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Coal mine excavator incident

Heavy vehicle operator buried alive at coal mine

A resources employee became covered in tonnes of material at an operation. A Komatsu PC350 excavator operator was recently buried alive at an undisclosed open-cut coal mine. The worker had tried to...

Walton Coal Project

New Central Qld coal mine owner announces reopening

A coal operation is under new management in Queensland’s Central Highlands region. Magnetic South recently acquired the Walton Coal Project, about 100km east of Emerald. The proponent, owned by...

Mach Energy workers

Proposed $950M coal project approved

A new $950 million coal development received the nod to proceed. The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (NSW IPC) recently approved MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant Optimisation...

Epiroc worker

Inexperienced jobseekers invited to manage company

A mining services provider will pay and fully train people to lead the business. Epiroc Australia recently invited jobseekers who want to receive wages and be groomed for a management role. The...

National Mining Services

New contract awarded for foreign owned coal mine

A mining services company won a tender for an Asia-backed coal operation. National Mining Services recently secured a contract at China-heaquartered Yancoal’s Moolarben Coal Mine in Ulan, 137km...

Blackwater Coal Mine

Central Qld coal mine offers top pay, conditions

A mining operation promised jobseekers “outstanding” wages and a “tier-one” employment environment in Queensland’s Central Highlands region. Hourly pay rates of up to...

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