Mineworkers have reported that the Anglo American Grosvenor underground mine has been evacuated due to a spontaneous combustion event. In a statement released today, an Anglo spokesperson said that...
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A mine safety board of inquiry will investigate methane gas incidents in Queensland’s underground coal mines since mid-2019, but some are concerned that the scope of the inquiry will fail to deliver...
A mineworker who was injured in the Moranbah mine explosion has released a statement thanking first responders and hospital workers for their support. Turi Wiki, who was released from hospital on the...
Miners across Australia have dug deep to raise money for the Grosvenor miners who remain in a critical condition at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. The Grosvenor Longwall Boys...
The CFMEU Queensland Mining & Energy Chief, Stephen Smyth has hit back at claims made by Queensland’s Courier-Mail today that the powerful miner’s union has engaged in...
OPINION The recent Grosvenor mine explosion near Moranbah in Central Queensland has once again refocussed public attention on mine safety in the State. Frankly, though I’m exhausted that the...
The Miners’ Union has called on the Queensland Government to bring forward the passage of new laws extending industrial manslaughter offences to the state’s mining industry in the wake of last week’s...
The Queensland Shadow Minister for Queensland’s Mines and Quarries says the ongoing safety issues in mines and quarries must be addressed in the wake of the Grosvenor Mine explosion. This week...
The Electrical Trades Union welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement of a Board of Inquiry into the Grosvenor Mine Explosion but called on the State Government and Queensland Resources...
The CFMEU says it has been angered over Anglo American’s plans to restart operations at the Grosvenor Mine in Central Queensland. An explosion at the mine last week has left five mineworkers...