A haul truck has collided with a grader on an active waste dump at a West Australian mine.
According to the WA DMP report, the incident occurred when a grader was grading near the entrance of the waste
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Government wants answers after 17 deaths in mining
The NSW government wants to know why so many people are dying on mine sites, with 17 fatalities Australia-wide in 2013-14.
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Mine worker suffers serious burns after fire on site
A man has been seriously injured at a mine site in the Northern Territory after pouring fuel on a fire.
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Australia has more mining deaths than Iran!
Does Iran have a safer mining industry than Australia? The statistics say yes.
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Search for missing Mt Isa miner called off
Glencore has officially ended the search for a miner who went missing at its Mt Isa mine on Wednesday.
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The new mining crisis [opinion]
Something is majorly wrong our mining industry, and the problem is escalating.
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Newcrest defends safety after two incidents
Newcrest has defended the safety at its Cadia Valley Operation after revelations of two serious vehicle collisions within 12 months.
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Fortescue wrest control of processing from Crushing Services over safety concerns
Fortescue Metals Group has used its step-in rights to take management of its ore processing at Christmas Creek away from contractor Crushing Services International.
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Solid Energy to slash 15 Stockton jobs
New Zealand coal miner Solid Energy is slashing 15 management and support services jobs at its Stockton mine.
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WA watchdog cracking down on mine safety
Western Australia’s resources regulatory body is cracking down on injuries and ‘near misses’ in the Midwest mining sector after two incidents at Karara mine in the past couple of months.
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Illegal Chinese miner shoots Ghanaians
An illegal Chinese miner in Ghana has been arrested after he shot three locals with an AK47.
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Truck crashes on the rise in mining states
While truck crashes are decreasing in NSW, a new report has found an alarming surge of heavy vehicle accidents in both Queensland and Western Australia.
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Miners hurt in bus roll over
Around a dozen miners lucky to escape relatively unharmed after their bus rolled over on the way to Rio Tinto's Kestrel coal mine.
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Fortescue hits out at false ‘work death’ claim
Fortescue head Nev Power has slammed contractors and unions for falsely claiming a worker sustained an injury onsite prior to his death last week.
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FIFO miners struck by lightning
Two fly-in fly-out workers have been hit by lightning strike in the Pilbara.
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Falling fatalities in QLD shouldn’t lead to safety cuts, CFMEU says
While the Queensland mining industry celebrates a drop in the number of fatalities on sites, the CFMEU warns that the Government should not use it as an excuse to cut safety standards.
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Mount Lyell disaster questioned
The cause of the Mount Lyell mining disaster is being questioned on the eve of its centenary.
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China to shut more than 600 coal mines
The Chinese Government has announced it will shut hundreds of coal mines across the country.
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Investigation launched into coal mine accident
An investigation is underway into an accident at Ashton Coal's mine that saw a contractor critically injured.
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Child dies in NZ mine incident
A ten year old boy has died and his eight year old sister hospitalised after a tragic incident on a private gold mine in New Zealand.
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