A new training facility designed for intricate mine rescue challenges has officially opened in the Central Highlands of Queensland to boost miner safety.
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SmartBar sets the standard for site safety
With an array of light vehicles travelling across a mine site all day, ensuring pedestrian safety is crucial. And when it comes to safety, SmartBar is in a league of its own.
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Hercules EXO proves a grand Schlam
WA-based product and services supplier Schlam has launched its next-generation dump body that offers iron ore miners both a higher payload potential and longer service life.
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Nexxis gets funding boost for Magneto robot
Nexxis has been awarded a $675,000 grant as part of Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre’s Commercialisation Fund.
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Inspections continue at Woods Point following earthquake
White Rock continues to undergo safety inspections at its Woods Point gold mine following the 5.9 magnitude earthquake that struck near Mansfield yesterday.
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Universities combine to streamline critical mineral mining
Curtin University and the Australian National University (ANU) have joined forces to help Australian mining companies better identify, characterise and extract critical minerals with a focus on sustainability.
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Loadscan’s MPS scanner performs in all temperatures
Loadscan have launched a new volume measurement scanner designed for mining’s harshest surface and underground environments.
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Kal Tire and Pitcrew AI drive tire inspection technology
Kal Tire’s Mining Tire Group has joined forces with tech specialists Pitcrew AI to create a new automated solution for the detection of hot tires, tire separations and other tire and mechanical damage on mine sites.
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Reducing mining risk through climate adaptation
SRK Consulting highlights why operations need to be stress-tested against a range of environmental scenarios.
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Fortescue celebrates autonomous haulage milestone
Fortescue has marked a significant milestone with its autonomous haul fleet moving two billion tonnes of material, doubling the amount hauled since reaching the one billion tonne milestone in September 2019.
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MaxiCut Ultra: Assured protection for cut environments
A worker’s hands are their most valuable asset, which is why they have to be protected to the greatest extent.
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Mine fires still a burning issue
Despite a focus on the issue in recent years, the number of mobile plant-related fires on mine sites remains unacceptably high, according to the New South Wales Resources Regulator. FM Global group manager, account engineering Michael Beaumont explains how to reduce this risk.
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Hummingbird audio alert system keeps vehicles rolling, safely
Vehicle collisions and rollaways are a worrying cause of workplace injuries or fatalities in Australia. Australian Mining speaks with Hummingbird about how its 16-channel audio alert system is helping to prevent vehicle accidents on mine sites.
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Falling from heights risk prevention
Bend-tech Engineering says one risk area that all mine sites can proactively mitigate is operators falling from height.
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Bend-tech Engineering’s guide to excavator safety
Excavation failures are particularly dangerous because they may occur quickly, limiting the ability of workers (and in some cases others in the vicinity) to escape especially if the collapse is extensive.
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HDPE has advantages over steel
The case for switching from traditional steel to HDPE (high-density polyethylene) for the manufacture of conveyor guards is not just confined to better safety. There are significant environmental sustainability advantages and reduced maintenance costs as well. So it’s no surprise that HDPE is fast replacing steel at many mine sites.
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Strata launches newly-designed emergency refuge chamber
Strata Worldwide has globally launched its next generation emergency refuge chamber, the Strata ERCX.
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Engaging, makes you want to read, points to the core message
Over the last 12 months, 563,600 people were injured as a result of a workplace injury. Workplace injury costs the employee mentally, the organisation financially, and the economy its workforce.
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Why is traffic management important?
Vehicle and pedestrian traffic on mine sites need to be managed proactively to reduce the risks associated with their movements, and interactions.
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Coronado gets green light to resume Curragh operations
Coronado Global Resources is set to restart all tyre and wheel rim fitting activities at the Curragh coal mine in Queensland following an incident in January.
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