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Fuel truck

Runaway heavy vehicle crashes while refuelling

An operator discovered trucks can roll away even when a stop device is engaged. An unoccupied fuel truck recently descended 8 metres and crashed into a mobile stacker despite the park brake already...

ICL Group rescue team

Underground workers die in mine collapse

A structural failure recently killed multiple mine employees. Emergency responders recovered bodies of three workers who were fatally injured in an underground collapse on 10 March 2023. About 8am...

Beaconsfield mine break in

Mine repeatedly robbed despite high security

Opportunists broke into a mining operation after surveillance equipment was fitted. Authorities recently investigated a robbery that caused extensive damage to NQ Minerals’ Beaconsfield mine. A...

Harmony workers

Industry mourns mine operator fatality

Colleagues and loved ones are reeling from an underground worker’s death. An operator became the fourth workplace fatality this financial year at Harmony Gold Mining Company’s Tshepong...

Augusta mine evacuation

Workers evacuate mine due to fire

Resources employees were forced to leave their posts when their workplace caught ablaze. Dozens of workers recently evacuated Mandalay Resources’ Augusta mine, 60km east of Bendigo. The Country...

Iron Bridge accommodation village

Mining contractors sued for allegedly shady purchasing

Resources suppliers have been accused of secretly conspiring during the tendering process. Two contractors were recently sued at the Federal Court for alleged bid rigging and price fixing. The...