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Dump truck drives down haulage costs

Komatsu has released the HD1500-8 mechanical drive dump truck, a 142 metric tonne capacity hauler designed to reduce cost per tonne through such features as highest payload in its class, faster cycle...

Financial stress of mine workers triples in two years

Workers in the mining industry are almost three times as likely to experience financial stress in 2016 compared to 2014, according to new research. Twenty-six per cent of people working in the mining...

Wind-powered device improving safety on site

A WIND-powered device is being developed in South Australia to help maintain visibility and safety for workers on mine sites. The Spinflector is a device to clean reflectors on delineator posts at...

Peabody wants to expand Wambo mine

Peabody Energy has put in an application to modify it’s South Wambo underground coal mine in New South Wales, just a week after the mining giant filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The...

Anglo American to cut 85,000 mining jobs globally

Anglo American has announced a “radical portfolio restructuring” which includes 85,000 jobs slashed globally. The massive overhaul will see the workforce shrink from 135,000 to 50,000 as...

Productivity now top business risk in mining

 Productivity is now the top business risk facing mining and metals companies globally, ranking number one in EY’s annual Business risks facing mining and metals 2014-2015 report. Paul Mitchell, EY’s...