Slope stability issues in a tailings dam wall at Vale’s Brazilian Gongo Soco mine have triggered a range of preparedness measures in anticipation of another dam wall failure. Vale reported that...
Tag - ground control
A roof fall at a Victorian gold mine left a worker shaken and unable to do his job three years later a court has heard. Worker installing ground support hears thump and whoosh of air behind him. The...
An operator buried the boom of an excavator while clearing material from a highwall. The incident has highlighted the need for effective ground control plans despite the working conditions. The NSW...
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) is seeking public comment on a suite of guidance materials developed for ground control for WA mining operations. The department has...
What happened? During charging of a perimeter hole on a development heading at an underground metalliferous mine, about 11 tonnes of rock fell from the middle and upper portions of the face, trapping...
By Carlos Gonzalez, general manager at geospatial technology provider 3D Laser Mapping discusses the importance of detecting a change in the mining sector. Implementing a safety management system in...
Summary: A continuous miner driver was hit in the back and knocked over by rib spall. He was found by another operator. Poor ribs had been identified but had not been barred down. Recommendations to...
Ian Downes was crushed to death under a collapsed wall last Thursday at Grasstree mine while pressure grouting the sides of an underground road. The 45-year-old contract coal miner was an employee...
