Mining agencies and companies have highlighted the importance of addressing mental health in the workplace as part of national R U OK? Day.

Operations at the Prominent Hill mine in South Australia have resumed following suspension last week due to an incident involving a Byrnecut employee working underground at the OZ Minerals site.

Resource workers across Queensland are participating in site safety resets over the coming months.

New software will enable mining workers to digitally log their journeys to and from any geographic location, improving the communication and tracking of employees in the industry.

Researchers from Curtin University in Western Australia are working on technology that will improve the safety of resource extraction in the mining industry.

Rio Tinto is one step closer to its autonomous goal at the Gudai-Darri mine in the Pilbara following a milestone in its partnership with WesTrac at the Technology Training Centre in Collie

Three mining safety projects have received funding from the Federal Government’s Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) initiative.

IGO reported a 13.2 total reportable injury frequency rate (TRIFR) for the 2021 financial year, down from 16.9 the year before.

The mining industry now has a dedicated framework to eliminate sexual harassment once and for all, with the Australian Government passing the Respect@Work reforms.

Nexxis have emerged with their new Magneto-EX robot, a dexterous new device that can complete area inspections in spaces where humans shouldn’t go.

Rio Tinto has taken its stand against sexual harassment, filing a submission to the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee’s Inquiry into Sexual Harassment Against Women in the FIFO Mining Industry.

Conveyor belt company Fenner Dunlop has recorded 365 days injury free at its West Footscray manufacturing plant.

Whitehaven Coal has seen a positive increase across several key safety indicators as part of its 2021 sustainability report released last week.

BHP and the Western Australia Government have launched the first stage of major road and rail works in the Pilbara region to provide better safety to the local community and mining sector.

A new report suggests women’s amenities should be compulsory at Australian work sites in order to boost female participation in male-dominated occupational industries, inclusive of mining.

Sepura has launched AutoMate, a new application set to improve both operational performance and staff safety at mining sites. By enabling TETRA radio automation through geofencing and situational triggers, AutoMate is functional, fast and efficient, optimising communication and data sharing between control-room staff and those in the field. With a flexible set up, AutoMate can … Continue reading Sepura’s new AutoMate innovation to prevent injuries →

A new creation using robotics and virtual reality (VR) technology is being developed that will make rock scaling operations safer in the mining industry. Project HALO (High Access Localised Operations) is a robotic system with high-level autonomy that can complete the process of rock scaling in place of a human – an innovation that’s set … Continue reading Project HALO to make safer rock scaling a reality →

Fly-in-fly-out workers will soon be able to get their COVID-19 vaccination at Perth Airport following an industry-first partnership between Rio Tinto and the Western Australia Government.