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Rehabilitation guideline updated
… Under clause 12, in Schedule 8A of the Mining Regulation 2016 , mining lease holders must prepare a … code for each final land use and mining domain to spatially link rehabilitation …
Statewide tectonics
… important deposits of metallic minerals, coal and hydrocarbons that create jobs, … manufacturing on a firm base. The mining of coal from the Permian (280-260 million years …
Explosion-protected electrical plant
… Regulations, the operator of an underground coal mine must ensure that any plant used in a … used in a hazardous zone in an underground coal mine after 1 September 2028. In addition, … being used in hazardous zones at underground coal mines. Any Ex electrical plant identified …
1889 Hamilton Colliery
… and producing approximately 1,600 tonnes of coal per day. The workings of the pit were … been almost completely exhausted. Pillars of coal on which the roof rested were being … James Hodson (54). Further resources Serious Mining Disaster at Newcastle - Collapse in the …
1905 Stanford Merthyr Mine
… Stanford Merthyr mine was an underground coal mine employing close to 400 workers. At … producing approximately 600,000 tonnes of coal per annum using the bord and pillar method … - Clive Beauchamp, Journal of Australasian Mining History, October 2013 …
Incident reporting
… … Mine and petroleum site operators For all mining and petroleum matters, email … for compliance and enforcement of all coal seam gas exploration and production … compliance and enforcement matter related to coal seam gas, please refer to the EPA website …
Activity approval requirements
… or assessment lease) issued under the Mining Act 1992 is subject to a statutory … Act 1979. When prospecting is proposed on a mining lease, reference should be made to our … for most petroleum exploration, including coal seam gas; The Offshore Minerals Act 1999 …
Resources Regulator raises awareness of risk to workers of heavy vehicle collisions
… to the risk of collisions involving heavy mining equipment. The campaign, which was … into incidents involving heavy mining equipment has identified that … comprising of 256 work crews at 27 open-cut coal mines, and 2,700 workers comprising of 67 …
1923 Bellbird Mine Explosion
… It created a greater public awareness of mining safety and the need for emergency … of the Mines Rescue Service in NSW in 1925. Coal Services Mines Rescue continues to provide … training for rescue brigades in underground coal mines and has rescue stations in major …