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Resources Regulator to start targeted awareness campaign with coal workers to address risk of collisions between heavy mining equipment
… The NSW Resources Regulator will kick off an … specifically target mine workers to address the risk of collisions involving heavy mining equipment. The Resources Regulator’s Chief Inspector …
Investigation into alleged illegal mining at Sapphire (near Inverell)
… that illegal mining was occurring on the property. Upon entry, Inspectors observed … a large excavator and a dump truck in the vicinity of Frazers Creek. Inspectors … earth and material was being loaded into the truck and transported to a nearby site and …
Fires on mobile plant safety
… Fires on mobile plant are dangerous for the operator when they: are subjected to adverse heat if trapped within the cabin are burned by flames inhale smoke … and/or toxic products of combustion from the fire fall while exiting large mining …
Geophysical surveys
… Geophysics is the study of the physical characteristics of surface and … density and natural radioactivity. … The Geological Survey of NSW (GSNSW) conducts …
NSW geology phone maps
… maps are now available to download using the ArcGIS Field Maps mobile application. ArcGIS Field Maps is the new replacement for the ArcGIS Explorer app platform provided by …
Case Studies
… Woodsreef Mine is a legacy asbestos mine in the NSW Northern Tablelands. Open cut mining … occurred at Woodsreef from 1919 to 1923. The Chrysotile Corporation of Australia carried … 100 million tonnes (Mt) of mined material. The remediation of Woodsreef Mine has been …
Russell Vale coal mine prohibition notice
… The NSW Resources Regulator has been working closely with the operator of Russell Vale coal mine since an … event in April 2022. Since this incident the Regulator has significantly increased its …
Worker injured during lifting activity
… The Regulator has launched an investigation … plate attached to an overhead crane. The worker had finished repairing a haul truck and was using the crane to remove the lifting plate from the …
Webinar: New standard conditions on mining leases
… Online … To support the implementation of the new standard conditions for rehabilitation as set out in Schedule 8A of the Mining Regulation 2016, the department has …
Worker injured by failed components during mobile jaw crusher maintenance
… of a mobile jaw crusher, was struck on the ear by failed components whilst using a chain assembly. The chain assembly had been connected between the excavator and components of the hydraulic …