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Australia joins hands in name of safety

Australia is on the verge of a break-though for a more uniform and consistent approach to safety and health in mining across the country’s jurisdictions.

The cost of freight

An in-depth analysis of rising freight rates.

Do longwalls fall behind surface in IT know-how?

International Longwall News speaks to Colin Merriman on concerns that underground coal mine's usage of the available IT for real time analysis is drastically lagging.

Wetting agent riddle

Why do some water additives work for coal dust suppression in longwall operations but not in others? International Longwall News looks at what one research organisation is doing to solve this puzzle.

Coal borrows from oil

ACARP and Velseis look to break open new seismic technologies.

Ulan puts the squeeze on water

New South Wales Ulan mine attempts an industry first for managing its surplus mine water through irrigation.

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