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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...

Premier Coal

Coal mine accident causes major outage

A surface mining incident was blamed for causing many months of interruptions. A dozer recently fell down the side of an open pit at Premier Coal’s Collie Coal Mine, 200km southeast of Perth...

Roof bolting fatality

Coal worker dies from electrocution

An underground employee passed away after accidentally coming into contact with voltage. A roof bolter recently died from electrocution at Blackhawk Mining’s Kanawha Eagle Coal Mine, about 36km...

Paul Murray

$500K offered for intel on dead mine worker

Authorities are prepared to pay big money for details on how a resources employee died. Anyone with credible information about the fatality of Paul Murray could be rewarded with $500,000. The 40-year...