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BHP Samarco

BHP reveals that Samarco expenditure – $1.5 Billion

What’s been the total cost of the 2015 Samarco dam collapse in Brazil? USD $1.5 Billion Dollars so far says CFO Peter Beaven. He added that BHP has provided another USD 2 Billion dollars for...

Ontario mine training centre

Ontario mine training centre gains additional funds

The Government of Ontario is set to provide additional funding to the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) mine training centre to support the underground infrastructure upgrade and...

groundwater research at the ATTA facility near adelaide

Australia’s leading role in groundwater research

The first Atom Trap Trace Analysis facility in the Southern Hemisphere for measuring the age and origin of groundwater and Antarctic ice cores has launched in Adelaide, South Australia. When combined...

Research funding data science to improve natural resources management

New research centre to focus on data science in sector

A new research Training Centre will develop and deliver crucial data science skills and new ways for Australia to become better decision-makers of our natural resources. Australian Research Council...

MRS Services has entered voluntary administration

MRS Services enters voluntary administration

Bradd William Morelli, Sule Arnautovic and Trent Andrew Devine of specialist insolvency firm Jirsch Sutherland have been appointed as Voluntary Administrators of the MRS Services Group. The...

FLSmidth and Whitehave Coal partnership to reduce fine particulates

FLSmidth and Whitehaven partnership

A partnership was recently formed between Whitehaven Coal and FLSmidth to develop and trial the HFC1300 Series 2 Fine Coal Centrifuge at their Maules Creek operation. Their coal handling process...

defective breathing Apparatus recall at NSW mine

Defective breathing apparatus

The NSW Resources Regulator has it advised that it is working with mines and a supplier of breathing apparatus after a number of defective units were identified at a South Coast coal mine. The...

Dozer Light Vehicle Accident

Fatal incident investigation – Dozer – Light Vehicle

The NSW Resources Regulator has commenced a fatal incident investigation into a Dozer Light Vehicle interaction at the Snapper mine and released preliminary information to inform mines ways in which...

Dozer lost traction over grade

Dozer loses traction over grade

The NSW Regulator has confirmed a high potential incident occurred when a dozer lost traction after a push over a grade. In a release today the Regulator said that “an operating dozer has...

41 Komatsu 930E-5 have been deployed to the Pilbara

Komatsu 930E-5 Ultraclass deployed to Pilbara

Komatsu will deploy 41 new model Komatsu 930E-5 ultra-class haul trucks, made autonomous ready, at BHP’s new South Flank iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Ahead of the...