Data released by the ABS has confirmed the importance of keeping Australia’s mining industry operating during the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic challenges.According to the ABS a significant increase in Australia’s resources export revenue...
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BHP has announced it will allocate $7.6 million from its recently created Vital Resources Fund to support the establishment of COVID19 testing centres in Moranbah and Proserpine, in a move that will...
The NSW mining safety regulator has issued a notice to Peabody’s Metropolitan mine after a worker was sucked into a vent duct at a development face. The NSW Resources Regulator said it has been...
Brazil’s National Mining Agency (ANM) has ordered Vale to shutter operations of at least 25 mining dams, part of a total 47 dams which the regulator has ordered to close. According to Reuters, ANM...
The Chinese Government has launched a probe into the failure of Yichun Luming Mining Co Ltd tailings storage facility which saw contaminated water sources more than 100 kilometres downstream of a...
For any employee, the uniform you wear can play a big role in how comfortable and confident you feel in your job. In formerly male-dominated industries such as resources, the design of Personal...
The NSW mine safety regulator has been notified of a mining incident that occurred on 13 April 2020 at BHP Mount Arthur Mine near Muswellbrook in NSW. The Regulator said that a haul truck was...
PART THREE In the past two articles, we looked at the difference between OPEX (operating expenditure) and CAPEX (capital expenditure.) We discussed the importance of how the CAPEX planning process...
BMA issued a statement today on the mineworker believed to have contracted COVID-19 at Blackwater mine. “On Saturday we shared that one of our colleagues from Blackwater Mine had a confirmed...
Since 1970 Haltec has been a world leader in tyre valves and tyre valve systems for all types of vehicles. The following sections break down the different valve categories that Haltec supply to the...
The following case study is an extract of an investigation report prepared by the NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit: “Investigation into a serious drill rig accident at Ashton Coal Mine on 12 August...
A mineworker has tested positive to COVID-19 virus at a Queensland mine. The confirmed COVID-19 case is a mineworker at the BMA Blackwater operation. It is believed that staff are currently being...
Unions say that BHP’s paid discretionary leave for mineworkers in vulnerable groups is welcome, but currently excludes large numbers of labour-hire and contract workers on BHP sites. “It is...
