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mangoola coal mine

Glencore’s Mangoola coal mine extension approved

Mangoola Coal Operations Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Glencore Coal, sought approval to establish a new open-cut mining area to the north of existing operations at its Mangoola Mine, 20km west of...

A service truck overturned

A service truck overturned at open cut coal mine

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a truck incident that occurred at an open cut coal mine. A service truck overturned when the operator lost control of the vehicle while descending a ramp. The...

worker injured at Open cut coal mine

Fitter receives severe injury at open-cut coal mine

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported an incident where a mine fitter received severe injuries at an open cut coal mine. According to the report, a maintenance fitter received a severe laceration...

haul truck collision with grader

Positive communication failures result in collisions

A haul truck collision with grader at an open cut coal mine has been reported by the NSW Resources Regulator. According to the report, while working on a haul road, a grader operator performed a u...

Worker’s face injured by spreader bar

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported an incident where two workers got injured by a metal spreader bar at an open cut coal mine. According to the report, a worker was struck in the face by a...

fuel cart

Fire incident from fuel cart refuelling

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a dangerous fire incident that occurred in an open cut coal mine.  According to the report, a fuel cart was refuelling a drill rig when a cracked fuel tank...

Incident | Dozer connects with bucket

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported a dozer incident at an open cut coal mine. A dozer driver has connected with the bucket of an excavator as the dozer operator was doing a push across the face...

vehicle incident

Alert | Haul truck near miss

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...

fires

Fire in Crusher House

The NSW Resources Regulator has reported fire occurred in the crusher house in an open cut mine. A control room operator saw fire through the closed-circuit television (CCTV) system in a crusher...

haul truck tray

Haul truck’s tray strikes walkway

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...