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Underground coal mine drowning

Poor ventilation kills underground coal employee

Ineffective air circulation took a subterranean mine worker’s life, an investigation found. Authorities recently examined why Christopher Finley drowned to death at Twin State Mining’s...

South32 mine

Disaster damages mine infrastructure

Dangerous weather caused destruction to a major resources operation. Tropical Cyclone Megan recently impacted on South32’s Groote Eylandt Mining Company (GEMCO) mine. The category-four system...

Overturned coal truck

Heavy vehicle operator dies from horrific crash

A truck driver tragically passed away during a severe accident. Authorities recently examined what circumstances led to a heavy vehicle flipping over and killing the operator at an undisclosed coal...

Eacon driverless truck

$148M funding will triple driverless truck rollout

A foreign company raised money to deploy hundreds more autonomous heavy vehicles. EACON Mining Technology secured a further US$44.5 million (A$67.7M) in finance to roll out three times more...

Doug Warden

Resources executive receives $240K wage increase

A mining boss will receive a major pay rise for performing higher duties. Doug Warden will be paid an extra $240,000 a year for acting as Core Lithium’s chief executive officer (CEO). The...

Victory Minerals

Underground worker dies in mine collapse

An employee passed away after a subterranean operation caved in. Authorities are investigating circumstances surrounding the death of a crew member at Victory Minerals’ Mount Clear mine...

Dartbrook Coal Mine

$300M coal mine accelerates reopening

A resources operation will be revived sooner than expected. Australian Pacific Coal (AQC) recently fast-tracked restarting its Dartbrook Coal Project, 122km northwest of Newcastle. AQC has already...

Ravenswood mine

Authority approves ‘largest’ Qld mine extension

One of Far North Queensland’s biggest resources operations will keep producing for years to come. The State Government recently renewed four mining licences for EMR Capital’s and Golden...