Illawarra Region
It’s not every day you hear about two massive shafts being sunk side by side in Australian coal country, each with its own design, equipment, and risks.
Deep underground in the Illawarra, a battery electric transporter called Driftex is rewriting the rules of coal mining by beating diesel on safety, speed and cost.
A new compliance crackdown by the NSW Resources Regulator will see underground coal mines, tailings dams, and small-scale quarries come under fresh scrutiny as part of a statewide push to address safety risks and regulatory non-compliance from July through December 2025.
A serious underground incident in New South Wales has sparked renewed safety warnings across the mining sector after a worker was pinned between two heavy ventilation doors during a planned airflow change at a coal mine in the Wollongong region.
The NSW Resources Regulator has reported 37 incidents for the week ending 11 July 2025, including three dangerous occurrences involving haul truck collisions and a significant gas outburst at a coal mine, as part of its ongoing effort to improve mine site safety across the state.
The NSW Resources Regulator has released two major safety investigation reports highlighting systemic failings at two mining operations in the state, with one incident involving a serious underground fire at Perilya’s Broken Hill Southern Operations and another where an electrician suffered burns from an arc flash at Appin Mine North.
The NSW Resources Regulator has released its latest weekly incident summary for the period ending 30 May 2025, detailing 28 reportable incidents, including three serious events that highlight ongoing safety challenges in both underground and open cut coal mines.
A worker was injured earlier this month at a shaft-sinking project near Menangle, New South Wales, after being struck by a personnel conveyance descending the kibble well in an underground winder shaft.
The NSW Resources Regulator has issued a safety alert following a near miss involving a front-end loader and a light vehicle in an open cut mine, highlighting the risks of operator distraction and visibility limitations in mobile plant operations.
A surge in heavy vehicle rollovers across New South Wales mining operations has triggered a formal safety bulletin from the NSW Resources Regulator, urging immediate risk-based interventions to stem the trend.
