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Glencore coal

Coal mine reopens after securing $220M lifeline

A foreign owned resources operation will resume work thanks to new funding. About $220 million will help restart production at Lanco Infratech’s Griffin Coal Mine. The Western Australian...

Hunter Valley Operations coal mine

Coal expansion overwhelmingly approved

A fossil fuel extension project has been strongly supported. The community overwhelmingly approved of Hunter Valley Operations’ (HVO’s) plan to keep mining until at least 2050. More than...

Anglo American Capcoal workers

New coal project approved in Bowen Basin

A multinational mineral producer received the nod to expand one of its mines in Queensland’s Isaac region. The State Department of Resources recently granted a mining lease (ML) for Anglo...

ArcelorMittal

Underground fire kills 45 coal employees

A resources giant declared a day of mourning, following a subterranean blaze that ended dozens of lives. ArcelorMittal confirmed the company’s entire operations will grieve dozens of recent...

Lady Loretta mine

Qld mine workers receive $50M after proponent exits

Resources employees affected by an operational shutdown will be eligible for government assistance. The Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning recently...

Coal mine excavator incident

Heavy machinery fatally strikes worker

A machine tragically hit and killed an employee. Authorities recently investigated how a worker became fatally struck by an excavator. WorkSafe is examining circumstances surrounding the incident...

Overturned dump truck

North Qld truck fatally pins employee after fall

A heavy vehicle crushed a resources worker to death after a rapid descent in the Whitsunday region. Authorities recently released conclusive findings from Adam Malone’s tragic workplace...