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Legacy mines site risk assessments
… The Legacy Mines Program (LMP) uses a modern … approach that helps effectively prioritise the sites for rehabilitation or remediation. … … Approach This involves: data management for the effective evaluation of the program …
Person at risk from flyrock at quarry
… On 8 April 2021, a person was inside the exclusion zone when a blast was initiated at the Cootamundra Quarry, Cootamundra NSW. The person did not suffer any physical injury …
Webinar: Issues with submission of forecast disturbance and rehabilitation spatial data
… has been submitted by mining companies under the new provisions of Schedule 8A of the Mining Regulation 2016. As part of the review, the Regulator have identified …
Online Opal Miners' Safety Awareness Course
… The Opal Miners' Safety Awareness Course is now an online format. The online course is free and flexible, allowing participants to complete the course in their own time. Face-to-face …
Online applications for competence certificates now available
… and certificates of competence through the Mine Workers section of the Regulator portal (with the exception of Quarry manager Tier-2). A …
Investigation report published after near collision between haul truck and light vehicle
… The NSW Resources Regulator has published an … and did not see a light vehicle stopped at the intersection. To prevent a collision, the haul truck operator steered the truck into …
Untapped potential unearthed in NSW Critical Minerals and High-Tech Metals Strategy
… The NSW Government will deliver a $250 million … critical minerals projects and will examine the implementation of a rapid assessment … framework for minerals mining projects. The initiatives are the first actions of the …
Causal investigation report: Collapse of shaft collar
… published a causal investigation report into the catastrophic failure of an underground … mud from a blind bore drilling shaft. The mine had foreseen the risk of inrush and to eliminate or minimise …
Small mines webinar recordings available here
… The Small Mines team wrapped up their 2021 webinar series this week, with the second of two online events taking place … More than 60 industry members attended the Small Mines Industry Snapshot – 2021 …
Underground coal electrical engineers' forum
… Penrith … The underground coal electrical engineers' … forum is a collaborative meeting, hosted by the NSW Resources Regulator, to share knowledge across the electrical engineering discipline. Our …