A SURVEY to boost safety at China’s tailings dumps will be completed by late October, according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
13/10/2008
QUEENSLAND-based safety expert John Ninness has been honoured by the government of the People's Republic of China for his contribution to work safety and economic development in the North East region of China.
29/09/2009
LIQUID iron-ore waste flow has killed 254 people in China and prompted the removal of senior government officials.
22/09/2008
China's coal production safety record has improved over the past 10 years, with annual fatalities at coal mines falling from a peak of 6,995 deaths in 2002 to 2,631 in 2009, the Xinhia News Agency has reported.
18/02/2010
MINEARC has announced that is has struck a deal with the Chinese Government in its attempt to tackle its mining safety image.
16/06/2009
CHINA’S Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang has announced that the country will accelerate the development of nuclear power.
23/04/2009
THE death toll from a coal mine fire in northeast China has risen to 26 after rescuers retrieved another seven bodies.
17/10/2008
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
TRADE Minister Stephen Robertson announced Queensland will lead a coal mine safety demonstration project near Beijing that showcases and aims to export Queensland’s expertise in mines safety to China.
18/09/2009
AS the death toll in illegal Chinese coal mines hits the lowest recording in 14 years, the industry remains a major source of workplace fatalities, according to the administration of work safety.
19/01/2009
A GAS explosion has killed 18 miners in a coal mine in northeast China.
21/08/2008
A COAL-rich province in China will dramatically reduce its number of coal mines over the next two years to improve mining safety.
02/10/2008
INDUSTREA has announced its appointment of Wadam Industries as the distributor in China and Mongolia for Filter Technology Australia filtration systems, adding to the company’s range of ‘best of breed’ mining productivity and safety equipment in the world’s top resources market.
27/10/2009
MINES and Energy Minister Stephen Robertson has announced that Queensland has scored an international coup by being selected to manage a major new mine safety demonstration project in China.
18/06/2009
THE death toll from a Chinese coal mine explosion on the weekend has risen to 92, according to state-owned media reports.
23/11/2009
RESCUE workers have pulled 32 miners from a flooded coal shaft in China after they were trapped underground for 23 hours.
19/11/2008
CONSTRUCTION at the Ramu nickel-cobalt mine in Papua New Guinea has been halted by local authorities due to health and safety concerns.
29/07/2009
AN OIL rig owned by China's Sinopec Star Petroleum and operated by Denmark's Maersk Drilling has been found to have had asbestos on it.
17/07/2009
THE DAILY Independent Bangladesh has published an article which suggests the country could begin utilising an unconventional mining technique which has improved China’s mining industry and could improve Australia’s.
10/02/2009
CHINESE authorities have announced the grounds for the arrest of the four Rio Tinto Shanghai employees who have been detained.
13/08/2009