BHP's Olympic Dam mine has been hit again, with a mill breakdown setting back production on site.
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UPDATE: Worker dies at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine
A rock fall at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia has claimed the life of a 47-year-old man.
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Another accident at Roy Hill
The Roy Hill project will come under further scrutiny after a lifting accident occurred while moving a heavy construction module yesterday.
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Investigations continuing into iron ore train accident
Investigations are continuing into an incident in which an iron ore train hit a grader working on a rail in the Pilbara.
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Man injured after alumina train incident
A man has been injured after his vehicle was hit by an alumina train in Western Australia.
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Fitter killed during bulldozer maintenance
The Australian mining industry has suffered its first fatality of the year, after only 20 days.
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Miner injured at Dendrobium mine
A 30-year-old man has been taken to hospital after being injured at Illawarra Coal’s Dendrobium mine.
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Coal worker flown to hospital after truck rollover
A coal mine worker has been flown to hospital with suspected facial fractures after the truck he was driving rolled over at Jellinbah Mine.
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Bravery awards for firies at QLD truck explosion
Firefighters who were injured during a rescue at a truck rollover and ammonium nitrate explosion last year will receive bravery awards for their selfless efforts.
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Coal train crash in Queensland
The Goonyella coal line was blocked for several days last week after an unmanned train derailed.
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Suing miner expected to drive 20 hours home: Lawyer
Lawyers for a QLD mine worker suing his employer for negligence say he was expected to drive 20 hours home after an 80-hour work week.
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Precarious positioning contributed to operator death
Investigations into the death of a 25 year old excavator operator have shown the man was working on a precarious edge when the machine rolled over.
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Drilling industry moving backwards on safety, inquest hears
A gas drilling rig manager has told a coronial inquest yesterday that in regard to the safety the industry “has gone back to the bad old days”.
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Truck struck by manganese train
A manganese train in the Northern Territory has ploughed through a four-wheel drive, stuck on the tracks.
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Angry workers blockade mine after fatal accident
More than 500 workers at a mine where four people died last week have blockaded the site in protest.
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Fatality at Worsley alumina refinery
A worker was fatally injured at the Worsley alumina refinery on September 29.
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Four miners killed at Grasberg mine
Four workers have been killed in a vehicle incident at the Grasberg mine.
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Mining accident at Wambo
A man aged is his thirties was airlifted to hospital yesterday after suffering an injury at Peabody’s Wambo mine.
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Grieving mother says company not to blame for son’s death
The mother of a man killed at a quarry this week has spoken of her grief.
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Man dies after excavator accident at quarry: UPDATE
Recovery efforts are continuing today after a 25-year-old man died when his excavator rolled down an embankment at Karuah’s Hunter Quarries on Tuesday.
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