The Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy have released a mining alert regarding pit wall failure following the death of a mine worker at Middlemount Coal. The following information is an extract from the department’s...
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The death of a mine worker at Baralaba North Coal mine has highlighted the potential hazards of hydraulic access ladders on mining plant. While the investigation into the death of Jack Gerdes at the...
Golding has provided the following update on the announcement yesterday advising of an accident at the Baralaba North Coal Mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, which resulted in the fatal injury of a...
The Queensland Mines Minister has announced a historical review of mining safety and a review of legislation in the midst of public outcry over recent industry fatalities. Dr Anthony Lynham...
The Queensland State government has headed into crisis talks over mining safety following the spate of mine accidents across the industry. In the midst of the crisis talks, as a mine worker’s...
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)...
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...