Miners facing job cuts at Solid Energy's Spring Creek and Huntly East coal mines will tomorrow march on New Zealand's parliament.
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Rio Tinto’s New Zealand smelter to axe jobs
Rio Tinto's New Zealand Aluminium Smelters has announced it will axe 100 jobs by November.
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REFUGE CHAMBERS: World, yes. Australian coal, no?
Paul Medcraft* asks whether Australia's mining industry is living up to its reputation as the safest in the world.
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Coal miners march to protest mine closure
New Zealand coal miners will march against Solid Energy's decision to close its Spring Creek mine.
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Coal mine to close, cut jobs
New Zealand's Solid Energy has announced it will suspend operations its Spring Creek coal mine and cut jobs at Huntly East.
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Worker sacked for not following safety rules
A worker at Newmont's Waihi gold mine in New Zealand has been sacked after a review found they failed to follow safety procedures during an underground fire.
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Hundreds of NZ coal mine jobs on the line
Hundreds of jobs at New Zealand coal miner Solid Energy's operations are at risk as it carries out a cost cutting review.
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Mine jobs at risk at Huntly East mine
More than 200 jobs could go at Solid Energy's Huntly East coal mine if it is unable to secure its supply contract.
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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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Coal miner injured
An underground coal miner has suspected spinal injuries after a rockfall yesterday.
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Trapped miners were “laughing and joking”
A miner tapped in Newmont's Trio underground mine in New Zealand earlier this week said workers were "laughing and joking" while they awaited rescue.
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Contamination incident at Rio Tinto smelter
The Fire Service has been called to an unnamed incident at Rio Tinto's Tiwai smelter in New Zealand.
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Underground fire traps gold miners
An underground fire has trapped nearly 30 miners at Newmont Waihi Gold's Trio mine.
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New evidence in Pike River coal mine tragedy
New Zealand's Pike River royal commission has announced it will look at new evidence from former miners.
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Kiwis pay their own way to get on oz mines
The mining boom is reaching across the Tasman as more and more Kiwis are willing to pay their own fly in fly out fares to be part of it.
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Gas build up forces mine closure
New Zealand miner Solid Energy has stopped production at the Huntly East Mine after inspectors identified a build-up of lethal gas.
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Contractor loses coal mine work after series of safety incidents
New Zealand coal miner Solid Energy has kicked Stratcon off its Ohai mine after a series of safety incidents.
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“We want Australian mining standards,” NZ miners say
Solid Energy used the Pike River inquiry to call for mines inspections to be run by the Queensland Mines Inspectorate rather than New Zealand's own Labour Department.
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Pike River hearings to soon end
The Pike River Royal Commission will finally come to an end this week after more than a year of investigation.
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Solid Energy delivers first coal from Reddale
Kiwi coal miner Solid Energy, which recently acquired the Pike River mine, has produced New Zealand's first coal at the Reddale mine.
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