The Australian resources sector and worker unions have banded together amid the Covid-19 outbreak, agreeing to a range of protocols to keep both workers and sites safe.
In a joint statement, the Australian Workers Union (AWU), the CFMEU Mining and Ene…
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In a new report, law firm ENS Africa discusses whether employers are obligated to report and investigate incidents of occupational-acquired Covid-19, finding that it depends on the employees’ type of work.
ENS executives and authors of the report Wi…
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Federal Resources Minister Keith Pitt said that the federal and state and territory governments were working to ensure that critical resources projects kept operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.
“The Australian resources sector is a key part of the…
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Rare earths producer Northern Minerals has temporarily suspended operations at the Browns Range project, in Western Australia, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The ASX-listed company told shareholders that given the extreme remoteness of the site, operat…
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State-owned Ok Tedi Mining on Tuesday said that the results of its three remaining potential COVID-19 cases have come back negative.
Between March 15 and 20 the company identified seven potential COVID-19 cases at the Ok Tedi copper/gold/silver mine, …
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Two workers that sparked the lockdown of a gold mine in Russia’s Far East involving almost 900 workers have tested negative for the new coronavirus, local authorities said.
Mine operator Kinross Gold of Canada, which produces gold and silver in Russia…
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Mines and projects are ramping down in Argentina, after a mandatory social isolation declaration was issued, with Yamana Gold and Hochschild Mining confirming on Friday that their operations in that country would be reduced and Lithium Americas suspend…
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The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has welcomed measures announced by the state government to protect the economy, as both state and federal governments classified mining as an ‘essential service’.
“As an industry, we are following the advice of…
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From using drones for field inspections to stockpiling cyanide, miners are scrambling to maintain output amid the coronavirus pandemic, a task made trickier in underground mines where social distancing is nearly impossible.
The virus has claimed 8 700…
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Canada’s Kinross Gold has isolated its Kupol mine in Russia’s Far East after two workers were hospitalised with suspected coronavirus infections in the biggest mining lockdown since the outbreak of the disease in December last year.
The plant, which …
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