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Safety

The Resources Regulator has published a compliance priority report looking into the air quality of 16 metalliferous underground mines

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Safety

The Opal Miners' Safety Awareness Course is now an online format. The online course is free and flexible, allowing participants to complete

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Compliance

The NSW Resources Regulator has published its Compliance Priorities for January - June 2024 which sets out the key compliance priorities and

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Safety

The Work Health and Safety (Mines and Petroleum Sites) Regulation 2022, which came into effect last year, has marked a significant milestone

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Safety

The Opal Miners' Safety Awareness Course will become an online format from Monday, 13 November 2023. The online course will be free and is

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Consultation

A discussion paper on the maintenance of competence scheme requirements for practising certificates for certain safety-critical roles under

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Exploration

Mining Exploration and Geoscience have published an updated webpage including a new fact sheet and video animation on NSW Environmental

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Safety

Emergency response capabilities have been put to the test during a mine collapse large-scale emergency exercise at the Wambo Underground

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Legislation

On Tuesday, 24 October 2023, the Mining Amendment (Mineral Claims – Opal) Act 2023 came into law. The Act amended the Mining Act 1992 to

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Consultation

The NSW Resources Regulator will use feedback on its Vehicle Interaction Controls in NSW Mines Discussion Paper to help shape its regulatory

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Exploration

The NSW Government has approved an application from Peel Mining Limited to conduct underground drilling for the Mallee Bull Copper Project

Updates to exploration activity application

Investigation

A worker assisting with tracking the belt on a mobile screen was seriously injured when his arm became entangled in the screen’s rotating

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