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BHP port rail

Heavy vehicle fatally collides with mine worker

Authorities are investigating how a large locomotive struck and killed a resources employee. WorkSafe, the Office of National Rail Safety Regulator and Western Australian Police Force are trying to...

Samarco

Mining giant fails to block $8.7B compensation lawsuit

A multinational resources company unsuccessfully prevented litigation seeking substantial damages. BHP Group will return to the United Kingdom’s Court of Appeal to face questions about the 2015...

New Zealand’s Worst Mine Disasters

Every country with a mining industry has a disaster to speak of, and New Zealand is no different. The first, and worst, struck at Brunner Mine in 1896. All of the miners who were in the mine at the...