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Western Australia’s mining safety watchdog has released its June incident report, revealing a combined 338 notifiable and reportable incidents across the state’s operations, including several serious occurrences resulting in injuries and substantial corporate penalties.
The 2025 South Australian State Budget has landed with all the fanfare of a damp squib for the state’s mineral exploration and mining sector.
It’s not often that a guidance document—rather than an actual regulation—sends shockwaves through the mining sector.
What if you could fast-forward a century to see whether your rehabilitated mine landform holds its shape or collapses into a network of gullies?
At a recent seminar hosted by the Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner (OQMRC), one message rang clear: erosion and landscape evolution models are no longer just academic exercises—they’re digital crystal balls for mine closure planning.
A Queensland mine site has suffered a serious incident involving the loss of explosives after a significant rainfall event overwhelmed blast bench drainage systems—highlighting urgent shortcomings in drill and blast planning under extreme weather conditions.
A string of recent dangerous incidents across New South Wales mine sites has prompted the state’s Resources Regulator to renew calls for stricter controls and improved situational awareness in vehicle operations, following the release of its latest Weekly Incident Summary for the week ending 23 May 2025.
Today’s announcement that the Western Australian Government will partner with the National Native Title Tribunal to review the State’s Native Title and Aboriginal cultural heritage processes is a long-overdue and welcome step toward striking a more workable and respectful balance between heritage protection and economic development.
Three dangerous incidents in New South Wales mining operations – and two tragic fatalities overseas – have once again sharpened focus on frontline safety risks and the critical role of systems, supervision, and situational awareness.
A recent ammonia leak at a Western Australian manufacturing site has brought renewed attention to emergency release systems and operator response protocols after a shear coupling failed during a routine loading operation—triggering a toxic release that could have resulted in serious harm.
Speaking with characteristic frankness at the 2025 WA Environmental Regulatory Forum, Warren Pearce , CEO of AMEC (Association of Mining and Exploration Companies), set the tone not just for the day’s discussions—but for the resource sector’s expectations of government in the months ahead.
