Iluka Resources has doused a bushfire that late yesterday was threatening its Eneabba mine.
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Ground slip at Cadia gold mine
Newcrest Mining has reported a ground slip in the Cadia open cut gold mine.
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Snake handlers in demand on mine sites
In one of the more unusual flow-on effects from the mining boom, the rapidly expanding resources industry has led to a spike in demand for snake handlers.
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Second crash for notorious FMG crossing
A Fortescue Metals Group railway crossing on the Great Northern Highway in the Pilbara has suffered its second collision in six months.
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Miners uncover fire ants
A box of mining equipment imported from the US was found to be infested with fire ants.
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Pike River had many problems: expert
Former Pike River mine safety consultant David Stewart yesterday told the New Zealand Royal Commission into the tragedy he had a host of concerns over the mine’s safety prior to its explosion.
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Mine safety activist named local hero
The founder of support organisation Miners’ Promise has been named WA Local Hero of the year for her work in helping families who have lost loved ones to mining.
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New Zealand prepares to mark Pike River anniversary
This Saturday marks the one year anniversary of the Pike River mine disaster, which killed 29 miners.
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Mine trucker overcome by gas
A mining truck driver was injured after he was overcome by gas fumes leaking from a fuel tank.
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OneSteel blast injures three workers
Three workers were seriously injured yesterday following an explosion at OneSteel's Waratah mill.
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Australian standards higher: Pike River inspector
Australian mine inspectors have a “much better picture of what’s happening” than those in New Zealand, according to the former Pike River inspector.
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Carcinogen leak not serious: Orica boss
Orica chief executive Graeme Liebelt says a spray of carcinogenic hexavalent chromium onto Stockton in August should not be considered “serious”.
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Mine boss smears dust on face, pretends to have escaped from exploded mine
A mine boss has been arrested by Chinese police after he smeared coal dust on his face to pretend he had been in the shaft where 34 miners died last week.
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Promise you’re not a prostitute: mine motels tell women
Single women booking into some motels in north Queensland mining towns are being asked to sign statements promising not to sell sex from their room.
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Thinking outside of the box-hole
A new vertical miner is getting more out of ore.
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Job fears for Orica plant
Orica has not ruled out shedding jobs following the total shutdown of its Kooragang Island plant after the latest ammonia leak.
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Month long work roster change angers miners
Employees of Bechtel have voiced their anger after being told their roster is changing from 10 days on, four off, to 28 days on, seven days off from next year.
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Roof collapse shuts down Anglo coal mine
Anlgo American's Moranbah North coal mine has suffered a roof collapse over its conveyor drift.
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Coal explosion kills 20 miners
At least 20 workers are dead and 23 others are trapped underground following a blast in a China coal mine.
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Pike River coal charges laid
After nearly a year, charges have been laid over the Pike River Coal mine disaster.
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