Latest trade data confirm the resilience of Australia’s resources sector with coal exports on the rise despite recent global challenges. Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia Keith...
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The NSW Resources Regulator has published a truck incident in an open cut mine. According to the report, a truck was on the workshop deadline for a defect repair. After parking the truck, the...
Western Australia government has confirmed that the environmental licences of two mining sites operated by BHP in the Pilbara are under review after concerns about rising dust levels in the...
Two weeks after an explosion at an underground gold mine in Shandong, China, a rescue team has pulled eleven gold miners to safety. A twelfth miner is believed to be trapped on his own, 100 metres...
With the season’s first cyclone (TC Lucas) having formed off the North-West coast, businesses throughout the State have been reminded to ensure that contingency plans have been established and are in...
New research from Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, has found that mining businesses expect to invest a considerable portion of their IT budgets into the Internet...
The NSW Resources Regulator stated, on 1 February 2021 both the new worker exposure standards for respirable coal dust (1.5mg/m3 of air) and diesel particulate matter (0.1mg/m3 measured as sub-micron...
Symboticware Inc., an industry leader of real-time data management solutions for global mining operations, announces collaboration with Nokia on private wireless and Industrial IoT (IIoT) to...
Safe Work Australia has published new guidance for inspecting and maintaining elevating work platforms (EWP). Elevating work platforms are high-risk equipment that has caused 9 worker fatalities in...
The Australian Human Rights Commission’s groundbreaking Respect@Work: Sexual Harassment National Inquiry Report (2020) highlighted the alarming rate of sexual harassment in mining. The report found...
Cyclone Kimi has weakened in intensity and the cyclone has now been downgraded to a Tropical Low much to the relief of residents and miners in North Queensland. You can watch the latest update from...
The Western Australia Government has made an important change to the Occupational Safety and Health Regulations 1996 that will increase protections for workers exposed to respirable crystalline...