A pre-coronial inquest hearing into the death of mine electrician Paul Maguire at the Anglo Grasstree mine has heard that terms under which an inquest is conducted should be reconsidered. The pre...
Tag - mine fatality
A mine employee at the Porgera mine has died following gunshot wounds. The Asset Protection Officer sustained a serious gunshot wound in an attack at the mine during a night shift. He had undergone a...
One of the world’s largest mining services providers, Thiess Australia expected to plead guilty for failing to meet safety rules and causing death. AMSJ understands that Thiess Australia is preparing...
More than 1500 workers who have lost their lives in Queensland mines have been remembered today. The annual Miners Memorial Day service, which is held in a Queensland mining community every year on...
A 55-year-old man was fatally injured at Glencore’s Newlands coal mine, near Glenden, on Tuesday morning. The contractor was conducting maintenance work at the site’s coal handling and...
Hundreds of delegates have gathered on the Gold Coast today as the Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference 2016 kicks off. Straight from the get-go, the theme of the event has been...
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Copper Mines of Tasmania (CMT) has pleaded guilty in Burnie Magistrates Court after the deaths of two underground workers at Mt Lyell in December 2013. Craig Nigel Gleeson, 45, and Alistair Michael...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum have released a report into the death of a boilermaker at a Western Australian gold mine. The worker, in his 60s, was killed on July 26 at the Central Norseman...
Thirty years after the tragic Moura mine disaster, the Queensland Government has announced they will contribute to the building of the Moura Miners’ Memorial. Minister for State Development and...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum have released a significant incident report into the death of a 32-year-old worker at a Rio Tinto mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. Lee Buzzard...
