The ATSB has released an investigation report into a Rio Tinto mining train accident that occurred at Weipa on the 22 September 2019. The ATSB says that an empty bauxite mining train was travelling...
Category - MINING INCIDENTS AND ALERTS
South African miner Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited has confirmed a fatality has occurred at one of its’ operations. In a statement that company said that one of its’ employees...
A 30-year-old BHP mineworker is dead and three Rio Tinto employees have been injured in an off-site vehicle crash in Western Australia. The fatal incident reportedly occurred around 2 am yesterday...
A worker has been left with serious injuries following a safety incident at the Heron Resources Woodlawn mine near Tarago in New South Wales. According to the NSW Resources Regulator, the worker was...
The NSW Mining Safety regulator has released details of a haul truck speeding incident that resulted in the loss of control of a fully laden truck at a NSW mine. The incident has once again re...
Two workers are missing feared dead following the movement of waste rock at a Canadian owned Gold-mining company (Centerra Gold) in Kyrgyzstan. Candian listed miner Centerra Gold Inc reported that...
A recent incident at a NSW mine has re-inforced the requirement for safety management plans when mine personnel and equipment are operating around bodies of water. In the latest ‘body of...
Worksafe Victoria has issued a mine safety alert over a failed rock bolt section fell on to a working platform. The incident has highlighted issued of dropped object protection in underground mines...
A funeral service has been confirmed for the Queensland miner Bradley Hardwick who was fatally injured at Anglo’s Moranbah North mine on 20th February. The funeral service will be held at...
Rio’s QAL has confirmed a serious dozer incident occurred at its’ Gladstone operations in early December. The incident involved a contracted Caterpillar D6 Dozer that was transversing an...
A worker suffered serious leg injuries during a nose-to-tail collision between two rear dump haul trucks. The injured worker was transported to hospital for treatment. The NSW Resources Regulator has...
Ian Downes was crushed to death under a collapsed wall last Thursday at Grasstree mine while pressure grouting the sides of an underground road. The 45-year-old contract coal miner was an employee...
