More than 200 people are expected to attend the 5th 2020 Resources Training Council Conference targeted at resources and mining training practitioners in Brisbane next year. The two-day conference and exhibition event, to be held on 25-26 May 2020...
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The recent moves by miners to automate mining equipment through technology has created significant debate among mineworkers regarding the loss of jobs and the impacts on regional communities...
A ladder safety device has one an Australian safety award for the best solution for managing a workplace health and safety risk. The device, which helps minimise the risk of falls while working on...
Many across the international mining industry have been asking what is the status of the Pike River mine re-entry? The current delays regarding the re-entry to the mine have been largely based around...
A US-based mineworker has provided important public commentary regarding the manipulation of Continuous Personal Dust Monitor sampling data at a US mine. The US Mine Safety & Health...
Barminco has successfully piloted a new remote operations centre that allows it to remotely operate underground equipment on a client’s mine site anywhere around the world. In what the company...
HIMA has developed a solution based on the tried-and-tested HART communication protocol, enhancing it with security measures compliant with SIL 3. It is the foundation of what experts call ‘safety...
On 22 October 2019, the Queensland Parliament passed legislation amending the workers’ compensation scheme in Queensland. The Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation and Other Legislation...
Leading aftermarket parts and components industry H-E Parts International (H-E Parts) announced this week that they have acquired Allgo Engineering (Allgo). Although occurring in late 2018, H-E Parts...
Dr Ray Parkin OAM shares his thoughts on the impacts of Legal Privilege on mine safety practice and the potential legal privilege implications as industrial manslaughter laws are introduced by the...
Video has emerged of miners fleeing from a roof fall / working face in a Chilean mine. The incident reportedly occurred on the 24th November around 18:48 at the Chilean underground metalliferous mine...
SPECIAL REPORT PFAS IN THE MINING SECTOR – Many seemingly innovative materials and chemicals have been developed and adopted in industries only to later have been found to produce unintended...
Two workers are missing feared dead following the movement of waste rock at a Canadian owned Gold-mining company (Centerra Gold) in Kyrgyzstan. Candian listed miner Centerra Gold Inc reported that...
