Dangerous weather caused destruction to a major resources operation. Tropical Cyclone Megan recently impacted on South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) mine. The category-four system...
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Resources managers vacated their positions after being accused of removing company-owned property and using it for personal gain. Multiple Rio Tinto site supervisors recently resigned from their...
[hr]Darren Brady analyses real time, tube bundle and onsite ultra fast gas chromatograph systems and outlines advantages and disadvantages of each.[hr] The underground mining industry in Queensland...
Santos was issued with a $1500 fine on February 18 after a leaking storage pond at their Pilliga coal seam gas site in NSW was found to be contaminated with uranium at levels 20 times higher than...
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has damaged the Raleigh underground gold mine near Kalgoorlie in WA, resulting in a temporary disruption of production that mine owners claim could continue for 6-8 weeks...
Poisonous gas from a fire in the Hazelwood coal mine at Morwell in eastern Victoria has forced firefighters to abandon the blaze and seek medical treatment. The ABC reports that seven firefighters...
A steep rise in the number of fires reported in underground mines in NSW has prompted NSW Mine Safety to issue a special warning about the alarming increase. An recently conducted analysis has found...
Mining and onshore petroleum operations throughout the North West of WA have been given a reminder to ensure their site is prepared for the State’s cyclone season by the DMP. Department of Mines and...
Queensland mines, quarries and petroleum and gas operations have been urged to ensure their emergency response plans are ready for severe storms and cyclones this summer. Natural Resources and Mines...
