A RESCUE exercise at the Xstrata Newlands underground coal mine has tested the skills of Queensland’s mine inspectors and emergency services.
SWICK Mining has won an Excellence in Occupational Health and Safety award for its carrier-mounted underground diamond drill rig.
THE MORANBAH North mine rescue team from the Dysart Rescue Station in the Bowen Basin has won an international rescue competition held in Nevada.
ACCORDING to the Queensland Mines and Energy Minister, the state’s Safety in Mines Testing and Research Station (Simtars) is sharing its mining safety knowledge with the rest of the world.
QUEENSLAND is undertaking extensive tests on flameproof enclosures in underground coal mines.
BEACONSFIELD Gold reassured the public about the safety of their mines on 25 April 2008, on the second anniversary of a fatal rockfall.
A man has been hospitalised in Melbourne after being pinned by an elevated platform at an underground gold mine.
BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA)’s Crinum mine has won a competition which tested mines personnel on their hazardous gas analysis skills.
THE Queensland Mines Inspectorate has released a safety alert following two incidents at longwall mines in which cables and plugs were blown out their receptacles.
ALBATECH has released a range of environmentally-friendly safety conduits for surface and underground applications.