An inrush has occurred at a Queensland mine during a roadway development to a ventilation shaft. According to an alert issued by the Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, the inrush...
Tag - Queensland Mines Inspectorate
OPINION When Peabody’s North Goonyella mine caught fire in September last year, not a person in the Australian mining industry could have believed that a Government incident investigation would...
The Queensland mine safety inspectorate has reached a crisis point according to department insiders and a former Queensland mines inspector. Claims of internal infighting, inadequate staff resources...
New figures obtained by the LNP show that the Palaszczuk Labor Government has slashed the number of mine inspections in Queensland by more than 500 a year. The answer to an Opposition question-on...
Golding Contractors have advised this morning that a staged recommencement of mining activities have commenced today at Baralaba North Coal Mine, following the site shut down in relation to the fatal...
The Queensland mining industry is to be threatened with the introduction of industrial manslaughter legislation today in response to the recent deaths across the industry. The threat comes despite...
Time needed: 10 minutesIn some circumstances mine workers, families of mine workers or members of the community may feel that they need to make a complaint regarding a mining safety issue in...
Two appointments to the Queensland Mine Safety Advisory committee have been confirmed this morning. The Courier-Mail exclusively revealed today that Bobbie Foot and Kylie Ah Wong have been...
The death of a mine worker at Baralaba North Coal mine has highlighted the potential hazards of hydraulic access ladders on mining plant. While the investigation into the death of Jack Gerdes at the...
OPINION There are some valuable lessons for an industry when six fatal accidents occur within a relatively short time frame. Those lessons should resonate throughout the industry, not only extending...
