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The hierarchy of controls should underpin the dust control strategy adopted for metalliferous mining, so that occupational exposure to metalliferous dust can be controlled. Several metalliferous dust control measures may be required, and these contro

Inhalable and respirable dust in metalliferous mining is generated from mining activities such as drilling, extraction, crushing, hauling, stockpiling and processing of minerals. The workers in mines and processing plants bear the brunt of exposure t

Globally, Australia’s metalliferous industry is a force to be reckoned with, from a production and trade perspective and is considered amongst the most lucrative in the world. Dating back to the mid-1800s when the first gold rush came to fore, Austra