A new Queensland company has purchased its fourth Bowen Basin coal mine, employing 275 workers to reopen a coalmine.
The liquidator of a company involved in a Tasmanian gold mine has been removed from the role, with a federal judge ruling the man had made "a serious error of judgement" and had failed to properly investigate the company.
Friends, community leaders and fellow Beaconsfield mine disaster survivor Brant Webb pay tribute to Todd Russell, who they say was a great mate and dedicated to his town.
Beaconsfield mine collapse survivor Todd Russell has announced he is leaving hospital treatment and will "see out his days" at home surrounded by his family, amid a battle with his health.
Emergency response teams from some of WA's biggest mines have been put through their paces hundreds of metres underground for the annual mine rescue competition.