BHP Billiton has evacuated its Perseverance nickel mine following a rock fall incident.
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Morbidly obese miner allowed back to work
A 163 kilogram, morbidly obese miner previously deemed unfit to operate machinery due to 'a significant risk' of a heart attack has had the ruling overturned.
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Contractor killed by falling drill rods
A man has been killed in Rutherford, NSW after being crushed by falling drill rods.
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The Safety Conference is counting down
There are only a few days left to get face to face with the people who making the laws that control safety on your site.
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20 dead in latest Chinese coal accident
Twenty Chinese coal miners are dead and another 14 are injured after a locomotive carrying workers failed and slipped down a mine shaft.
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No injuries in Hastings Deering Mackay fire
Hastings Deering say there were no injuries from a fire at its Caterpillar machinery plant in Mackay yesterday and the clean up effort is now underway.
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“Culture of cover-ups” at deadly WA mines
Mines in Western Australia are amongst the most unsafe in the country, according to new data from Safe Work Australia.
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Mackay Caterpillar plant burns down [image]
Emergency services are currently struggling to bring a fire under control at the Hastings Deering plant in Mackay.
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Prospectors rescued
Three gold prospectors have been found by an air and land rescue team after failing to return from exploration near Paraburdoo in the Pilbara.
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Koala rescued from mineshaft [video]
A group of university students have managed to rescue a koala from an abandoned mine shaft in Victoria.
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Shipping accidents kill another two workers
A worker for iron ore mover Inco Ships has died in an accident and another man is dead in suspicious circumstances aboard one of the world's largest coal ships in Newcastle.
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New advice for miners following worker’s death
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has issued new advice to miners after a worker was struck and killed by a front end loader.
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Mines inspector releases report on Saraji blast accident
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has published its investigation into the blasting accident at BMA's Saraji mine that destroyed a Cat D10 dozer and damaged a 996 digger.
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Australian Mining’s Safety Conference
Our inaugural safety conference is designed to help you work safer.
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New speaker for safety conference
RCT executive Noel Northcott has joined a host of industry leaders, including WA Mines Minister Norman Moore, on the speakers list for the upcoming Australian Mining safety conference.
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Gearing up OUR GEOs
A recent study of geoscience employment seems to highlight the beginning of some worrying new trends for the industry.
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Building safer sites
Experts say automation and remote control is key to developing safer sites, but the debate is still ongoing.
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Coal train derailed
Investigations have begun into the derailment of a fully laden Pacific National coal train earlier this week.
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South African miners threaten to kill management
Marikana miners have threatened to kill Lonmin management unless they stop operations at the platinum mine in North West.
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Making mining safer
A few key organisations are working hard to raise awareness about prostate cancer in the mining industry, writes Andrew Duffy.
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