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AIMEX boosts business for the METS sector

Australia’s most extensive mining exhibition – Asia-Pacific’s International Mining Exhibition (AIMEX) has energised the next era of mining professionals, with early reports recording more than...

Workers exposed to lead and mercury at NSW mine

Workers may have been exposed to hazardous chemicals such as lead and mercury while extracting gold at the Manuka Silver Mine, south of Cobar, NSW. The NSW Mine Safety Investigation Unit reported...

Anglo American’s Drayton mine to close early

Anglo American has announced the closure of it’s Drayton South project by the end of September. In December, the NSW Planning Assessment Commission recommended the project not proceed, leaving...

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Glencore to close Tahmoor mine by 2019

Glencore has announced they will close its Tahmoor coal mine by 2019, a move the CFMEU has called a “massive kick in the guts”. The mining company said in a statement the decision to...

Hume Coal will not appeal NSW Land Court ruling

Hume Coal has announced they will not appeal ruling by NSW Land and Environment Court blocking land access. The mining company announced last week they have ruled out seeking leave to appeal the May...

Driver crashes into underground mine wall

The driver of a personnel transport and service light vehicle crashed into a wall underground, prompting a NSW Mine Safety alert. The vehicle, which contained the driver and two passengers, lost...

Newcrest to cut 100 jobs at Cadia Ridgeway mine

One hundred jobs are expected to be cut from the Cadia Ridgeway gold mine in New South Wales. Newcrest announced in it’s quarterly report the mine will be placed in care and maintenance on...

Five injuries, high gas readings at NSW mines

The New South Wales Mine Safety Weekly Incident Summary, released on January 20, revealed 43 total reportable incidents and five injuries. Of the 43 incidents, 36 were Level 1 and seven were Level 2...