After becoming a father to two daughters, Central Queensland miner Nick Dyer says coming home safely has a whole new meaning. “Life has changed significantly for me since the arrival of our two...
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The NSW Department of Industry are seeking a Director Mine Safety Operations, based in Maitland in the Hunter Valley. The Department of Industry is appointing a Director Mine Safety Operations to...
GDF Suez are refusing to pay the $18 million bill for fire fighting efforts to extinguish a fire that burned for 45 days at their Hazelwood mine in Victoria, blanketing nearby towns in smokes and ash...
Mining camp conditions have been highlighted in a new report by the CFMEU. The CFMEU says that ‘After a long day out on the mine site, workers are being forced to retreat to their dongas the...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum has released a Significant Incident Report regarding the death of a bogger at Nifty Copper Mine. The report has revealed the load-haul-dump (LHD or bogger)...
Hunter coal mines have been warned, after an increase of incidents involving dump trucks coming into contact with overhead power lines. State mine officials have reported that there has been a number...
Three Pilbara mining operations which experienced workplace fatalities this year have been visited by senior officials from the Department of Mines and Petroleum. State Mining Engineer Andrew Chaplyn...
A vehicle rollover at BMA’s Blackwater Mine in Central Queensland has proven fatal with the company confirming the death of a worker this morning. According to the CQ News, Blackwater and...
Mines in Western Australia are being warned to check their high voltage switches amid growing concern that some sites are using the same switch at the centre of the Perth shopping centre explosion...
A Significant Incident Report has been issued after a worker at a WA mine lost his balance on a mobile screening plant and fell over six metres to the ground. The incident happened after a supervisor...
