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Regulatory framework for tailings storage facilities

… hazard they present to the environment, the safety of workers and the community. … The … and operation of tailings facilities. Dam Safety Act 2015 Dam Safety NSW Dam Safety NSW is responsible …

Captains Flat (Lake George) Mine

… the mine closed to manage erosion, improve safety and control tailings pollution from the … work commenced in November 2023 to improve safety and environmental outcomes. The project … works to rectify subsidence issues 2014 – dam maintenance, spillway repair and …

Opal mining

… protection, rehabilitation, work health and safety at opal prospecting and mine sites.  The … and water is pumped from the water supply dam and mixed with the opal dirt. The fine … the bottom and is released into the sediment dam. The coarse fraction is transferred onto a …

Safety alert

Safety alert SA22-02 stranded worker rescued from active tailings dam (PDF, 437.5 KB) … -stranded-worker-rescued-from-active-tailings-dam.pdf (437.5 KB) … stranded worker rescued from tailings damSafety alert SA22-02 stranded worker …

stranded worker rescued from tailings dam

New compliance priorities to elevate mine safety and mine rehabilitation standards in NSW

… mines Mobile plant work platform attachments Safety management systems for Tier 2 quarries … and groundwater management, and tailings dam management Compliance with exploration …

Worker exposed to risk of serious injury while refuelling petrol-powered water pump

… on 25 November 2024.  A worker drove to a dam in the northwest corner of the quarry to … hazards and manage risks to health and safety in accordance with the provisions of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 and Work Health and Safety

Ottery Mine

… to the smelter site where only a tailings dam and three water dams remain. Remediation … of the slimes dump Minor repairs to the dam wall adjacent to the Ottery tailings storage facility Installation of safety mesh over mine shafts and stopes …