A major resources producer abandoned non-renewable energy sources for the first time. Rio Tinto confirmed none of its heavy machinery will run on fossil diesel at its Boron operation. Haul trucks, loaders, blasting equipment, light vehicles and...
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A construction company became insolvent after a mining multinational was late in meeting its financial obligations. An ongoing payment dispute with Gina Rinehart’s Roy Hill mine reportedly...
Mining equipment dangerously swayed after a lapse of judgement. Authorities recently suspected an incorrect instrument, lack of care and poor leadership of hospitalising a worker at an undisclosed...
A resources employee became covered in tonnes of material at an operation. A Komatsu PC350 excavator operator was recently buried alive at an undisclosed open-cut coal mine. The worker had tried to...
Since its creation Bollé Safety has concentrated innovation into its DNA. Its Go Green initiative focuses on implementing a series of incremental improvements that work toward a more significant long...
A high number of resources employees will be terminated if workplace changes are approved. The nation’s new “same job same pay” rules could prompt mining companies to replace...
A $1 billion fossil fuel development recently commenced mining in Queensland’s Isaac region. Pembroke Resources recently moved first dirt at its Olive Downs Coking Coal Project, 40km southeast...
One of the world’s largest mining companies predicts hydrogen will occupy a unique and potentially profitable niche in the worldwide energy scenario rather than serving as a primary fuel source...
An environmentalist was formally accused of vandalising security technology in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. An anti-coal demonstrator was recently charged with wilfully damaging a...
A reopening mine is keen to hear from contractors in Queensland’s Darling Downs region. New Hope Corporation (NHC) recently invited suppliers who would like to work on part of the $896 million...
Untrained workers will receive equal remuneration to professional counterparts if workplace changes are approved. The nation’s new “same job same pay” rules could effectively...
A resources producer turned itself in for undercutting employees for more than a decade. BHP recently confessed to underpaying 170,000 public holiday leave days to tens of thousands of Port Hedland...
Outsourcing mine employees might become a thing of the past if one leader has his way. Authorities recently introduced the “same job same pay” Fair Work Amendment Bill, which encourages...