OPINION The recent resignation of Dr Anthony Lynham, Queensland’s Mine Safety Minister, has seen a raft of applause for Lynham’s great works come from the likes of Queensland’s...
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Queensland’s historical failures in mine safety have been flagged by the Queensland LNP as an important issue for a new Queensland Government. Speaking on the recent hearing delays to the...
Mining exploration companies AU Exploration Pty Ltd (AU Exploration) and NBH Resources Pty Ltd (NBH Resources) will have to pay $15,500 in fines and costs after being convicted of breaching the...
An underground mine explosives testing facility has opened in New South Wales to improve mining safety and innovation. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, John Barilaro, launched the first...
The Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Bill 2020 is now open for public consultation. This new legislation will replace the outdated Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 concluding more than two years of...
Queensland will introduce free, mandatory lung health checks for a broad range of mine workers in the metalliferous and quarry sector from today. While the mandatory health checks had been previously...
The NSW mine safety regulator “Resources Regulator” has issued its annual report on activities for the 2018/209 period. The report provides detail on the range incidents and two...
In what appears now as a prophetic statement, Anglo American corporate goals previously defined a ‘burning ambition’ to increase production targets across its Queensland underground coal...
The Queensland Coal Mine Inquiry is peeling back a range of factors related to the Grosvenor Coal mine incident. Some should alarm underground mine workers, mine operators and the Queensland...
“Tip-offs” of unannounced mine safety inspections, questions over the adequacy of emergency services in mining communities and evidence of Minister Lynham’s inaction have led Queensland’s...
Mining companies, contractors and the mines regulators have been put on notice by Shadow Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Dale Last, following day two of the Ministerial Board of Inquiry...
The International Council on Mining and Minerals and the United Nations Environment Program today has launched global standards for the safe management of mine tailings. The historic agreement to lay...
