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Opal prospecting in NSW

… prospecting methods Opal is found by working underground from shafts, by auger/percussion …

Paying royalties

… 400 metres, 9.8 per cent for coal extracted underground but above 400 metres, and 10.8 per …

Report

Quarterly report - Fires on mobile plant April–June 2019 (PDF, 2.45 MB)

… period include autonomous vehicles andnine underground fires … Quarterly report - Fires on …

Mobile plant fires reported during this period include autonomous vehicles andnine underground fires
Guide

MDG 15 Mobile and transportable plant for use on mines and petroleum sites (PDF, 1.46 MB)

… ansportable-plant-for-use-at-mines-other-than-underground-coal-mines-2020-version.pdf (1.46 … to mobile and transportable plant for use at underground coal mines … MDG 15 Mobile and …

This guide does not apply to mobile and transportable plant for use at underground coal mines
Report

TAp Report - Ground or strata failure - metalliferous mines (PDF, 541.3 KB)

… to the risk of ground or strata failure in underground metalliferous mines. … TAp Report - …

This report summarises the findings of assessments undertaken in relation to the risk of ground or strata failure in underground metalliferous mines.
Safety alert

Lift arm failure on load haul dump (LHD) (PDF, 281.65 KB)

… (281.65 KB) … Load haul dumps (LHDs) in underground coal mines are multipurpose utility …

Load haul dumps (LHDs) in underground coal mines are multipurpose utility vehicles, often used to lift personnel or material in work baskets, with other workers assisting in close proximity to the machine.
Report

Compliance audit program Mandalong Coal Mine (PDF, 2.79 MB)

… (2.79 MB) … Mandalong Coal Mine is an underground coal mine located about five …

Mandalong Coal Mine is an underground coal mine located about five kilometres south of the village of Awaba in the Lake Macquarie region of NSW.
Safety bulletin

Strata failure (PDF, 615.71 KB)

… notifications of strata failures across 11 underground coal mines in NSW in the past year. …

There have been 30 notifications of strata failures across 11 underground coal mines in NSW in the past year. A review of incidents that were reported to the Resources Regulator indicates the actual or potential consequences of these incidents is becoming
Report

Consolidated report: Air quality or dust or other airborne contaminants - stage 2 - coal mines below surface (PDF, 521.28 KB)

… or other airborne contaminants within the underground coal industry which covered 19 …

This report summarises the assessment findings from stage two of the planned inspection program for air quality or dust or other airborne contaminants within the underground coal industry which covered 19 mines between January 2021 and February 2022.
Information release

Investigation Information Release (IIR22-03) Worker's leg fractured during strata support work in a coal mine drift (PDF, 641.76 KB)

… strata support work in the drift of an underground coal mine when a personnel car, …

A worker suffered a fractured leg when hit by bolting equipment. The worker was undertaking strata support work in the drift of an underground coal mine when a personnel car, that travelled on rail tracks attached to a rope and drum winder system, travell