Mine companies in New South Wales who dump waste into waterways or fail to control dust levels will now be hit with massive new fines under new penalties for breaches of state planning laws. Minister...
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One in five children aged under five in Broken Hill have blood lead levels above the current national goal of ten micrograms per decilitre (g/dL), according to a new report released today by The Lead...
An environmental activist has chained himself to a rail line used by coal trains outside the Port of Newcastle as part of multiple protests being staged today around New South Wales against...
Late yesterday, BHP Billiton made the expected announcement that the company would split, with a new company created to manage a selection of under-performing assets. The company said in a statement...
Mining company Wambo Coal has been fined $13,000 and ordered to pay $24,000 in costs after pleading guilty in the Singleton Centre Local Court to emitting an offensive odour from blast fumes...
The team from Peabody’s North Wambo mine has taken out top honours at the 31st annual Hunter Valley underground Mines Rescue competition held at the Hunter Valley Mines Rescue station last Friday...
Mines Rescue Brigadesmen from across the Newcastle region descended upon Cooranbong Colliery last week to compete in the annual Coal Services Mines Rescue competition. Seventy mines competed in the...
Two New South Wales draft mining codes of practice are now available for public comment through the NSW Mine Safety website. Two new draft mining codes of practice are: Emergency planning for mines...
A mine worker has died overnight while working underground at the CSA Copper Mine near Cobar in New South Wales. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, a 26-year-old man was reportedly trying to...
