Journalist Ben Hagemann talks about the long-awaited repeal of the Mineral Resources Rent Tax; The loss of 200 jobs in Queensland between Rio Tinto's Kestrel and Glencore's Clermont coal mines; and the International Mines Rescue Competition is due to start next week.
Australian Mining will be joining the competition in Poland to speak with the Australian mines rescue teams from Kestrel Coal Mine and Oakey Creek Coal Mine, who will be competing against some of the top rescue teams from around the world.
The competition will feature live demostrations of mining rescue technique, as well as controlled coal dust explosions at the Barbara Experimental Mine, near Katowice in Silesia.
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