What is a Safety Management System? A Safety Management System (SMS) is a structured, top-down and organisation-wide framework that helps businesses make better decisions around their daily operations. Safety Management Systems usually comprise four key pillars: safety policy, safety risk ...
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Australia’s iron ore hub of Port Hedland was cleared due to a cyclone threat.
Australia’s Pilbara Ports said on Friday that Port Hedland, the world’s biggest iron ore export hub, and the Western Australia ports of Ashburton, Cape Preston West, Dampier and Varanus Island were cleared due to the threat of a cyclone. Pilbara ...
Rio Tinto and Groupe CH introduce "Forged here," a celebration of the towns and individuals that produce aluminium in Quebec.
The partnership was started in 2023 and is still going strong today, highlighting Rio Tinto workers, local communities, and Québec-made, low-carbon, 100% recyclable aluminium. Rio Tinto today unveiled a new campaign called “Forged here,” which represents the next phase of ...
US provides rare earths miner Serra Verde with $565 million financing, stake option
The U.S. government has agreed a financing deal worth $565 million with Brazilian rare earths miner Serra Verde, which includes the option to take a minority equity stake, the firm said on Thursday. The deal is part of a wide-ranging ...
How Emesent is redefining safety, accuracy and decision-making in underground mines
Data lives where people shouldn’t Underground mining has always demanded a difficult trade-off: the most critical data often lies in the dangerous places where people can not access safely. Stopes, ore passes, headings, and old workings hold essential information for ...