 cohort of 56 local apprentices into the program in a range of trades...

Austmine mining conference

Harnessing intelligence key to future industry success

Austmine is delighted to announce its world-leading mining innovation conference will be held in Perth from 25 to 27 May 2021, with BHP as the Principal Sponsor. Austmine CEO Christine Gibbs Stewart...