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MANAGEMENT

Recoil spring snaps and hits wall

The fragment penetrated the shed wall at a height of about 6.5m.

25 January 2022

MANAGEMENT

BHP fined after metal shard hits worker

BHP fined after another metal shard ejection incident at Whaleback.

21 January 2022

SURFACE

Nickol River test pits approved

Cyclone Metals director Will Scott said he looked forward to getting his boots on the ground.

20 January 2022

ENVIRONMENT

Speak up, DMIRS says

Evidence to inquiry suggests a level of under reporting.

26 November 2021

ENVIRONMENT

Guerinoni in the dock

Guerinoni pleaded not guilty but was convicted and fined $230,000 plus costs of $75,000.

19 October 2021

ENVIRONMENT

September safety call

Mining sector rocked by two fatalities at mines in WA's Pilbara this month.

30 September 2021

ENVIRONMENT

Work platform warnings

Third potentially serious incident involving the use of WP and ITC combinations underground.

01 September 2021

ENVIRONMENT

Worrying trend on WA mines

Sexual assault reports on WA mines have risen sharply in past three years.

05 July 2021

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