operational safety

Safety is not a line on a graph: mining must design it in from the start or risk repeating old mistakes in the critical minerals rush

Mining loves a neat correlation – tonnes per shift, dollars per ounce, emissions per unit, but as Peter Burton pointed out at AusIMM’s Critical Minerals 2025 in Perth, one thing that refuses to fit a tidy graph is safety performance.

By Jamie Wade on October 6, 2025
Safety, Occupational Health, Safety Training, Workforce, Innovation, Technology Adoption, Process Innovation, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation
Australia, Western Australia
Strategic Minerals, Lithium

Tailings triggers say green but bleed red as NSW audit reveals gaps in monitoring, muddled controls and a dangerous disconnect between plans and practice

When John Stacpoole, inspector of mines at the NSW Resources Regulator, took the stage at the Life of Mine | Mine Waste and Tailings 2025 Conference in Brisbane, he didn’t waste time on pleasantries.

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Content By Jamie Wade on August 27, 2025
Safety, Occupational Health, Emergency Response, ESG, Waste Management, Regulatory Adherence, Audit and Inspection, Environmental Stewardship, Mine Closure Planning, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, Crisis Management
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Central West Region, Cadia Valley

Winch sling failure, loader fire hazard and haul truck instability among latest NSW mine safety incidents

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.

By Staff Writer on June 9, 2025
Safety, Safety Training, Incident Reporting, Emergency Response, ESG, Legislative Updates, Audit and Inspection, Workforce, Training and Development, Health and Well-being Programs, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation
Australia, New South Wales, Hunter Valley, Illawarra Region, Central West Region, North America, United States, West Virginia
Energy Minerals, Coal (Thermal and Metallurgical)