Blast Movement Technologies continues to lead the blast movement industry to the forefront of automation, adapting to the growing demand for mining digitisation. Blast Movement Technologies has now introduced its much anticipated Flight Enabled...
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The Chairman and CEO of BHP have reiterated their commitment to mine safety in their latest speeches to BHP’s AGM in London this week. Chairman Ken Mackenzie told the shareholder’s...
A mineworker’s thumb has been lacerated by a grouting pump during grouting works at an underground mine. The NSW Regulator reported that an underground mine worker was grouting 8-metre cable...
An outstanding contribution to the work of health and safety in Australia has been recognised by an Honorary Fellowship. The Australian Institute of Health & Safety has awarded an Honorary...
Electrical line workers will soon be protected by a new licensing scheme, thanks to legislation introduced into the Victorian Parliament. Delivering on an election commitment, the Energy Safety...
Tara Kennedy is a Senior Environmental Consultant at Golder, based in Brisbane with an environmental law background. Tara says that Australia’s approach to biodiversity must improve. Tara...
Epiroc’s has released a new offering for LHD automation that, it says, brings new standards of productivity and safety to underground mining. Scooptram Automation Total allows for multi machine...
An Australian manufacturer has developed a locally made water tank which aims to improve safety during confined space entries. Austin Engineering has commissioned the first of its locally...
An inquest into the death of a mine worker at the Mount Lyell mine in Tasmania will resume almost six years after the tragic mining accident. 53-year-old Michael Welsh died when his loader was caught...
A union leader has survived an attack by two gunmen in Colombia. Vice President of the Miner’s Union, Ricardo Rojas, who works for Drummond Coal in Colombia, was attacked by two masked gunmen...
Proper design of haul road lighting systems is essential to the efficient and safe operation of an open cut mine writes Nitai Pal, S.Vamsi Krishna and Pradip Kumar Sadhu. At a surface mine covering...
In a sunburnt country like Australia, the consequences of heat stress on a mine site can be catastrophic. Veronica Miller and Dr Graham Bates from Curtin University conducted a study that found the...
Today marks the 70th anniversary of Australia’s first portable long service leave benefit, administered by Coal LSL. To date, it is also the only nationally regulated portable...
