A controversial board of inquiry into mine safety incidents at the Grosvenor and other underground coal mines may be off to a shaky start after it has been revealed today that at least one of the...
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OPINION I, like many others in and out of the industry, have gained a sense of uneasiness from Anglo American’s latest debacle with the Grosvenor mine. The recent gas explosion that left five people...
Workers at all three AngloAmerican’s underground coal mines in central Queensland are concerned about safety, especially regarding the management of dangerous gases, in the wake of last month’s...
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...
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...
