A West Australian drilling expert has been called in to help with the rescue of 33 miners trapped 700 metres underground in Chile.
24/08/2010 |
Research has quantified the incidence of depression in workplaces across several industries, but there is no such data for mining. Michael Mills reports.
18/08/2010 |
An investigation following the death of a miner last week will focus on the emergency shaft ladders where he died.
11/08/2010 |
A mining contractor has pleaded guilty to causing the death of miner at an open cut coal mine in the Latrobe Valley in 2006.
09/08/2010 |
A miner has been killed.
06/08/2010 |
Mount Isa MP Betty Kiernan has supported the methods being undertaken to address high lead levels in children in the Queensland town.
03/08/2010 |
The development of a non invasive hydraulic hose pressure tester is making for a safer work environment.
03/08/2010 |
The plane containing the missing miners has been found, with no survivors.
06/07/2010 |
The bodies of the Sundance crash victims could be in Australia as soon as next week.
06/07/2010 |
Two miners were injured at North Goonyella over the weekend following a shuttle car accident.
06/07/2010 |
Operations at Peabody Energy’s North Goonyella coal mine have resumed after it was shut down last week.
06/07/2010 |
BHP has repaired the damaged Clark shaft at Olympic Dam.
28/05/2010 |
Fortescue will go to trial after a Perth court found no basis for its dismissal appeals following two deaths on site.
30/04/2010 |
A miner has been trapped underground since yesterday.
12/04/2010 |
A miner at BHP Billiton's Perseverance nickel mine in Western Australia was this morning found dead nearly 24 hours after his vehicle fell 18 m down a stope.
12/04/2010 |
Fortescue Metals is applying to have charges relating to it workers’ deaths and injuries during Cyclone George dismissed.
01/04/2010 |
Queensland has seen the lowest recorded number of injuries on mine sites.
29/03/2010 |
WorkSafe Victoria last week convened a meeting between staff from five of the state's key mining operations to discuss safety procedures and hazard management.
12/03/2010 |
The Queensland DEEDI has undertaken a project to sharply reduce the number of vehicle collisions on mine sites.
09/03/2010 |
THE Queensland Department of Mines and Energy released a Safety Bulletin late last year about the lack of effective brakes on rigid on-highway trucks being used in off-highway conditions at mines.
15/01/2010 |