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The myth of the error-free future

[hr]I WAS PERFECT, THEN I FOUND OUT I WAS WRONG Imagine you’re doing any of the following activities: typing, cooking, reading, writing, shopping, or driving. Now, think about how often you make an...

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Biodiversity & mining in the Yilgarn region

[hr]Curtin University’s Environmental Biology Group has partnered with Polaris Metals, a subsidiary of Mineral Resources, to develop an understanding of the relationship between biodiversity and the...

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The importance of being mindful

“WORKER REMINDED TO PAY MORE ATTENTION IN THE FUTURE…” It’s such a classic problem within safety right?  People just can’t seem to be able to pay enough attention. This must be the case based...

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One million trees can’t be wrong

In late May, Greening Australia joined forces with miner and refinery operator, Alcoa of Australia, to launch an ambitious rehabilitation project called the One Million Trees Project. The project...

National Mining Games Being Staged in Perth Today

Around 200 students from across Australia are competing in the National Collegiate Mining Games which are being staged in Perth today for the first time. The two-day competition, being held at the...

Tough Love Budget 2014 and What it Means for Mining

Joe Hockey’s ‘tough love’ budget was delivered last night heralding a new era of government, not for the faint of heart, but surprisingly gentle on the mining sector. As expected, the controversial...

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Tackling the complexities of groundwater in mining

A new partnership between Rio Tinto and the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training (NCGRT) is seeking to better understand groundwater behaviour and how to incorporate it in...

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CSIRO makes open pits safer, by design

What began as an international research and technology transfer project has changed the way the mining industry approaches open pit design. Tony Heselev reports. When CSIRO senior manager Dr John...