AN increase in coal mine pitwall failure accidents has highlighted the need for safety management in unstable areas.
21/08/2008
China's coal production safety record has improved over the past 10 years, with annual fatalities at coal mines falling from a peak of 6,995 deaths in 2002 to 2,631 in 2009, the Xinhia News Agency has reported.
18/02/2010
TWENTY-seven people have been killed and six injured in a coal mine explosion in northeast China.
05/09/2008
CHINA’s top coal-producing province has stepped up punishments to local officials in a bid to increase safety standards.
27/10/2008
PEABODY Energy Australia has modified its application to the New South Wales Planning Department to include a 480-megalitre dam at the Wambo mine.
01/07/2009
The Mine Safety Operations Branch of Industry & Investment NSW has issued a safety alert following the over pressurisation of a longwall hydraulic system, which resulted in the catastrophic failure of hydraulic isolation valves and other fittings in the pump station.
16/02/2010
MINES inspectors are concerned about the conveying and storing of hazardous chemicals in underground coal mines.
11/09/2008
A LEADING engineering and construction company has landed a contract extension at a Queensland coal mine.
17/09/2008
A FIRE at a coal mine in Western Australia has landed a worker in hospital suffering severe burns.
24/10/2008
MINER Allan Macpherson will not receive compensation after being stood down for allegedly refusing to adhere to a new a 44-hour roster.
18/09/2009
THE Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has completed an inquiry into the Yallourn Coal Mine collapse which cut the mine’s power supply and forced it to close in November 2007.
21/01/2009
A GAS explosion at a coal mine in Gujiao City, China has killed 44 workers.
23/02/2009
The death toll from a Chinese coal mine explosion on the weekend has risen to 92, according to state-owned media reports.
23/11/2009
The Queensland commissioner for mine health and safety has identified Australia’s need to maintain high quality air standards in coal mines.
30/08/2010
AN INVESTIGATION into an explosion at a coal processing plant which severely injured a worker in Collie is expected will resume on 30 October 2008.
30/10/2008
THE CSIRO has announced the re-affirmation of an international coal research and development Joint Statement.
03/08/2009
A fatal accident has suspended operations at the Curragh coal mine.
01/09/2010
CSIRO has allocated more than $3m in funding to help the Australian coal industry to reduce its environmental impact and improve safety.
06/01/2009
A REMOTE coal mining town in Queensland will hold a service to commemorate miners who have lost their lives on its coalfields.
13/10/2008
THE NEWCASTLE Coal Mining Expo (COALEX) will be held between 18 and 20 November 2009 at The Newcastle Entertainment Centre.
04/11/2009