When Elsabe Muller, president and vice president operations of Alcoa Australia, took the stage at Optus Stadium for the WA Mining Club’s July luncheon, she knew the audience expected candour.
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.
Alcoa of Australia has been fined $400,000 and ordered to pay court costs after a caustic soda spill at its Kwinana alumina refinery injured multiple workers—including school students on work experience placement.
