A mineworker has died from tragic injuries after being struck by plant at the Westgold (ASX: WGX) Big Bell Gold mine in Western Australia. According to available information, a female mineworker...
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The Western Australian Government has introduced new rules to commence construction of mining projects in a staged manner in parallel with environmental assessments. It says that the changes will...
Six community partnerships and four conservation and rehabilitation resource sector projects from across the State are in the running for the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and...
A mineworker has been seriously injured after he fell from height an underground gold mine in Western Australia. The mineworker was working underground at the Dervish mine owned by Saracen Mineral...
A Seismic Response Action Plan has been initiated at a Western Australian Underground Gold mine following an earth quake near Kalgoorlie Boulder. A 3.3 Magnitude earthquake struck an area at a depth...
The Western Australian Government has released its’ annual mine safety performance report on the mining and resources sector. Key Highlights of the report include: WA MINE SAFETY PERFORMANCE...
A mining regulator has issued a warning regarding the inherent safety risks of hand sanitisers including the potential ignition of vapours from hand sanitisers from light switches and electrical...
The Western Australian Government is reducing the Mines Safety Levy by 20 per cent from July 1, 2020 to provide relief to mining companies during the COVID-19 Crisis. Mines and Petroleum Minister...
A catastrophic paste wall failure in a drive at the top of a stope could have claimed lives of mineworkers after they were forced to climb into the bucket of a bogger and radio to be rescued. The...
Another mineworker has been crushed by a hydraulic staircase on a dozer after regulators found that a range of issues associated with wiring modifications that resulted in an unexpected staircase...