The NSW Resources Regulator has reported an underground coal mine worker suffered soft tissue injuries after piece of the roof of the coal mine fell off. A continuous miner driver was standing at the...
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Queensland Coal Inspectorate has issued a safety alert following a major structural failure of the boom point sheaves on a BE1370 dragline, which allowed the sheave assembly to fall from the boom...
The NSW Government has announced an independent quality assurance review of the coal industry health surveillance scheme in NSW. The Resources Regulator’s Executive Director Anthony Keon said the...
Malabar Resources welcomed the decision by the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to approve the Maxwell Underground Project near Muswellbrook in the New South Wales Upper Hunter. The...
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a case study of successful rehabilitation at a former open cut coal mine. Development consent (DA 90/0242) was granted to Westside Mine in 1990 for open cut...
Sojitz Corporation has commenced reventilation works of the former Crinum underground mine in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, a first step towards reopening the site that will eventually employ 300...
Resources Safety & Health Queensland has reported an incident involving a worker been struck by a gauge and some fluid during maintenance. BHP forms heritage body with Banjima native title...
An exploratory longitudinal study By MARK RUBIN, ANNA GIACOMINI, REBECCA ALLEN, RICHARD TURNER & BRIAN KELLY PUBLISHED / AMSJ AUTUMN 2020 The present study undertook an exploratory investigation...
From 1 February 2021, all NSW coal mines must achieve a new dust respirable standard of 1.5mg/m3 a reduction from the current standard of 2.5mg/m3, which requires a fresh look at dust suppression...
MORANBAH MINE EXPLOSION UPDATE – The CFMEU’s Stephen Smyth said this morning that the union believed there had been an ignition in the tailgate area of the Grosvenor mine that engulfed...
