HEALTH-AND-SAFETY-RISKS-MINING
Friday 21 November 2008In an effort to raise awareness about prostate cancer, Oz Minerals' Century Mine has painted one of its 830E Komatsu trucks blue.
Thursday 20 November 2008Bill McCurry has been selected as a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards. McCurry has developed a safety centreline socket system that has revolutionised coal mines in Australia.
Friday 14 November 2008A spate of incidents on separate minesites where employees have been seriously injured has forced the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries to release a safety bulletin highlighting the importance of sound mine safety practices.
Friday 14 November 2008A dozen Indigenous trainees will start work at Rio Tinto's Mesa J iron ore mine in Pannawonica this week after completing a 10-week pre-employment program.
Wednesday 12 November 2008Anglo Gold's Ashanti Sunrise Dam has won the Western Australia Chamber of Minerals and Energy Underground Mine Emergency Response Challenge held at Focus Minerals' Coolgardie Gold Project.
Tuesday 11 November 2008Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Mt Thorley Warkworth Coal Mine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for its innovative approach to mine safety.
Tuesday 11 November 2008Rio Tinto Coal Australia's Hail Creek Mine is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for its continued drive to improve the quality of the mine.
Monday 10 November 2008BHP Billiton's plans to move to fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) operations for its mines in central Queensland are needed to meet operational requirements for contractors in the area, BHP manager media relations Peter Ogden told MINING DAILY.
Tuesday 30 September 2008The Occupational Health and Safety Amendment (Application to Mining Workplaces and Coal Workplaces) Regulation 2008 has expanded, with consequences for mining workplaces and coal mines.
Friday 07 March 2008THE Queensland Government has appointed four new mines inspectors.