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Dozer death

Mining boss dies in freak machine accident

A resources decision-maker suffered fatal consequences after a momentary lapse of judgement. A mine manager recently passed away from an abrupt machine accident at the Wooten operation, 258km...

Dump truck

Police confirms mine deaths involved FIFO workers

Authorities revealed remote resources employees were among the industry’s latest fatalities. The Western Australian Police Force recently confirmed a MACA employee who died at Capricorn...

IMARC gender divide

IMARC 2022 tackles sector’s gender divide

Closing the gender gap in mining is not only a matter of equity, it also makes business sense, according to five Australian experts who will be addressing the International Mining and Resources...

Karlawinda mine

Investigators mull second mine fatality in one week

Authorities are trying to determine how a resources worker died within days of a different on-the-job incident. WorkSafe investigators are examining factors that led to a contractor passing away at...

SmartROC T35E electric battery rig

First ever battery powered rig deployed

A cutting-edge equipment maker unveiled one of the world’s first zero-emissions mine machines. Epiroc recently appointed project development group Skanska to begin field testing the SmartROC...