The SiTRACK Collision Detection system was designed to provide a high-tech way to monitor potential collisions between a Dozer and any other fixed or mobile asset on a mine stockpile using GNSS (GPS). The system can enhance dozer safety at mining...
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OPINION There are some valuable lessons for an industry when six fatal accidents occur within a relatively short time frame. Those lessons should resonate throughout the industry, not only extending...
A 57-year-old coal mine worker has been seriously injured following a reported 10-metre fall at Glencore’s Collinsville Coal Mine. The incident reportedly occurred just before 8 am this morning...
The funeral service for mineworker David John ROUTLEDGE who passed away in the Middlemount tragic mining accident has been scheduled for Monday 8th July 2019. David Routledge was from South Mackay...
KEEPING YOUR MATES SAFE IN TIMES OF CHANGE…ARE YOU WILLING TO BE THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE FOR SAFETY SAKE? Some time ago we spoke with Safety Psychologist David Broadbent. David shares with...
The entombed miner is a story of a Western Australian mines rescue initiative that saved a mineworker in the midst of adversity. More than a century ago, a small mining community was rocked by a...
The recent increase in the cases of silicosis amongst Australian workers has seen silica being dubbed “the new asbestos”. Silica exposure is an emerging issue in Australia and knowing how to...
Registrations for Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition ( AIMEX 2019 ) edition are now open with more than 6,000 mining industry professionals and an additional 2,000 exhibitor personnel set...
With driverless trucks, the Internet of Things, and automation creating a safer and more futuristic industry, AMSJ chats to QUT Professor of Robotics Jonathan Roberts about the future of mining...
The Wilpinjong mine is located in the western coalfields of NSW, Australia (approximately 48km north-east of Mudgee) and produces high-quality thermal coal for domestic and export markets. It is a...
Volvo engineers have always set a benchmark in automotive safety. Recently they just set themselves an incredible target. The company claims that it will make its’ automotive vehicles death...
OPINION Across the global mining industry, there is an ever-increasing take-up of autonomous technology. But the interactions and impact on human operators need to be considered. Autonomous...
Queensland’s engineering regulator is urging building owners to only engage a registered professional engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) to conduct building assessments. The advice from the Board of...
