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
The Queensland Mines Inspectorate has issued a safety alert after a high pressure emulsion line on a hydraulic longwall pump sled ruptured.
03/03/2010
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
ANGLO Coal has opened applications for a number of positions for its associate programs in mining and safety support.
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
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
TWENTY-seven people have been killed and six injured in a coal mine explosion in northeast China.
05/09/2008
MINES inspectors are concerned about the conveying and storing of hazardous chemicals in underground coal mines.
11/09/2008
THE QUEENSLAND Resources Council (QRC) claims that there needs to be a review of security at the state’s ports.
11/08/2009
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
SENSOR technology is making significant contributions to systems aimed at boosting mining safety and productivity, according to the CSIRO.
15/12/2008
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 LEADING engineering and construction company has landed a contract extension at a Queensland coal mine.
17/09/2008
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 Australian Coal Industry’s Research Program (ACARP) has completed a research project to provide the underground coal mining industry with an understanding of explosive classification.
29/10/2008
A FIRE at a coal mine in Western Australia has landed a worker in hospital suffering severe burns.
24/10/2008
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
THE NEWCASTLE Coal Mining Expo (COALEX) will be held between 18 and 20 November 2009 at The Newcastle Entertainment Centre.
04/11/2009