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Non-compliant refrigerant leads to truck explosion
A cabin explosion has occurred as a mine worker was driving a truck in an underground mine in Queensland.
January 18, 2021 0 comment
NSW Regulator warns against plant maintenance hazard
A contract maintenance worker has sustained injuries after a workplace accident at Graymont’s Attunga open cut limestone mine near Tamworth, New South Wales.
January 6, 2021 0 comment
Safety investigation under way at Mangoola
Glencore is assisting in an investigation into a vehicle collision that occurred at its Mangoola open cut coal mine in New South Wales last month.
November 16, 2020 0 comment
WA mines department sheds light on underground loader accident
The Western Australia Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has released details involving a fatal accident that involved an operator driving an underground loader in a Western Australian mine.
September 28, 2020 0 comment
IGO pursues improvements after a ‘poor year’ of safety outcomes
IGO has vowed to double down on its commitment to improve the safety behaviours of its workforce, following sobering results in its annual report this year.
August 28, 2020 0 comment
NSW regulator investigates pneumoconiosis case
A worker with around 41 years of coal mining experience has been diagnosed with coal workers’ pneumoconiosis.
August 14, 2020 0 comment
Pike River in unchartered territory of recovery
Pike River Recovery Minister Andrew Little has reiterated that it is unlikely that human remains will be recovered from the Pike River mine in New Zealand.
August 10, 2020 0 comment
Saracen, DMIRS to probe Carosue Dam accident
Saracen Mineral Holdings will be investigating a fatal accident at the Dervish mine in its Carosue Dam operations in Western Australia.
July 15, 2020 0 comment
Pike River reaches recovery milestone
The Pike River Recovery Agency has broken through the 1000-metre mark in its re-entry of the New Zealand coal mine that sustained multiple explosions in 2010.
July 9, 2020 0 comment
Causes of Bengalla accident revealed by NSW regulator
A fatal accident involving a tyre fitter at the Bengalla coal mine in New South Wales in late 2018 has highlighted the importance of conducting a risk assessment on wash bays.
June 22, 2020 0 comment
QMI takes control of Grosvenor accident scene
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate (QMI) is progressing an investigation into a gas ignition event that shut down Anglo American’s Grosvenor coal mine earlier this month.
May 15, 2020 0 comment
Anglo American investigates cause of Grosvenor accident
Anglo American has confirmed an ignition of methane took place at the Grosvenor underground coal mine in central Queensland last week.
May 7, 2020 0 comment
Peabody Wilpinjong mine subject of investigation
The New South Wales Resources Regulator is investigating a heavy vehicle collision at the Peabody Energy-owned Wilpinjong coal mine.
June 18, 2019 0 comment
Two miners reunited with families after being trapped in coal mine elevator
Two miners at SIMEC Mining’s Tahmoor coal mine were stranded in an elevator more than 150 metres down the shaft on Wednesday, September 5.
September 10, 2018 0 comment