Two underground mineworkers at a US-based Arch Coal operation received serious injuries following a rib fall at a West Virginian mine last Tuesday. Officials say that the mineworkers received serious injuries when a “Rib rolled over trapping...
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The Western Australian Government is reducing the Mines Safety Levy by 20 per cent from July 1, 2020 to provide relief to mining companies during the COVID-19 Crisis. Mines and Petroleum Minister...
A dozer carrying out preparation work slid off a walk back and working bench near an excavator. The dozer operator appears to have misjudged the corner and driven off the edge. The dozer operator was...
Another NSW Mining Incident has drawn the industry’s attention on the need to manage windrows. A dump truck reversed through a windrow when backing into a corner of the dump. The ground failed...
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported an incident where a dozer rollover occurred. It said “A dozer operator was cleaning up a bench floor at night when it backed over some large rocks and...
Data released by the ABS has confirmed the importance of keeping Australia’s mining industry operating during the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic challenges.According to the ABS a significant...
BHP has announced it will allocate $7.6 million from its recently created Vital Resources Fund to support the establishment of COVID19 testing centres in Moranbah and Proserpine, in a move that will...
The NSW mining safety regulator has issued a notice to Peabody’s Metropolitan mine after a worker was sucked into a vent duct at a development face. The NSW Resources Regulator said it has been...
Brazil’s National Mining Agency (ANM) has ordered Vale to shutter operations of at least 25 mining dams, part of a total 47 dams which the regulator has ordered to close. According to Reuters, ANM...
The Chinese Government has launched a probe into the failure of Yichun Luming Mining Co Ltd tailings storage facility which saw contaminated water sources more than 100 kilometres downstream of a...
For any employee, the uniform you wear can play a big role in how comfortable and confident you feel in your job. In formerly male-dominated industries such as resources, the design of Personal...
The NSW mine safety regulator has been notified of a mining incident that occurred on 13 April 2020 at BHP Mount Arthur Mine near Muswellbrook in NSW. The Regulator said that a haul truck was...
PART THREE In the past two articles, we looked at the difference between OPEX (operating expenditure) and CAPEX (capital expenditure.) We discussed the importance of how the CAPEX planning process...
