University of Queensland research into the eco-engineering of mine waste to a useful soil has received over $1.2 million in government and industry funding. The project Breaking critical barriers in soil formation of bauxite residues, has...
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The NSW Resources Regulator has issued an alert to underground mines following an incident that saw a QDS pod fall from a dolly car and slide uncontrolled down the mine’s drift and was...
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has released an alert to industry regarding stored energy in poly pipes and the subsequent risks from the potential release of energy during work involving poly pipe...
Workers at all three AngloAmerican’s underground coal mines in central Queensland are concerned about safety, especially regarding the management of dangerous gases, in the wake of last month’s...
Mineworkers have reported that the Anglo American Grosvenor underground mine has been evacuated due to a spontaneous combustion event. In a statement released today, an Anglo spokesperson said that...
Western Australian health authorities say they have not approved mandatory coronavirus self-testing for Fortescue Metals Group fly-in, fly-out workers. All FIFO staff and contractors are required to...
Global technology company Emesent has announced the release of the Colourisation functionality for its Hovermap LiDAR scanner. The 3D point clouds from Hovermap can now be augmented with true...
The BARTEC Agile X IS is a robust, flexible and powerful industrial tablet PC for rough working conditions and environments. It has numerous international certifications and can operate throughout...
Elphinstone Pty Ltd, located in Tasmania’s North West, are leaders in the innovation and design of underground mining support vehicles. Machine safety is always a high priority at Elphinstone...
For decades, emergency services, mining, construction and industrial plant workers have used timber blocks to crib or stabilise heavy equipment and vehicles for rescue operations, repairs or...
PART FOUR In the past three articles, we have looked at the difference between OPEX (operating expenditure) and CAPEX (capital expenditure) and discussed how the CAPEX planning process is used by the...
A New Brunswick mining contractor died 27th May 2020 at Impala’s Lac des Iles Mine (LDI), northwest of Thunder Bay. The Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP)Thunder Bay detachment reports...
The CFMEU has slammed Anglo American over another high potential gas related incident that occurred at the Anglo American Moranbah North mine this morning. According to reports, the Moranbah North...
