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Minetruck MT65 S hauler

Underground truck tender awarded for new mine

A mining equipment company secured a subterranean heavy vehicle contract for a new operation. Epiroc recently received orders worth 130 million Swedish kronors (A$18.6M) at Liontown Resources’...

Appin Coal Colliery

Coal producer lifts salaries after employees complain

A mining multinational improved remuneration following negative feedback from workers. South32 recently increased employee salaries at its Illawarra Metallurgical Coal (IMC) operations. “A new...

Wash plant death

Heavy equipment crushes resources employee to death

Mineral processing machinery killed a worker. Authorities recently examined how an employee became fatally injured at an undisclosed operation. Investigators revealed the crew member had tried to...

Lady Loretta mine

Qld mine workers receive $50M after proponent exits

Resources employees affected by an operational shutdown will be eligible for government assistance. The Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning recently...

New Acland train workers

$1B resources project transports first coal train

A reopened mine began delivering fossil fuels from Queensland’s Darling Downs region. New Hope Corporation (NHC) recently transported its first coal freight via rail from the $1 billion New...

Onslow mine

Employer ‘sad’ after ‘shocking’ mine death

A mineral producer is disturbed by circumstances surrounding a workplace death. Mineral Resources (MinRes) recently expressed shock and sadness about Kieren McDowall’s fatality at the Onslow...