The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Bulga Coal Management Pty Ltd $15,000 for an alleged pollution discharge into a creek in September this year. The incident was triggered when sediment-laden, saline water was discharged into...
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An investigation conducted by ABC Investigative Journalists regarding the Bootu Creek mine accident has revealed a series of systematic failures of regulators and mine operators prior to the incident...
A Mines Rescue Team have recovered the bodies of four miners who died in a gold mining accident in South Africa. Five workers were trapped by a fall of ground at the Tau Lekoa mine near Orkney, South...
The Western Australian Government has introduced the long-awaited Work Health & Safety Bill 2019 (WA) to Parliament. The New Bill was introduced to Parliament late last month and flags a range of...
With the range of bushfires burning across Australia at the moment, miners are advised to consider the potential effects of smoke in underground mine ventilation given its ability to mask a range of...
Western Areas Ltd has suspended its’ activities following a bushfire affecting the Forrestania Nickel Operation. Western Areas confirmed that all personnel remain safe and fully accounted for...
An independent assessment of the Queensland Government’s implementation of dust disease control measures has found that the Queensland Department of Natural Resources & Mines Safety Regulator...
Mining giant Glencore is under investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office for matters relating to suspected bribery during the conduct of its’ activities. The Guardian reported that...
OPINION Greg Smith is an international award-winning author and qualified lawyer who has spent more than two decades specialising in Employment Law and Workplace Health & Safety. Greg recently...
With summer fast approaching, heat stress and heat illness are again becoming an issue of concern, particularly for those working on mine sites in Australia’s harsh environment. Dietitian Kaitlyn...
The NSW Mining Safety regulator has released details of a haul truck speeding incident that resulted in the loss of control of a fully laden truck at a NSW mine. The incident has once again re...
Glencore’s fatality rate across its’ global operations has soared with 16 fatalities recorded year to date an investor group has heard. Amidst concerns from investors, the organisation...
More than 200 people are expected to attend the 5th 2020 Resources Training Council Conference targeted at resources and mining training practitioners in Brisbane next year. The two-day conference...
