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December 2022

The crushing line at IGO’s Nova nickel mine back in 2017. The mine will be out of action for several weeks after a fire at a power station over the weekend.

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.

  • Brad Thompson

May 2022

Sharnelle Seeto, left, who has taken action on behalf of her daughter Bethany, in purple top.

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.

  • Liam Walsh

March 2022

Anglo American’s Moranbah North and Grosvenor coking coal mines in Queensland have been plagued by safety disruptions over the past three years.

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.

  • Peter Ker

December 2021

The Juukan Gorge disaster was a wake-up call for Australian miners.

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.

  • James Thomson

October 2021

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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.

  • Peter Ker
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September 2021

Ballarat was built on the gold rushes of the 1850’s and 1860’s.

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.

  • Peter Ker

March 2021

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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.

  • Peter Ker
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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.

  • Peter Ker

October 2020

"Kids from mixed ethnic origins tend to listen better and understand, empathise with different cultures a lot better,” says Mark Cutifani.

'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.

  • Hans van Leeuwen

February 2020

The mining safety review unearthed serious problems with the sector.

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.

  • Liam Walsh and Mark Ludlow

January 2020

Roy Hill is working with authorities investigating a fatality at its iron ore operations in WA.

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.

  • Brad Thompson

November 2019

Mitchell Services says industry is growing at a measured pace, compared to last boom.

Driller says manslaughter laws will boost industry safety focus

Mitchell Services, meanwhile, has taken shot at the issue of mining service operations paying dividends.

  • Liam Walsh

June 2019

Global mining responds to the Church of England's push for disclosures on tailings dam risk

Church and mammon driving tailings disclosures

Big investors want standardised transparency on dam risks and modelling from a wide world of miners.

  • Matthew Stevens

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