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IN the past decade, the fluid power industry has reaped the rewards of a fast progression in technology and applications. However, what many organisations are now finding is that this rapid rate of change has created difficulties for workforces attempting to remain up to speed with current industry practices and hydraulic systems. This lag, combined with the growing number of industry experts who are retiring, has resulted in a substantial knowledge gap in the sector. When added to the existing dangers of working with hydraulics systems, this is producing a significant reduction in worksite safety. In 2010 and 2011, there were a total of 72 fluid injection injury claims made in the NSW coal industry alone: more than three times…

By Rachel Dally-Watkins 19 May, 2015 GINDALBIE METALS has nominated part of a pastoral station east of Geraldton, WA, for a proposed national radioactive waste management facility. The iron ore company, which holds a suit of tenements in the state’s Mid West region, including the Karara joint venture, nominated part of the 113,600 hectare Badja Station as a candidate site to store “intermediate level waste” and “low level waste created largely as a result of medical and other scientific procedures”. Gindalbie stated that it undertook a program of consultation with local communities and stakeholders prior to making the submission; however representatives from the Morawa Shire, which is about 70km from the site, claimed the proposal came as a surprise. “I…

APEX Minerals is set to sell its second gold project in as many months, in line with its new company strategy. The company announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with Ever Prosperity Investment in March for the $50 million sale of its Wiluna gold mine in WA. In return, Ever Prosperity would immediately subscribe for 8,333,333 Apex shares at $0.06 per share for a total subscription of $500,000. As part of the MOU, Apex provided Ever Prosperity with an exclusive 60-day due diligence period during which the shares would be held by a third party. The transaction followed the February sale of Apex’s Youanmi gold project to Infinity Fame for $15 million; the first step under the…

LEADING Caterpillar dealer WesTrac is to build a technology training facility in the WA town of Collie focused on providing courses in autonomous operations. The centre will be the only Caterpillar Autonomous Training Facility in the world apart from Caterpillar’s own testing and training ground in Arizona, USA. The facility will be developed on land owned by Bluewaters Farm Holdings in Collie’s Coolangatta Industrial Estate. The project is supported by a grant through the Collie Futures Fund, awarded to WesTrac by the State Government’s Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. The announcement was made at a ground-turning event in Collie attended by WA Premier Mark McGowan, Regional Development Minister Alannah MacTiernan, Collie-Preston MLA Mick Murray and WesTrac CEO Jarvas…