A mining services company was not worried about a potential avalanche before an employee suffered a fatal fall. Rostered workers were not concerned about the risk of a rock fall the day a scaling...
Tag - ground support
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported that a mineworker was hit on the hard hat by falling roof material while installing ground support. The worker believes he was knocked unconscious for about...
New ground control guidelines have been released by the DMIRS and the WA Mining Industry Advisory Committee. ‘Ground control management in Western Australian mining operations’ has been...
A rockfall at a NSW underground metalliferous mine trapped a loader and a light vehicle with a worker inside the vehicle. According to the NSW Mine Safety Regulator “The worker first heard...
Worksafe Victoria has issued a mine safety alert over a failed rock bolt section fell on to a working platform. The incident has highlighted issued of dropped object protection in underground mines...
A geologist has died during a bench build at an Australian owned Guyana Gold mine. According to local media, the man died at 2.25 am Tuesday morning at the Troy Resources (ASX:TRY) Gold Mine when a 3...
Two miners have died in a Ukraine coal mine following a roof fall on 29th May 2019. The incident occurred at Lisova coal mine in Lviv region, western Ukraine. The miners were reportedly working at a...
A mines rescue team has rescued two mine workers and recovered the bodies of five others killed in a fall of ground at an artisanal diamond mine in South Kalimantan. Indonesia’s National...
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) is seeking public comment on a suite of guidance materials developed for ground control for WA mining operations. The department has...
Mining Safety Alert: Rock Falls The Victorian Mining Safety regulator has advised that a serious incident occurred where approximately 100 tonnes of rock falls into an open stope brow. The ground...
