An investigation report has been published for a serious inrush incident that occurred at Cadia East mine in central NSW. The inrush resulted from a build-up of water and cuttings in a blocked...
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NSW Mine Safety is seeking industry input concerning a draft guideline for collision management systems in mines. The guideline was developed through a working group of representatives from...
Nominations are being sought from suitably qualified people to become independent members of the NSW Mining Competence Board. If you have expertise in the development of competence standards and...
The NSW Parliament has passed the Work Health and Safety (Mines) Act 2013 .The Act was assented on 1 July 2013 but will not commence until the making of the supporting Work Health and Safety (Mines)...
An underground mine in New South Wales mine was evacuated last week after a fault occurred involving the three-phase and ground on the 33kV overhead line on the mine surface. While the initial fault...
A study carried out by the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) recently sampled materials from 29 mining operations in NSW. Those operations included coal mines...
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Eight teams from across NSW met at Singleton on Saturday to compete in the 2013 Coal Services (CS) Coal Industry First Aid Competition; with Tahmoor from Xstrata in Wollongong being named overall...
The NSW Government has just updated MDG 28 Safety requirements for coal stockpiles and reclaim tunnels with the new version now available online. This guideline has been compiled to assist in...
In what can only be described as ironic, concerns have been raised over the safety of self-contained rescuers after one such device combusted at a Hunter Valley underground coal mine. NSW Mine Safety...
The NSW Government’s mine safety arm is urging all underground mine operators to urgently review their strata management plans after a roof fall occurred at an underground coal mine in the state. No...
