The Next Generation Cat MD6310 drill has joined the fleet of Coldwell Drilling Co at the South Walker Creek coal mine in Queensland’s Isaac region.
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Glencore stacks Mangoola accolades
Glencore has reached 10 years without a lost time injury (LTI) at the Mangoola thermal coal handling and preparation plant (CHPP) in New South Wales.
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Does your respirator protect your lungs?
Being exposed to dust is part of everyday life in mining – one needs to know how to protect their health if they don’t want to suffer from miners lung disease, emphysema, difficulty in breathing or cancer after years of work.
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NSW probes rise in serious injuries
The New South Wales mining sector has experienced a steady increase in serious injuries, mostly at underground mines.
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Prominent Hill sustainability to grow through electrification
OZ Minerals has signed an agreement with Safescape to trial a Bortana electric underground light vehicle at the Prominent Hill copper-gold mine in South Australia.
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Loaded truck tumbles over on ramp
A service truck has overturned at an open cut coal mine in New South Wales when descending a wet ramp.
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Newmont’s $194m autonomous project to lift safety
Newmont has delivered first production from autonomous haulage at the Boddington gold mine in Western Australia.
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Mining sector to strengthen sexual harassment response
The Australian Government has announced its commitment to preventing sexual harassment at work and creating reforms that are aimed at creating a safer workplace.
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Bringing safety back to a human level
Despite technology’s part in improving mine safety, Bravus Mining & Resources and Glencore implement workforce management strategies that bring their safety targets into reality.
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AIOH shares guide on DPM management
Both Western Australian and New South Wales mining regulators have regulated the exposure standard for diesel particulate matter (DPM) as 0.1 milligrams per cubic metre – an eight-hour time weighted
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Hitachi, ABB accelerate mining electrification
Hitachi Construction Machinery is partnering with ABB to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that are emitted from heavy mining machinery.
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Making healthy choices on the job
Fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) workers are faced with the challenge of being time poor due to an ever-changing routine, which can impact their diet and exercise patterns. Salomae Haselgrove speaks with two dieticians to see how FIFO workers can live a healthy life.
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Machinery, equipment investment is much more important than you realise
At Australian Weighing Equipment, its directors stand by their equipment; if it’s not suitable or not working, the company will fix it, replace it or you don’t pay at all.
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Liebherr R 9600 exhibits highest safety standards
Liebherr has launched the R 9600 hydraulic excavator off the back of the iconic R 996B and R 9800 machines, with safety an area that has received updates on the latest model.
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Iron ore mines the safest in WA
Western Australia's Department of Mines, Industry Regulations and Safety (DMIRS) has identified iron ore as the commodity associated with the lowest number of injuries per million hours worked.
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Ok Tedi subjects employees to COVID-19 testing
All Ok Tedi operational employees are participating in a mass COVID-19 testing program amid a rising outbreak in Papua New Guinea (PNG).
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ESS helps miners keep their dust down
Airborne dust poses health, safety and environmental risks. Engineering Services & Supplies’ (ESS) range of dust suppression sprays, sealing and belt support systems and chute design provides a customised solution to reduce its clients’ dust problems.
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Epiroc programs safety into Boomer M20 drill rig
Epiroc has unveiled the Boomer M20 multi-role drill rig after an extensive collaboration with customers and real-world testing.
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Epiroc leads mining towards fully autonomous drilling
Epiroc is continuing the automation journey it started a decade ago by developing more systems that make drilling operations safer and reduce the risk of injury.
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Orica, Epiroc unveil prototype system for first stages of underground automation
Orica and Epiroc are set to commission the Avatel explosives delivery system to help the underground mining sector remove workers from high risk areas.
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