September 1, 2023 marked the centenary of the Bellbird Mine disaster. The event remains the worst mining disaster in the Northern NSW coalfields, but it made way for significant change that continues...
Category - New South Wales
A mineral producer is deciding whether to exit fossil fuel operations where employees want better remuneration. South32 recently considered selling its Illawarra Metallurgical Coal (IMC) entity. The...
A mothballed fossil fuel development is on-track to restart production before the end of 2023. Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) recently confirmed new funds will help quickly revive its Dartbrook Coal...
A mining solutions company celebrated victory for its blast-resistant, sustainable transporter. Ampcontrol recently hailed its DRIFTEX driftrunner as a success. The battery electric vehicle is touted...
An emerging mineral producer significantly improved worker remuneration. Whitehaven Coal recently offered its employees a $20,000 pay rise at the Maules Creek coal mine in Boggabri, 127km northwest...
A resources employee became covered in tonnes of material at an operation. A Komatsu PC350 excavator operator was recently buried alive at an undisclosed open-cut coal mine. The worker had tried to...
A faulty stopping device is likely to have caused an underground employee fatality. Authorities recently examined circumstances surrounding a mine worker who was unresponsive and died on 28 April...
A national contractor failed to maintain a safe employment environment, killing a team member on the job. Hansen Yuncken recently entered into an enforceable undertaking after two large steel pipes...
Authorities are examining circumstances surrounding a missing resources employee’s fatality. Investigators recently confirmed a worker was unresponsive and died that same day at a mine site...
Dozens of anti-mining demonstrators were detained after delaying fossil fuel operations. Climate change protestors were recently arrested for trespassing and stopping a coal train for four hours near...
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...
A mothballed coal development is expected to resume operations within months. Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) recently confirmed it would reopen its Dartbrook Coal Project (122km northwest of...
