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
THE US Environmental Protection Agency has announced that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases are a health risk which could affect emissions trading worldwide.
21/04/2009
NSW Planning Minister, Kristina Keneally, has announced approval for a $50 million extension to the Metropolitan Coal Project near Helensburgh.
26/06/2009
THE QUEENSLAND Resources Council’s (QRC) latest CEO Sentiment Survey shows the state’s minerals and energy sector leaders are taking some comfort from signs of recovery in the global economy.
19/10/2009
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