It’s common knowledge that our mine sites are filled with the toughest of the tough, and it’s no secret that the odd swear word gets thrown around. While a new Swear Jar campaign to raise money for...
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The dynamic Pilbara FIFO lip-syncing duo is back with another Valentine’s Day performance. Jason Allen and Jamie Byers released a video last year of the pair lip-syncing to Whitney...
Speaking at the Department of Mines and Petroleum Mine Safety Roadshow in Geraldton on Tuesday, mine safety inspector Doug Barclay said an influx of inexperienced mine workers is partly to...
The Queensland Mining Industry Health and Safety Conference, held in Townsville this week, saw more than 500 delegates gather, with one word on their lips: safety. Featuring three days of safety...
Two companies in the U.S. have pledged to launch a series of spacecraft and exploratory satellites to investigate the possibility of mining natural resources from asteroids – as early as 2016. One of...
Mine companies are not doing enough to prevent permanent injury to workers who operate high vibrating machinery, and are putting productivity targets before workers welfare, according to an expert in...
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate (QMI) has praised the prompt action of co-workers who went to the rescue of an electrician who became trapped between a coal rib and a maingate drive in a Queensland...
BHP’s annual general meeting will be a little more crowded than usual tomorrow with miners from across Central Queensland currently on their way to Adelaide to challenge senior executives on...
Safety inspectors were laughed at by Roy Hill mine project workers after raising safety concerns during an audit, according to documents from the Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP). The audit...
The vast majority of Queensland miners are not currently being tested for synthetic drugs, according to a survey conducted by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. The report, which shows...
