Category: Mining

Miners from all walks of life find success in emergency response action
f you are looking for proof that successful emergency response team members come from all mining walks of life, look no further than Evolution Mining’s Mungari Operations.
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Sisters aren’t just doing it for themselves
When Rowena Leslie and Katrina Stubbs were looking for inspiration to start a small business in the Goldfields, they turned to an industry that was well-entrenched in their family.
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Giant wind turbines to power major WA nickel processing operations
A wind farm with turbines measuring 200m in height is set to help provide the power requirements of three of BHP’s major nickel processing operations in WA.
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Tech makes resources careers much more than a virtual reality
Thanks to augmented and virtual reality, workers don't even have to go to site to learn key skills or diagnose technical issues.
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The program bringing an extra sense of family to WA mine sites
When workers experience mental health challenges on site, it isn't always obvious who to turn to. But a new initiative is changing that.
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New coin incorporates WA’s ‘most valuable’ gem
The pink diamonds may have stopped coming out of Argyle, but that doesn’t mean new uses aren’t being found for them.
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Sad demise for the giant plane which captivated WA
The Antonov An-225 drew tens of thousands of spectators when it touched down in Perth in 2016.
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World-first as electric underground mining-truck goes on trial in WA’s Goldfields
The electrification of WA’s mining sector is set to step up a notch with the trial of the world’s largest battery-electric underground mining truck in the north-eastern Goldfields.
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‘Never experienced anything like it’: ex-Cyclone Anika whips through WA mine site
The former cyclone was still packing plenty of punch as it wound its way through the Pilbara interior.
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‘I didn’t know what I was applying for…I just wanted a job’
Twenty years after having no idea what he wanted to do with his life, Michael Worthington is now a major employer in Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
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