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Ron Selig free falls from roof

Tributes flow after mining celebrity suffers fatal fall

Colleagues, loved ones and fans are reeling from a workplace tragedy in Queensland. Ron Selig reportedly tried to repair a storm damaged workshop roof and free-fell to the ground on 26 November 2022...

WA Department of Mines inspectors

64 cancelled mine inspections prompts sweeping audit

Authorities will investigate factors that prevented dozens of alleged breaches from being actioned. Reece Whitby is tired of hearing excuses for why resources inspections were cancelled, and recently...

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...

Dendrobium coal mine

Employer investigates injured coal worker

A multinational mineral producer will examine how a coal employee became hurt on the job. Authorities are trying to determine circumstances surrounding a female worker at South32’s Dendrobium...

Karlawinda mine

Investigators mull second mine fatality in one week

Authorities are trying to determine how a resources worker died within days of a different on-the-job incident. WorkSafe investigators are examining factors that led to a contractor passing away at...

Premier Coal

Coal mine accident causes major outage

A surface mining incident was blamed for causing many months of interruptions. A dozer recently fell down the side of an open pit at Premier Coal’s Collie Coal Mine, 200km southeast of Perth...

Paul Murray

$500K offered for intel on dead mine worker

Authorities are prepared to pay big money for details on how a resources employee died. Anyone with credible information about the fatality of Paul Murray could be rewarded with $500,000. The 40-year...