Emergency services were not called to the Pike River coal mine for 51 minutes after the first explosion in November, it has been revealed.
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Protesters miss QLD mining minister
Mining protesters failed to have their desired effect on Queensland mining minister Stirling Hinchcliffe yesterday, when they allowed him to walk straight past because they didn’t recognise him.
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Arrow Energy fined $40 000
Arrow Energy has been fined $40 000 for entering a property on Queensland’s western Darling Downs without permission from the owners.
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Margaret River coal mine appeal assessed
The next stage in LD Operations’ appeal against its rejected coal mine in the Margaret River began yesterday when the assessor for the government headed to the region.
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Objections to antimony mining in Nymboida River
Amid fear of water contamination, residents in the Coffs Harbour region are pressing the local council to deny a mining project.
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Pike River could never have happened in Oz: NZ PM
New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has confirmed there were issues with safety regulations in the country’s mining industry by admitting the Pike River mine “would be illegal” if it were regulated by Australian standards.
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Mining support for carbon tax
The chairman of a New South Wales coal mining company says the resources industry should give the federal government a chance to explain all the details of the proposed carbon tax before taking an hasty action against it.
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QLD unveils new blasting guidelines
Queensland has developed a series of blasting guidelines following a number of blast fume events
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Blowing up 1 million tonnes of iron ore [Video]
Check out this video of a million tonnes of iron ore being blown up.
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Kronic users invited to a WA blaze up
Users of Kronic have been invited to smoke their stash during a concert at a WA Government funded venue tonight.
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Pike River was known to be dangerous: former safety supervisor
A previous Pike River Coal mine worker says the safety concerns at the site were well known prior to the explosions that killed 29 men in November.
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WA bans Kronic
Western Australia has announced a ban on synthetic cannabis.
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Government improves uranium mining safety
The Federal Government has created a central database to track radiation dose histories of miners
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Lake memorial for Pike River victims
A granite memorial will be erected in a small Greymouth lake in memory of the 29 men who died in the Pike River Coal disaster in November.
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England suspends coal seam gas fracking
Fracking has been suspended in England, amid controversy of the coal seam gas (CSG) extraction process around the world.
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New campaign highlights good side of mining
A multi-million dollar marketing campaign which aims to improve the public perception of the mining industry will soon be kicked up a notch.
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Central Coast miner farewelled today
The funeral for a man killed when part of a New South Wales central coast mine wall collapsed will be held today.
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QLD mining industry call for Kronic investigation
Queensland’s mining industry is the latest to call for an investigation into the use of Kronic on sites.
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Central coast mine closed after worker killed
A coal miner has been killed in a fatal underground accident on the New South Wales central coast.
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BHP fires geologist for planking poster
A BHP geological engineer who created a spoof planking safety poster has reportedly been sacked.
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