An open letter from Stewart Bell, Queensland Commissioner for Mine Safety and Health 2013-14 shaping up to be a dangerous year for mining contractors. It doesn’t have to be. Eight people have died...
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High wages are jeopardizing the future of major energy projects, pushing companies to choose lower-wage economies, such as Canada and a few African nations, gas explorer and producer QGC warned...
Specialist crash investigator and mine site driving trainer, George Foessel examines the reasons why light vehicle accidents occur on the mine site. Driving a light vehicle in the resources sector...
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has damaged the Raleigh underground gold mine near Kalgoorlie in WA, resulting in a temporary disruption of production that mine owners claim could continue for 6-8 weeks...
Two mine workers were lucky to escape with only minor injuries when a loader collided with the light vehicle they were travelling in at NSW underground mine late last year. A safety alert issued by...
“Is phyto-mining commercially viable? “ asks Andrew Harris from University of Sydney While there are numerous successful phytoremediation examples, to date there have been no commercial...
[hr] Safe Work Australia has released their annual Fact Sheet on the mining sector, analysing national statistics from the 2011-12 financial year. The findings make for very interesting reading: [hr]...
Chief Executive of SACOME, (South Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy), Jason Kuchel, talks to Australasian Mining Review about the future of the resources sector in the state and the urgent need...
Operators of North Goonyella coal mine in Central Queensland have been fined$10,000 for using a dangerous chemical underground. According to The Mackay Mercury, the mine’s owners, Peabody...
Scientists at the University of York are to lead an international team that will explore the use of plants to recover precious metals from mine tailings around the world. Researchers in the...
The development of a Northern Australia economic policy will soon come to fruition with the Premiers of Queensland and Western Australia and the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory agreeing to...
[hr]Written By Noel Mullen[hr] The petroleum resource rent tax (PRRT) regime was extended to all petroleum activities in Australia over a year ago. There have been teething problems and it is timely...
