An autonomous heavy vehicle successfully completed an obstacle course with a roaring finish. One autonomous dump truck recently showed it was nimble enough to overcome a series of challenges and...
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Thankfully, the days of miner’s succumbing to the dreaded ‘black lung’ by the age of 30 are far behind us, however lung health is still a very pressing health and safety issue for...
The vast majority of Queensland miners are not currently being tested for synthetic drugs, according to a survey conducted by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. The report, which shows...
National resource industry employer group the Australian Mines and Metals Association (AMMA) is calling for greater employer control over drug and alcohol testing procedures following a series of...
CSIRO and its industry partners plan to trial the Direct Injection Carbon Engine (DICE) in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, the second largest and lowest cost brown coal resource in the world, with the aim...
BHP will introduce driverless trucks into Queensland and NSW coal mines in the next 12 months according to BHP Billiton coal president Dean Dalla Valle. Autonomous mining trucks are already a feature...
CSIRO and its industry partners plan to trial the Direct Injection Carbon Engine (DICE) in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, the second largest and lowest cost brown coal resource in the world, with...
The driver of a dozer that slide into a waterlogged test hole at Bengalla Mine late last year, was not aware of the danger due to the fact that the hole was unmarked and that water from heavy rain...
Two mine workers were lucky to escape with only minor injuries when a loader collided with the light vehicle they were travelling in at NSW underground mine late last year. A safety alert issued by...
One of Australia’s biggest unions claims it will now mount legal challenges against mining contractors who force workers to submit to drug and alcohol urine testing, after a landmark decision handed...
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