The Australian resources sector has held a round-table with federal Resources, Water and Northern Territory Minister Keith Pitt to discuss the ongoing ongoing impacts of the corona virus (COVID-19) outbreak and the bushfire crisis.
Speaking after the …
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The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has expressed concern around an incident that happened at Sibanye-Stillwater’s Kroondal mine, in Rustenburg, on Monday, which required 378 mineworkers being kept underground for safety reasons.
Sibanye on Tuesd…
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Canada-based major Barrick Gold said on Friday that it was prepared to deal with any manifestation of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, in, or near, its mines globally.
Drawing on experience gained combating Ebola outbreaks around its African operations, …
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Canada-based major Barrick Gold said on Friday that it was prepared to deal with any manifestation of the coronavirus, or Covid-19, in, or near, its mines globally.
Drawing on experience gained combating Ebola outbreaks around its African operations, …
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With the first case of coronavirus, or Covid-19, confirmed in South Africa, the Minerals Council South Africa has emphasised the importance of mitigating measures that need to be implemented in the mining industry. In early February, the council provid…
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Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has breathed a sigh of relief into the Pilbara after revealing that a member of its staff at the Christmas Creek operation had tested negative for the Covid-19. Reports emerged earlier this week that Fortescue had placed…
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Gold miner Medusa Mining has reported a fatal accident at its Co-O mine, in the Philippines. The ASX-listed company on Thursday said that preliminary indications were that a rockfall occurred within an area of the underground mine, resulting in fatal i…
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To further improve the administration of the State-owned administered compensation system of occupational lung diseases, the Minerals Council South Africa has entered into a three-year partnership, dubbed the co-governance model, with the Medical Burea…
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To further improve the administration of the State-owned administered compensation system of occupational lung diseases, the Minerals Council South Africa has entered into a three-year partnership, dubbed the co-governance model, with the Medical Burea…
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The Queensland government has established a new one-stop-shop support service for mining and quarry workers providing expert advice and support on lung disease.
The confidential hotline will be live on March 2, and will be open to current and former m…
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