Tina Markovic was the first ever female mine manager of a major mining operation. Although no longer with the mine, Markovic was, until recently, the mine manager of BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance's Poitrel Mine.
Brian Hearne, mine manager of McArthur River Mine, is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for his dedication, drive and determination towards improving the mine.
Dr David Noon has been named a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards for his contribution to mine safety.
GHD has launched a global innovations program that allows the company to extract great ideas from its 6,500 employees.
Xstrata's open-cut copper gold mine, Ernest Henry, is a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
McArthur River Mining (MRM) is an Xstrata Zinc owned company and has been named as a finalist in the 5th Annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards.
Rio 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.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries has released a safety bulletin urging all mobile plants to thoroughly assess fire risks after a fire suppression system on a rear dump truck failed to activate when the driver operated the manual switch located in the cabin.
The federal government's call to apply minimum standards to the measurement of carbon emissions from open cut coal mines early next decade is “too ambitious”, Xstrata Coal says.
XSTRATA Zinc has announced approval of the Handlebar Hill open cut zinc-lead mine north of Mount Isa at a capital cost of $79 million.