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how fragmentation analysis can reduce energy costs for blasting.

Drilling down to the details of fragmentation

Mining promises few guarantees, but a reduced ore yield is a certainty if errors are made at any stage of the complex, multi-layered drill and blast process. The potential for wasted energy, time...

people at work

People at Work digital tool launched across Australia

Australia’s only validated psychosocial risk assessment tool, People at Work, is up and running on a new free, digital platform thanks to working health and safety regulators and leading researchers...

Thiess' Mount Owen team leads dust and noise mitigation

Thiess and Glencore lead dust and noise mitigation

Working together with Glencore, Thiess’ Mt Owen team has developed a range of controls including leadership training and education sessions, noise and dust risk forecasting, targeted sound power...

NEW QLD STANDARD ON POYLYMERIC CHEMICALS

New QLD standard on Polymeric Chemicals

The Queensland Government has released a new standard on the use of Polymeric Chemicals at Queensland mines. The standard will apply to a range of sealing applications at mines as well as general use...

haul truck overturned incident

Haul truck overturned incident

The USA Government, Mine Safety and Health Administration MSHA has reported a fatal incident that a haul truck that travelled backwards and overturned. On 19 Jan 2021, a miner backed a haul truck to...

Service mechanic sustained serious hand injuries when struck by radiator fan blades on a generator

Mechanic sustained serious hand injuries

The Department of Western Australia, the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety has released a safety alert regarding a mechanic who had serious hand injuries when serviced a generator...

TPV-11 PUMP - TIDAL FLUID POWER - MINING

TPV-11 PUMP RANGE – Made for Mining

The TIDAL FLUID POWER TPV-11 is an Open Circuit Pump with a Nominal pressure of 350 Bar and a peak pressure of 400 Bar, makes them the perfect alternative to the original.  TPV-11 series are a...

drift winder incident

Drift winder head sheave pulley wheel falls from height

The NSW Resources Regulator has released investment information regarding a dangerous incident at Appin Colliery, Appin on 6 October 2020. According to the report, as part of an equipment upgrade...