December 2022
Fire knocks out IGO nickel mine
The battery minerals producer’s Nova nickel mine will be out of action for several weeks after a fire at a power plant attached to the operations.
May 2022
Mine emitted lead but no epidemic broke out, court hears
A trial about whether lead emissions from a mine, now owned by Glencore, was responsible for a baby’s brain damage, is under way.
March 2022
Familiar names in latest Queensland mine death
Friday’s death of a Queensland coal miner adds to the list of safety blemishes suffered by resources giant Anglo American and an Australian services provider.
December 2021
Investors push miners to address Indigenous power imbalances
The lessons of the Juukan Gorge disaster have informed the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors’ new policy on engagement with First Nations people.
October 2021
Queensland bans workers over mine fire
Two workers involved in an underground fire at one of Peabody Energy’s Australian mines have lost their accreditation.
September 2021
Union ‘seriously concerned’ about Ballarat mine safety
Revelations that the Ballarat Gold Mine may have breached workplace safety laws were “disturbing” according to the Australian Workers’ Union.
March 2021
Insiders rat on Peabody over Australian mine fire
Nine witnesses, including former employees of US miner Peabody, have agreed to give evidence against the company over a 2018 coal mine fire in Queensland.
Anglo disputes evidence it prioritised emissions targets over safety
Coal miner Anglo American says it never prioritised carbon emission targets over the safety of its underground workers, despite staff emails to the contrary.
October 2020
'Some think I'm a left-wing loony': Cutifani's goal to remake mining
Loquacious Anglo American CEO Mark Cutifani traces his proselytising for a more people-centred industry back to a multicultural Wollongong childhood.
February 2020
Report digs into problems and myths in mining deaths
A government report into fatalities on mine sites gives a nuanced view of what went wrong.
January 2020
Worker dies after incident at Gina Rinehart's Roy Hill mine
Iron ore operations are on hold for at least 24 hours following Roy Hill fatality.
November 2019
Driller says manslaughter laws will boost industry safety focus
Mitchell Services, meanwhile, has taken shot at the issue of mining service operations paying dividends.
June 2019
Church and mammon driving tailings disclosures
Big investors want standardised transparency on dam risks and modelling from a wide world of miners.