Home » Latest News » Page 178

Category - Latest News

DMP releases report after fatal gantry collapse

The Department of Mines and Petroleum have released a report into the death of a boilermaker at a Western Australian gold mine. The worker, in his 60s, was killed on July 26 at the Central Norseman...

Ipswich sinkhole caused by mine shaft

Mine shaft repair specialists will resume work on site today to assess ground stability and site safety at the Ipswich property where the sinkhole appeared on Tuesday. The sinkhole, which has grown...

Oil and Gas Sector Signs Landmark Agreement With Fishing Associations

$12m oil and gas training facility for WA

The first sod of soil has been turned on the $12 million second stage of an internationally recognised oil and gas training facility in Western Australia. Deputy Premier and Training and Workforce...

FIFO

R U OK? launch FIFO mental health campaign

Suicide prevention organisation R U OK? is urging workmates to support one another before they hit rock bottom, as part of a new campaign aimed at mental health in the fly-in, fly-out mining industry...

Pilbara mine workers back-paid $240,600

A labour-hire company has back-paid 13 workers a total of $240,600 after they did not receive their termination entitlements at a mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. The employees were stood...

Gas pipeline link proposed for Bowen Basin

A gas pipeline linking the Bowen Basin gas province and the southeast Queensland gas market has been proposed by Blue Energy. Blue Energy announced in their quarterly report that they are currently...

BGC wins $114m Queensland contracts

BGC Contracting has won two Queensland mining contracts worth $114 million. The company have been awarded a $97m contract at Incitec Pivot Limited’s Phosphate Hill site and a $17m contract with...

BLACK LUNG: X-rays to be “double-checked”

The Queensland Government has launched a boosted x-ray screening system, which will see coal miners’ x-rays “double-checked” overseas. Natural Resources and Mines Minister Dr...