Mt Gibson Mining Ltd has been fined $30,000 after pleading guilty to failing to provide a safe working environment in Perth Magistrates Court on Monday. Department of Mines and Petroleum State Mining...
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A worker sustained multiple stings after he was attacked by a swarm of bees at a Western Australian mine. The man was admitted to hospital with almost 90 stings to his head and upper body, after the...
Four new mines inspectors have been officially sworn in by Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion, including the state’s first Aboriginal Special Inspector of Mines. “Their skills...
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum have released the following Mines Safety Bulletin No. 121, ‘Hazards associated with dozers working near pit and dump edges’...
A Code of Practice has been recommended to address issues surrounding mental health and FIFO work arrangements The Education and Health Standing Committee handed down its report – The impact of...
Three Pilbara mining operations which experienced workplace fatalities this year have been visited by senior officials from the Department of Mines and Petroleum. State Mining Engineer Andrew Chaplyn...
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum have issued a Significant Incident Report after a miner was injured as a result of “horseplay”. The incident occurred when a...
Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd recommenced open stope bogging operations at the Nifty underground copper mine on Wednesday, after the death of a worker on May 11. A statement from the company said a risk...
Minerals and energy law expert Dr Tina Hunter has identified the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) as one of the three best regulatory organisations in the world, stating they are...
The Pilbara Iron Company has been charged in relation to the death of a mine worker in 2011 by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). Mr Brent Glew died on 16 August 2011...
