Uranium has been mined in Australia since the early 1900s and now the country produces 23% of the world’s total uranium haul. While Australia itself does not use nuclear power, it’s the world’s 3rd...
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R U OK?s Conversation Convoy rolled into Pilbara mining districts Wickham and Dampier on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 to encourage Rio Tinto’s workforce and the local community to check in with...
Innovation and shared stories took centre stage at the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference this week, in which attendance was the highest it has been in three years.
Grants totalling $85,000 are available to communities across the State to host Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) community awareness events. Individual grants up to $2,500 are now open to local...
Unfortunately workplace accidents are a more regular occurrence in Australia than they should be. To prevent workplace injuries and to stay safe at work, St John Ambulance Victoria has compiled the...
The Blackwater-Rolleston Road is now fully sealed, thanks to an $8.1 million jointly funded investment by the Queensland Government and Central Highlands Regional Council (CHRC). Minister for Rural...
Our thoughts are with family, friends and colleagues of the mine worker who has tragically passed away following an arc gouging on a wear plate at the Goonyella Riverside coal mine near Moranbah at...
A mining training centre and bauxite mining operation established by Gumatj Corporation in Northeast Arnhem Land with the support of Rio Tinto officially opened on the weekend.
Queensland’s 30,000 coal mine workers can now search online to find a doctor who meets special standards of expertise in occupational health and coal industry experience, in the latest measure to...
Hard rock mines, like those that harvest diamond and metals, are deep, therefore feature steep inclines. While there are a variety of methods in place to mine from these types of sites, the method...
