In an article published approximately 3 months ago, we reported on BHP Saraji leadership team members who had been stood down as a result of findings by a Mines Inspector that they had provided false and misleading information to a Mines Inspector...
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A worker has been left with serious injuries following a safety incident at the Heron Resources Woodlawn mine near Tarago in New South Wales. According to the NSW Resources Regulator, the worker was...
An investigation by the Queensland opposition has revealed that only one occupational hygiene inspector has been checking dust levels in Queensland coal mines despite the Queensland Government claims...
A new commercially available exoskeleton could equip miners to safely lift and manipulate weights of up to 90kg all day without risk of injury. While it sounds like a future of mining concept or a...
A mine safety research project will examine ways to improve the efficiency of dust scrubbers in underground mining operations US researchers at Virginia Tech are leading a multidisciplinary team in a...
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd $15,000 for an alleged pollution discharge into a creek in September this year. The incident was triggered when...
An investigation conducted by ABC Investigative Journalists regarding the Bootu Creek mine accident has revealed a series of systematic failures of regulators and mine operators prior to the incident...
A Mines Rescue Team have recovered the bodies of four miners who died in a gold mining accident in South Africa. Five workers were trapped by a fall of ground at the Tau Lekoa mine near Orkney, South...
The Western Australian Government has introduced the long-awaited Work Health & Safety Bill 2019 (WA) to Parliament. The New Bill was introduced to Parliament late last month and flags a range of...
With the range of bushfires burning across Australia at the moment, miners are advised to consider the potential effects of smoke in underground mine ventilation given its ability to mask a range of...
Western Areas Ltd has suspended its’ activities following a bushfire affecting the Forrestania Nickel Operation. Western Areas confirmed that all personnel remain safe and fully accounted for...
An independent assessment of the Queensland Government’s implementation of dust disease control measures has found that the Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines Safety Regulator...
Mining giant Glencore is under investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office for matters relating to suspected bribery during the conduct of its’ activities. The Guardian reported that...