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The Resources Regulator Portal can be used by title holders and authorised agents to lodge a range of applications, plans and reports

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Standard conditions of exploration licences and assessment leases require the consent of the Minister prior to exploring on any part of the

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Rehabilitation

The requirements to obtain the consent of the Minister prior to conducting exploration activities in an exempted area recently changed

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Rehabilitation

The standard conditions of mining leases (see Schedule 8A in Mining Regulation 2016) require mines to prepare and publish a forward program

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Investigation

A worker suffered a serious laceration to his ear when he was hit by a crowbar he was using to push out a securing pin while moving a 9.8

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Event

The Resources Regulator is partnering with the NSW Minerals Council to deliver a second NSW Mining Proximity Detection/Collision Avoidance

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Competence

The Resources Regulator workers portal has been upgraded to improve navigation for practising certificate holders. The update includes

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Event

A record-breaking 270 industry representatives from across all sectors attended the 30th annual Electrical Engineering Safety Seminar (EESS)

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Investigation

The Regulator has launched an investigation into an incident in which a teenager was seriously injured at a quarry near Tamworth. The 3

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Media releases

On Wednesday 9 November 2022, a Wauchope limestone mine and its director were convicted and fined in Downing Centre Local Court for

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Safety

Key findings and recommendations from a targeted intervention program on ground or strata failure in the underground coal industry are now

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Mining

The Resources Regulator has released a technical reference guide detailing management benchmarks and legislative requirements of winding

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