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Metalliferous Mining in Australia and Dust Generation - A GRT Review - Part Two

Posted by Troy Adams on January 20, 2021 at 1:16

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

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Metalliferous Mining in Australia - A GRT Review - Part One

Posted by Troy Adams on January 18, 2021 at 7:18

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

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How dangerous is coal dust? Part One – A Historical Look at Coal Mining in Queensland

Posted by Troy Adams on August 11, 2020 at 3:13
All mining has the potential to be acutely dangerous, with factors such as collisions, cave-ins, and explosions being very obvious hazards. The impact on health – although as we note having been observed for hundreds of years, has been better underst
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