The driver of a four wheel drive had a lucky escape after a train carrying manganese ploughed into his vehicle near Katherine in the Northern Territory. According to the NT News, the train was...
Tag - Northern Territory
The Northern Australian Emergency Response Competition is being held this weekend (9-10 August) at Charles Darwin University in Darwin, Northern Territory. Teams competing this weekend include...
A pile of burning waste rock at Glencore’s McArthur River Mine is sending plumes of smoke into the air, angering nearby communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria area of the Northern Territory...
Origin Energy today announced the company would be buying 40 per cent interest in two of Karoon Gas’s exploration permits in Western Australia’s Browse Basin. These permits contain large and...
A worker has died at the Brightstar mine in Western Australia yesterday morning in a workplace accident involving the operation of machinery. According to the West Australian, Mines Safety director...
Joe Hockey’s ‘tough love’ budget was delivered last night heralding a new era of government, not for the faint of heart, but surprisingly gentle on the mining sector. As expected, the controversial...
A 61 year old worker has died at Rio Tinto’s recently mothballed Gove alumina refinery in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. The incident happened yesterday as the worker was completing...
With mining employing nearly a quarter of a million people in Australia, safety within the industry is as paramount as ever, particularly as the fatality rate is 70% higher than the national average...
Safe Work Australia has released their annual Fact Sheet on the mining sector, analysing national statistics from the 2011-12 financial year. The findings make for very interesting reading: Overview...
Western Australia and the Northern Territory are the current hotspots for mining jobs according to the latest Hays Quarterly Report released yesterday. The report also claims that employers are...
