More than 300 millimetres of rain in ten days has fallen on operations at OZ Minerals Century Mine, with mining continuing safely despite the huge downpour.
Dr David Noon has been named a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for his contribution to mine safety.
The construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has released a safety alert urging all coal mines using haulage arrangements to check tow attachments for competency and signs of fatigue.
The Queensland Government has announced it will tighten mine safety laws to require all mines to provide information immediately to investigators following a fatality or serious mining accident.
A TEAM of Queensland Department of Mines and Energy Mines Inspectorate officers are continuing to investigate a fatality last week at BHP Billiton's Cannington mine south-east of Mount Isa.
AT about 4pm WST on Friday January 11, 2008, an incident occurred during the construction of the processing plant at the Cloudbreak Mine site involving an employee of United Construction, and which tragically resulted in the employee’s death.
THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy (DME) has issued a safety bulletin warning of uncontrolled release of stored energy
THE recently released Safety performance in the Western Australian mineral industry – accident and injury statistics 05–06 revealed a 10% increase in the average workforce from the previous year.
THE latest bulletin from the Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit (QISU) at the Mater has revealed that despite progressive safety efforts, mining remains an industry where the potential for serious injury is high.
ON Wednesday, 4 July Australian Mining posted an article titled Boomlift kills rigger in Pilbara reporting that a rigger had been killed while working on the Camp Lambert Upgrade.