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mining safety innovations improve mining industry safety and health

The resources industry is evolving every day, and companies are adopting new and improved ways to not only improve productivity but safety. Sometimes, it isn’t the mad scientists or engineers in lab coats bringing us the latest inventions, but it is...

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belly plate jack used for removing dozer belly plates

A belly plate jack called TED

A belly plate jack called TED is breaking new ground in mining for its’ innovative features that improve safety and productivity during maintenance operations. The Tracked Elevating Device (TED...

A working alone app by worksafe guardian has been designed to monitor worker safety

Working alone app aims to improve safety

A South Australian company that launched a working alone app to check on worker safety has launched into the US market. WorkSafe Guardian launched in Australian in 2015 and is now working with more...

Curragh mine have painted a haul truck pink and blue for breast and prostate cancer awareness

Curragh ramps up message for cancer association

The team at Thiess Curragh have ramped up a message for a leading Cancer Association with the colouring of haul truck trays blue and pink for Prostate and Breast Cancer.  The tray has aimed to raise...

Illegal ming deaths in ghana have plagued the government

Ghana fed up with mining deaths

Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources said the Government is ‘fed up with mining deaths’ following an accident in January 2019 that claimed the lived of 16 illegal miners...

dragline bucket 40th anniversary edition CQMS Razer

Dragline Bucket | Anniversary edition

CQMS Razer has proudly partnered with Melco Engineering to release a special edition 40th anniversary dragline bucket that’s sure to capture the attention of the mining industry. CQMS Razer...

Safety harness for fall protection

Safety harness inspection warning

A leading manufacturer has issued a safety harness inspection warning following the identification of potential defects in a D-ring component that could lead to serious injury or death from...

Zimbabwean mine explosion kills nine illegal miners

Eight dead in Zimbabwe mine explosion

At least nine illegal miners have died in a Zimbabwe mine explosion according to local news sources. The mine explosion reportedly occurred at the Jumbo Mine near Mazowe, 40 km north of Harare. A...

Cause of the Moura No. 2 mine disaster

What was the cause of the Moura No. 2 mine disaster? The mining warden’s inquiry into the Moura No. 2 mine disaster found that the first explosion originated in a sealed mine panel (a block...