Tag: mining accident
Samarco to stay shut, BHP to cut 40% of workforce via voluntary redundancies
BHP Billiton has announced that it plans to cut 40% of its workforce at the Samarco iron ore operation in Brazil through voluntary redundancies.
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Mining accident at the Austar mine kills two men
An accident at Yancoal’s Austar mine claimed the lives of two miners who were working 500 metres below the surface when the accident occurred....