An opal miner has received fatal injuries whilst working in the shaft of an underground opal mine. Attempts to revive the worker were unsuccessful. The incident occurred on the Grawin Opal Fields...
Tag - NSW Resources Regulator
The NSW Resources Regulator has issued an alert following a haul truck and a light vehicle near miss at an open cut coal mine. The empty haul truck approached a corner where a grader was working on...
The NSW Resources Regulator has published a safety alert regarding an exploration drill rig that contacted energised 22kV overhead power lines while travelling across a paddock. One of the three...
NSW Resources Regulator has published an investigation report into a dangerous incident that occurred at Ashton Coal Mine, Camberwell. On 30 May 2019, a dangerous incident involving an unplanned...
NSW Resources Regulator has reported a dangerous incident that occurred in an underground mine. Workers in an underground coal mine smelt something burning and noticed that the gearbox output shaft...
The NSW Resources Regulator (the Regulator) has commenced prosecution proceedings against blasting services contractor Hamiltons Blasting Services Pty Limited (HBSPL), its shotfirer David Hamilton...
The NSW Resources Regulator has released a report regarding to floor slump on stope in an underground metals mine. A Jumbo operator and a nipper were working on a stope that had previously been rock...
Mining exploration companies AU Exploration Pty Ltd (AU Exploration) and NBH Resources Pty Ltd (NBH Resources) will have to pay $15,500 in fines and costs after being convicted of breaching the...
An underground mine explosives testing facility has opened in New South Wales to improve mining safety and innovation. Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW, John Barilaro, launched the first...
The NSW Resources Regulator has released an incident report regarding a haul truck’s tray striking a walkway at an open-cut construction materials mine. After tipping a load, a haul truck...

