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Moranbah North Underground Mine

Roof fall at Moranbah North Underground

A roof fall incident at the Moranbah North underground operation has reportedly resulted in suspension of operations. The roof fall reportedly occurred during a longwall move and no personnel have...

a mineworker was buried alive in an excavator in mine safety incident at the central norseman operation

Miner buried alive in excavator

A miner who was effectively buried alive in a 30-tonne excavator as it fell through old workings in 2015 has provided evidence at a hearing at Kalgoorlie Magistrate’s Court. Bruce Harris, a 53...

Worker trapped at Newcrest’s Gosowong mine

A geotechnical event at an Indonesian mine has left a worker trapped 300 metres underground. About 8.30pm on Monday night, the Kencana underground mine at the Gosowong Gold mine on Halmahera Island...