Mining companies are being asked to step up their coronavirus protections for miners including fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers, staff in mining camps and remote and regional resource communities. Queensland Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham said...
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BHP continues to implement a wide range of stringent measures across its operated assets to reduce the risk of COVID-19 among its workforce and local communities, and to keep its operations up and...
Regional community concerns over risks from FIFO workforces is escalating in the midst of the developing national COVID-19 crisis. This week a number of allegations have been raised with mine safety...
Rum distillers around have risen to the task of assisting Australia’s War effort against COVID-19 by producing ethanol for use in hand sanitisers. The sanitiser will be used by frontline health...
The Environment Protection Authority has fined Origin Energy Eraring Pty Ltd $15,000 over alleged dust emissions from the Eraring Power Station at Lake Macquarie in October last year. EPA Regional...
A meeting of Australian Mining & Resources Ministers has been held to facilitate a range of nationally consistent approaches to the mining industry issues in Australia following the outbreak of...
The adoption of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies has never been more critical. Due to COVID-19, many organizations need to find a new way of working. Ensuring production...
Newmont has placed a range of mining operations under care and maintenance as a component of their risk mitigation strategy associated with COVID-19. The company has confirmed it is planning to scale...
When Australian Pump first started working on machines designed specifically for mining applications, the inspiration didn’t come from a chief engineer or, a new product development meeting! It came...
Mining safety complaints to the mining safety regulator have risen substantially in Queensland according to the Minister responsible for Mining Safety, Dr Anthony Lynham. Dr Lynham said today that...
Fortescue Metals Group is continuing to navigate the tighter border controls to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The move comes after the Western Australian Government implement strict health and...
A Queensland mine safety bureaucrat has updated a position on statements made to a Parliamentary Committee. Executive Director Mark Stone, was asked during an inquiry into the Mineral and Energy...
BHP has confirmed that its’ effort to stem the flow of COVID-19 at its mining operation has been effective and there have been no confirmed cases to date. BHP and its operations have...