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PIKE River Coal has implemented a series of initiatives to ensure the safety of its workers.
30/04/2009 |
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GEODYNAMICS has announced that there has been an explosion at its Habanero 3 well site located near Innamincka in remote South Australia.
29/04/2009 |
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TASMANIAN’S have gathered to remember the state’s 106 workers that have died at work in the past decade.
29/04/2009 |
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BEACONSFIELD Gold confirmed in April 2009 that the family of mine disaster victim Larry Knight has made a compensation claim.
28/04/2009 |
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THE DEPRATMENT of Mines and Energy’s Mines Inspectorate has issued an official safety warning after an apprentice was injured while maintaining mobile crusher.
28/04/2009 |
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A MAIN Roads geotechnical study has revealed that the Ipswich Motorway could collapse into disused mine shafts.
27/04/2009 |
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WORKCOVER has designated April 2009 as Young Workers’ Month in a bid to promote safety among the youth of New South Wales.
27/04/2009 |
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RUSSELL Crowe appeared on the US prime time on the David Letterman show claiming that Cape Alumina’s planned mining operation would be environmentally damaging and threaten the safety of the area’s unique plant and animal species.
24/04/2009 |
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THE NEW South Wales Government's Mine Safety Advisory Council says is trying to foster a zero harm culture among miners.
24/04/2009 |
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RESOLUTE Mining has reported that armed bandits have stolen gold valued at about $4.4m from its Golden Pride mine in Tanzania.
24/04/2009 |
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CHINA’S Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang has announced that the country will accelerate the development of nuclear power.
23/04/2009 |
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COAL Services has announced that it will be upgrading the Hunter Valley Mines Rescue Station at Singleton, New South Wales to help improve mine safety.
23/04/2009 |
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THE DEPARTMENT of Mines and Energy’s Safety Inspectorate has released an official safety warning for mine vehicles.
22/04/2009 |
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BHP Billiton says the spate of safety incidents that occurred at BHP operations has contributed to its weak March quarter production results.
22/04/2009 |
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PILZ Australia says PSSuniversal is an economical solution for standard control functions and/or safety-related functions in mid-range and high-end automation projects and suitable for use in the mining industry.
21/04/2009 |
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A HEALTH Department survey has shown that Western Australian’s are more concerned about passive smoking, sun exposure and a lack of water than uranium mining.
21/04/2009 |
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THE US Environmental Protection Agency has announced that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a health risk which could affect emissions trading worldwide.
21/04/2009 |
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THE DEPARTMENT of Mines and Energy’s Mines Inspectorate has issued an official warning on arcing faults causing flash burns and equipment damage.
20/04/2009 |
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THE DEAPRTMENT of Mines and Energy’s Mines Inspectorate has issued an official warning on mine vehicle safety.
20/04/2009 |
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NATIONAL Safety Solutions has announced that it has been placed in receivership and its state-of-the-art training facility in Gladstone will close.
17/04/2009 |
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AN INNOVATIVE light dubbed the Swivelpole, which was developed in Western Australia is set to revolutionise the mining industry due to its ease of use and safety benefits.
17/04/2009 |
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FROST & Sullivan says that demand for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is set to rise in conjunction with the growing global awareness of the need to provide safe working environments.
16/04/2009 |
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AN APACHE oil rig headed for the Western Australian coast has caught alight igniting concerns over rig safety.
16/04/2009 |
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BHP Billiton’s Escondida mine in Chile is utilising remotely operated bulldozers for work on ore stockpiles in an effort to improve safety.
15/04/2009 |
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POLICE caught two Clermont miners for major speeding infringements on 14 April 2009.
15/04/2009 |
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A GROUP of protesters have been arrested for protesting at Barrick Gold’s Lake Cowal gold mine forcing operations to halt due to safety concerns.
15/04/2009 |
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AT a time when mine safety seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue the Queensland government has stepped up and appointed seven new mine inspectors.
14/04/2009 |
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A PARLIAMENTARY look into the findings of the Kenner report into the Mines Safety and Inspection Act has reaffirmed the common belief that there are not enough mine inspectors.
14/04/2009 |
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BHP Billiton has suspended rail services after a worker was hit by a train at the miner’s Nelson Point stockyard, Western Australia on 8 April 2009.
09/04/2009 |
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THE CONSTRUCTION, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union says BHP Billiton workers should be consulted about their safety.
09/04/2009 |
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LONGWALL activist Ray Smith says he is concerned about the safety of mining under infrastructure, in particular his house.
08/04/2009 |
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THE AUSTRALIAN Customs Service has begun a crackdown on child pornography after noticing an increase of the material being brought in by foreign workers employed in remote mining areas.
08/04/2009 |
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A NEW television series about a fictional Australian mining company, Cockatoo Creek Resources and its safety issues it set to hit the air on ABC1 on 19 April, at 8.30pm.
08/04/2009 |
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AUSTRALIA’S mining industry adds about $60b to the country’s GDP. It is an important industry, both in terms of export revenue as well as OH&S issues.
07/04/2009 |
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AN INQUEST into the fatal helicopter crash which ploughed into a hill and exploded near the Gunpowder copper mine Mount Isa, in February 2006 has commenced.
07/04/2009 |
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THE DECLINING economic climate and subsequent fall in the resources sector means more workers have to relocate for work, leaving their families behind.
06/04/2009 |
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THE DECLINING economic climate and subsequent fall in the resources sector means more workers have to relocate for work, leaving their families behind.
06/04/2009 |
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A MINER has been killed in an incident at Glennies Creek Mine in New South Wales.
06/04/2009 |
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RESOURCES Minister Martin Ferguson has announced that Australia should mine uranium with safe hands and guarantee that it's used only for peaceful purposes as China prepares to expand its nuclear energy program.
03/04/2009 |
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THE PRESIDENT of BHP Billiton Iron Ore, Ian Ashby, has acknowledged that the recent safety performance within Western Australia Iron Ore was unacceptable to the business and has had an enormous impact on many lives. There have been five fatalities at the company’s operations in the Pilbara since July 2008.
03/04/2009 |
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OZ MINERALS is offering Karumba, Queensland residents free blood tests in April 2009 to check for heavy metals.
02/04/2009 |
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THE NEW South Wales Greens says the government is ignoring concerns over Duralie Coal's bid to discharge wastewater into the Mammy Johnson River near Stroud.
02/04/2009 |
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RESOURCES Minister Kon Vatskalis has come under attack from more than one hundred residents over planned uranium exploration near Alice Springs.
02/04/2009 |
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MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has released figures relating to prohibition and improvement notices served on BHP Billiton.
02/04/2009 |
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THE NATIONAL Pollutant Inventory (NPI) has released data indicating that Xstrata's Mt Isa Mines is one of Australia’s biggest polluters.
01/04/2009 |
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MINES and Petroleum Minister Norman Moore has announced that the State Government has taken the unprecedented step of ordering stop work notices for any breach of workplace conditions related to BHP Billiton sites until the problem is fixed.
01/04/2009 |
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DESPITE Police finding no mine workers in possession of drugs on their recent ‘Minesweep Operation’, authorities are pushing all WA mines to adopt a zero-tolerance drug policy.
01/04/2009 |