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Author - Richard Szabo

Richard Szabo is an award-winning editor with more than 15 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organisations. He has a specialty in mining and business reporting.

Roof bolting fatality

Coal worker dies from electrocution

An underground employee passed away after accidentally coming into contact with voltage. A roof bolter recently died from electrocution at Blackhawk Mining’s Kanawha Eagle Coal Mine, about 36km...

Paul Murray

$500K offered for intel on dead mine worker

Authorities are prepared to pay big money for details on how a resources employee died. Anyone with credible information about the fatality of Paul Murray could be rewarded with $500,000. The 40-year...

Coal mining QRC

Qld coal will be phased out by 2035 says authority

In a little over a decade the Sunshine State will abandon at least one fossil fuel. The Queensland Government announced a new energy and jobs plan to stop coal dependance and transition towards...

Rio Tinto female worker

Mining giant ‘distressed’ after FIFO blade attack

A multinational resources company expressed deep sorrow about a remote employee being sexually assaulted at knifepoint. Rio Tinto recently confirmed a female fly-in fly-out (FIFO) contractor was...

Glencore coal

Authority invites feedback on toxic work environments

Complaints will be accepted about mineral producers that fail to maintain safe employment conditions. The Queensland Government recently invited submissions for its next parliamentary inquiry into...