A damning report into the way mine safety statistics are recorded in Queensland will bring about changes to the system, Queensland Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson has said.
The Queensland Government will bring in sweeping changes to the way in which annual mine safety statistics are recorded in the State, according to Mines and Energy Minister Geoff Wilson.
The third and final Bucyrus 495HD Electric Rope Shovel was successfully delivered, constructed, and commissioned at Boddington Gold Mine in Western Australia.
Fortescue Metals Group's (FMG) Pilbara Iron Ore and Infrastructure Project is on track for first ore shipment in mid-May, according to the company's Monthly Construction Report - February 2008.
ACCORDING to the latest Resources Safety MineSafe magazine, the amount of lost time eye injuries has decreased by more than 66%.
RIO Tinto's US$1.4 billion Dampier Port upgrade project in Western Australia has been completed on time and on budget.
ARE there any statistics showing improvements in safety in the mining industry resulting from personal protective equipment (PPE) use?
A DEPARTMENT of Mines and Energy (DME) review has shown a lot of work needs to be done to improve safety reporting in Queensland Mines and Quarries
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 peak representative body for the Queensland minerals and energy sector has confirmed its support for a revamp of safety reporting at Queensland mines, while totally rejecting claims that the industry is engaged in false reporting.