Workers evacuate mine due to fire
Resources employees were forced to leave their posts when their workplace caught ablaze. Dozens of workers recently evacuated Mandalay Resources’ Augusta mine, 60km east of...
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Hiring more women will improve work safety says resources executive
by Wayne
A mining boss believes mines will have fewer incidents if employee diversity improves. BHP recently confirmed it is championing a new pathway to gender equity,...
Industry mourns mine operator fatality
by Wayne
Colleagues and loved ones are reeling from an underground worker’s death. An operator became the fourth workplace fatality this financial year at Harmony Gold Mining...
Industry invites mine workers sacked for safety concerns to give ‘evidence’
by Wayne
A body representing hundreds of proponents urged resources employees to come forward. The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) wants every mistreated mine worker to prove they...
Mine repeatedly robbed despite high security
by Wayne
Opportunists broke into a mining operation after surveillance equipment was fitted. Authorities recently investigated a robbery that caused extensive damage to NQ Minerals’ Beaconsfield mine....
Underground ‘chain’ explosion kills 21 coal workers
by Wayne
Almost two dozen mine employees perished from a series of subterranean blasts. Authorities are recovering bodies of at least 21 coal workers who died in...
Underground workers die in mine collapse
by Wayne
A structural failure recently killed multiple mine employees. Emergency responders recovered bodies of three workers who were fatally injured in an underground collapse on 10...
Employer ramps up safety after multiple Qld fatalities
by Wayne
A mining services group will establish a dedicated team to reduce workplace deaths and injuries. Perenti Group recently started setting up a new safety transformation...
Anti mining activist charged for assaulting Qld coal worker
by Wayne
An environmental protestor was formally accused of attacking a mine employee in Central Queensland’s Isaac region. Coedie McAvoy was recently charged with two counts of...
Mine reopens despite little clarity on what killed underground employees
by Wayne
A multinational mineral producer resumed subterranean operations before determining how two remote workers died. MMG recently restarted operations at its Dugald River underground mine, 65km...