A record 740 million tonnes of iron ore was produced in Western Australia in 2015 according to the latest statistics available from the Department of Mines and Petroleum. DMP Director General Richard...
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Highly toxic sodium cyanide has been found in a product that has been reported to the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). The product was advertised by an overseas-based company as an...
Empire Resources’ Penny’s Find gold project has been given the go-ahead by the Department of Mines and Petroleum. The company received notification of assessment of the project’s...
A new audit and accompanying guide developed by the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) will help to identify and manage psychosocial risks in Western Australia’s resources industry. DMP...
An incident in which a supervisor was crushed between two vehicles has been put down to a lack of communication and failure to recognise risks, according to a report by the Department of Mines and...
Workers being exposed to hazardous energies continues to cause a significant number of fatal and serious injuries in Western Australia’s minerals sector. This is why a new guideline on...
The death of a WA miner last month has been linked to heat stress, according to a significant incident report released by the Department of Mines and Petroleum. A 28-year-old jumbo offsider collapsed...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) has gazetted the Ellendale Diamond Mine (Ellendale) under section 9(1) of the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act 2012 (MRF Act). Executive Director Environment...
BTP Equipment Pty Ltd has been fined $195,000 and ordered to pay $100,000 in costs for its involvement in the death of worker Paul Torre on 24 December 2010. Mr Torre was working in the mobile...
The Department of Mines and Petroleum will launch it’s new website tomorrow. The website, a great resources for WA mining industry news, has brand new features and enhancements with its design...
