OZ Minerals has developed the Insights Hub technology to improve safety standards across its operations by bringing data from all assets into a single platform.
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Glencore floats plan to reduce water usage
Glencore’s Mt Isa Mines has partnered with the Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy (QMEA) to deliver a workshop on conserving water resources to local school children.
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Liebherr extends operator training options
Liebherr Mining has struck an agreement with ThoroughTec Simulation to help operators develop their heavy mining equipment skills in a safe environment.
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Fortescue deploys autonomous light vehicles
Fortescue Metals Group and Ford Australia have teamed up to retrofit four Ford Rangers with on-board vehicle automation systems at the Christmas Creek mine in Western Australia.
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Anglo American to slash Aquila water usage
Anglo American is on its way to halving water usage at the Aquila coal mine in Queensland by 2030 with the introduction of two reverse osmosis water treatment plants.
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Rockfall injures QLD jumbo operator
The Queensland Mineral Mines and Quarries Inspectorate has called on mining companies to carry out all underground plant equipment inspections beneath supported ground after a jumbo operator was injured.
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Northern Star safety plan beats industry performance
Northern Star Resources has entered the final year of its three-year safety plan with a lost time injury frequency rate (LTIFR) of 1.13, below the industry average for the third year in a row.
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Rio Tinto introduces stricter COVID screening
Rio Tinto has upped the ante of its COVID-19 testing at Perth Airport by introducing antigen screening on all company fly-in, fly-out workers travelling to and from mine sites.
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Truck rollaway damages mine infrastructure
A New South Wales mine has reported damage to a pump and associated infrastructure at its heavy vehicle wash bay after an unattended haul truck rolled 65 metres and crashed into the pump.
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WA mining injuries increase during 2019-20
The Western Australian mining industry has experienced a rise in lost time injuries, according to Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety statistics.
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WA lockdown forces Fortescue to halt FIFO
Fortescue Metals Group has cancelled its fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) flights on Monday after the Western Australia Government announced a five-day lockdown across three regions in the state.
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Western Areas trains workers for underground accidents
Western Areas has prepared its workforce for potential underground mine accidents through mock emergency audits at the Forrestania nickel operations in Western Australia.
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Newcrest safety plan breaks company records
Newcrest Mining has developed a safety transformation plan that put the company on track to deliver its lowest ever total recordable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) at the Telfer gold mine in Western Australia.
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LSM’s TMS saves tyres, fuel and lives
Industrial road tyres can be potentially dangerous to work around due to their large size and magnitude of air or gas pressures. LSM Technologies explains how its heavy-duty tyre monitoring system (TMSystem) helps to mitigate the hazards of working with pneumatic tyres on any type of vehicle.
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Specialized Maintenance Equipment reduces tyre jacking risks
Specialized Maintenance Equipment (SME) has alleviated the safety and productivity risks of ultra-class tyre maintenance with the development of a heavy-duty jacking system.
SME, a subsidiary
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Pilbara mines hit with strong wind, heavy rain
The Pilbara and Kimberley regions are bracing to be hit by Western Australia’s first cyclone of the season as Cyclone Lucas is expected to make landfall on Saturday morning Perth time.
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Coronado lowers Curragh’s injury rate following safety overhaul
Coronado Global Resources has increased its level of investigations of recordable injuries and inspections, leading to an improved TRIFR at the Curragh coal mine in Queensland.
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Sexual harassment taskforce launched for mining
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) is introducing a taskforce to respond to sexual harassment in the mining sector, expanding its safety focus to “the safety of a whole person”.
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WA to review BHP’s Pilbara dust levels
The Western Australian Government is reviewing two of BHP’s Pilbara mining licenses following detection of dust with higher levels of PM10.
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Improved biosecurity opens Pilbara to the world
The Pilbara Ports Authority can now permit containerised cargo to enter Australia via Port Hedland in Western Australia thanks to a biosecurity certification update.
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