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Coal train

Coal mine heavy vehicle bombed say investigators

Authorities are examining a blast believed to have targeted a mine train. Investigators are trying to determine how a heavy vehicle became bombed near Glencore’s Cerrejon coal operation. The...

Callide coal power station

Central Qld coal plant kept running without approval

A fossil fuel plant kept operating despite having no authorisation to do so. Authorities found production continued for many years without approval at CS Energy’s Callide C coal power station...

Cosmo truck explosion

Blasting goods exploded, propelling truck shrapnel 1km

Part of a heavy vehicle carrying hazardous chemicals burst into flames and became airborne for a great distance. An investigation found a 25 kg piece of shrapnel from a road train recently flew 800...

Cosmo truck explosion

Heavy vehicle blows up after blasting supplies ignite

A truck carrying hazardous chemicals burst into flames and shrapnel on an Outback road. Authorities are investigating how a road train carrying a mine blasting substance ignited and exploded along...