In the last article, we looked at the difference between OPEX (operating expenditure) and CAPEX (capital expenditure.) The importance of CAPEX...
Capital Planning and its’ relationship to mine safety
One of the most serious breaches of workplace health and safety laws involves reckless conduct. In most states, including Queensland, reckless conduct that...
An incident involving a mining dozer at a New South Wales mine this past week has once again re-inforced the risks of operating dozers around bodies of water...
The Coronial inquest into the death of mine electrician Paul McGuire is underway at Mackay Magistrate’s Court. AMSJ has prepared a developing timeline of...
A Coronial inquiry into the death of mine electrician has heard this morning that an Anglo American risk assessment conducted prior to the death of Paul...
Several mine ventilation officers across the state of Queensland have slammed the Queensland Government’s implementation of new ventilation regulations with one Ventilation officer highlighting...
An international mining company based in Western Australia has isolated twenty foreign mineworkers as a result of a Novel Coronavirus threat. The Sino Iron Ore mine run by Citic Pacific Mining in the...
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A new commercially available exoskeleton could equip miners to safely lift and manipulate weights of up to 90kg all day without risk of injury. While it sounds like a future of mining concept or a...
A CO2CRC research project, the Otway Stage 2C project, has provided important findings into carbon dioxide (CO2) injected deep underground as part of the emissions reduction technology known as...
The inquest into the death of Paul McGuire has heard this morning that the QLD Mine Safety Regulator failed to include the elected CFMEU industry health and safety representative in its ongoing...
Blundstone, the iconic Australian boot brand, is celebrating its 150th Anniversary in 2020. An incredible landmark in the brand’s history, Blundstone is proudly celebrating 150 years of making the...
Quality of leadership can make all the difference to the standard of safety in any organization, writes Dr. Marcus Cattani. If your business has safety performance problems turning the organization...
A mine worker has been rushed to hospital this afternoon following a light vehicle crash at the Glencore Itochu Ravensworth mine. According to reports from NSW Ambulance services, a light vehicle...
Queensland lawyers have welcomed the new Queensland mine health and safety laws. Maurice Blackburn State Managing Principal Rod Hodgson has welcomed the introduction of industrial manslaughter laws...
In December 2013 we published a heartbreaking open letter to the Australian Mining Industry from Joanne Ufer. Joanne’s letter came after four miners were killed in less than a fortnight. Joanne...
H-E Parts International has recently secured a three-year contract with Boral for site services across all Boral quarries throughout New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. This agreement...
Pennsylvania State University researchers in the Department of Energy and Mineral Engineering have received a USD$400,000 grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National...
