The NSW Resources Regulator stated, on 1 February 2021 both the new worker exposure standards for respirable coal dust (1.5mg/m3 of air) and diesel particulate matter (0.1mg/m3 measured as sub-micron elemental carbon) will commence. An airborne...
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Rio Tinto releases fourth-quarter production results. The report states, “Our 2020 safety performance was strong, fatality-free for the second year in a row. Health and safety remain our top...
The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) and Women in Mining and Resources Queensland (WIMARQ) announced state finalists for the 2021 Resources Awards for Women. The winners will be announced at...
Symboticware Inc., an industry leader of real-time data management solutions for global mining operations, announces collaboration with Nokia on private wireless and Industrial IoT (IIoT) to...
Safe Work Australia has published new guidance for inspecting and maintaining elevating work platforms (EWP). Elevating work platforms are high-risk equipment that has caused 9 worker fatalities in...
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s groundbreaking Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020) highlighted the alarming rate of sexual harassment in mining. The report found...
The mining skills qualifications reform trial project announced today by the Morrison Government will help more workers get faster access to qualifications for employment in Australia’s world-leading...
Cyclone Kimi has weakened in intensity and the cyclone has now been downgraded to a Tropical Low much to the relief of residents and miners in North Queensland. You can watch the latest update from...
A University of Southern Queensland researcher has developed a new range of tough silicon carbide super sensors which that will enable early detection of mechanical issues in harsh environments...
The Western Australia Government has made an important change to the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 that will increase protections for workers exposed to respirable crystalline...
Mine Tech Australia reports on the continued success of DOK-ING XLPD Extra Low Profile Dozer. With a trial currently underway in the Western Australian Goldfields region. “The client’s team on...
A start-up founded by two Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) research students could make monitoring the progress of mine site rehabilitation easier and cheaper. Roger Tang and Imam Purwadi from...
Medusa Mining Limited (“Medusa” or the “Company”), through its Philippines operating company Philsaga Mining Corporation (“PMC”), which is located in Central Eastern Mindanao, is saddened to report...