The Argyle mine has been closed for a year. Now its famous ...
The company is planning to resurrect the Ellendale diamond mine in WA's north, famous for its production of rare fancy yellow diamonds. But it plans to make the Argyle Stella the centrepiece of ...
Massive sparkler found at Argyle - MiningNews.net
Gem-quality white diamonds greater than 20 carats have comprised around 0.00007% of Argyle's production since 1983. "Argyle Octavia is unique in its size, shape and beautiful provenance and will take its place in Argyle's history as one of a few special large white diamonds ever to be produced from the mine," Argyle Diamonds general manager Andrew Wilson said.
January 19, 2021 Fatality - Final Report | Mine Safety and ...
FAI-6781141-1 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION REPORT OF INVESTIGATION Surface (Construction Sand and Gravel) Powered Haulage Accident January 19, 2021 Hansen Pit Geneva Rock Products, Inc. Draper, Salt Lake City, Utah ID 42-02107 Accident Investigator Ernesto A. Vasquez Mine Safety and Health Inspector …
Argyle Diamond Mine Open Pit - ausimm.com
The Argyle diamond mine is located in the East Kimberley area of Western Australia, some 100 km south of the town of Kununurra. The diamondiferous Argyle olivine-lamproite diatreme was discovered in August 1979. Production began in December 1985 at a planned throughput of 3 Mtpa to recover 25 million carats of diamonds. Presently, Argyle is the world's largest producer of natural diamonds and ...
Argyle worker dies in truck accident - MiningNews.net
Argyle worker dies in truck accident. A MINE worker died early this morning at Rio Tinto's Argyle diamond mine in an accident involving two large haul trucks. The Western Australian Department of Industry and Resources said the man suffered fatal injuries after the haul truck he was driving was struck by another similar vehicle.
NorthParkes Airblast 1999- Mining Accident Database
On the 24th of November 1999, NorthParkes E26 Mine was in a maintenance shutdown, there were approximately 65 persons working undergound at about 2:50 pm. A catastrophic event occurred over a period of about 4 minutes, where the ore body above the cave back collapsed into the void, creating an air blast wich travelled through underground ...
Biden cancels Keystone XL, Anaconda's future for Argyle ...
Chinese mine rescuers are drilling a 711-millimetre-diameter shaft to save miners trapped underground after an explosion at the Hushan gold mine near Yantai, China, as reported by Al Jazeera.A total of 22 workers were trapped underground after an explosion on Jan. 10, but only a group of 10 known survivors are in communication with the rescue team and are receiving food and medical supplies.
Autonomous truck and water cart collide on site UPDATE ...
OZ Minerals initiative turns waste into wealth. An autonomous haul truck and a manned water cart have collided on BHP's Jimblebar iron ore mine site. The incident marks one of …
Argyle diamond mine - Wikipedia
The Argyle Diamond Mine is a diamond mine located in the East Kimberley region in the remote north of Western Australia.Argyle was at times the largest diamond producer in the world by volume (14 million carats in 2018), although the proportion of gem-quality diamonds was low.It is the only known significant source of pink and red diamonds (producing over 90% of the world's supply), and ...
Argyle Diamond Mine | Odyssey Traveller
Argyle Diamond Mine. Amongst a wealth of natural wonders in the Kimberley region of Western Australia sits one of the state's most unique tourist attractions – the Argyle Diamond Mine – until recently the world's largest single producer of natural-coloured diamonds. Famous for producing the rare and highly desired pink diamond, at one point the mine accounted for 90% of the world's ...
1 killed in Taylor County gravel pit incident
By Heather Poltrock. Published: Oct. 1, 2021 at 1:37 PM PDT. LUBLIN, Wis. (WSAW) - The Taylor County Sheriff's Department said one person has died following an incident at a …
New Zealand Mine Accident Index (updated 26 Apr 2014 ...
New Zealand Mine Accident Index (updated 26 Apr 2014) A0128 Sherard Collection. Russell L. & Lyn Wood Mining History Archive, Arthur Lakes Library, Colorado School of Mines ... J COAL PIT HEATH N C-3: 20 1887 16 1887OCT26 ARBUCKLE, J BRUNNER N C-4:19 1888 1 ... WILLIAM ARGYLE PIT 43 N C-3B:12 1898 1 1897SEP14 BENNETT, RICHARD TAIPO N C-3A:61 1898 1
The world's worst coal mining disasters
The Benxihu colliery disaster occured on 26 April 1942 in the Honkeiko coal mine, located near Benxi in the Liaoning province of China. It led to the deaths of 1,549 lives and is believed to be the worst coal mining disaster ever. The fatal explosion of the underground coal mine was caused by a mixture of gas and coal dust.
Most Amazing Open-pit Mines in The World (diamonds, gold ...
Contribute to the Project: Bingham Canyon Mine, also known as the Kennecott Copper Mine, is an open-pit mining oper...
Incidents and Near Missing in Mining - Australian Mining
Rio Tinto has recorded record-breaking results from its 2021 Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender and Once in a Blue Moon Tender, considered to be the final diamond tenders from the defunct Argyle mine. # ...
Fatality and Catastrophe Investigation Summaries ...
Fatality and Catastrophe Investigation Summaries, (OSHA 170 form), are developed after OSHA conducts an inspection in response to a fatality or catastrophe. The summaries provide a complete description of the incident, generally including events leading to the incident and causal factors. These summaries can be easily searched by keyword, text ...
The iconic Argyle diamond mine delivers its final production
After 37 years of operations and having exhausted its economic reserves, the iconic Argyle mine in the remote east Kimberley region of Western Australia has celebrated its …
The Argyle Mines' 2020 Closure: What It Might Mean for ...
The Argyle mine's impending closing is a tragedy for colored diamond lovers, but it presents investors with a unique opportunity to lock in large returns by buying the rarest varieties of stones (pink, blue, and red) ahead of the mine's closure at the end of 2020.
Argyle Pink Diamond Mine Closing Next Year Sends Prices ...
For 30 years, jeweler John Calleija has been purchasing rare gems from Rio Tinto Group's Argyle mine in remote Western Australia, home to 90% of …
Accident at Glencore mine kills at least 41 in Congo | Reuters
The accident occurred in the KOV open-pit mine at the Kamoto Copper Company (KCC) concession, in which Glencore subsidiary Katanga Mining owns a …
The Kimberley Diamond Mine - Israeli Diamond
The Kimberley Diamond Mine. The Kimberley diamond mine is a combination open-pit and underground diamond mine in Kimberley, South Africa. At the center of the site lies the 'Big Hole', with nearly a half-kilometer wide diameter and a depth of 215 meters. Before diamonds were discovered at the site of the mine, two Dutch pioneers, Johannes ...
Australia's biggest diamond mine is running out of diamonds
Argyle has been in operation since 1983, first as an open pit and then from 2013 as an underground operation, producing more than 95% of Australia's diamonds.
Coal Mining History of Kintyre | The Road to Drumleman ...
The following information is from the Scottish Mining website and regards the deaths of Neil Smith (collier), Daniel McPhail, (collier) and James Todd (bottomer) at the Kilkivan Pit, Drumlemble, near Campbeltown. We previously published a blog entry about this incident, Lines on an Accident at Coalhill. (It seems that the names Donald/Daniel and James/John were interchangeable).
Closure - Rio Tinto
Argyle Diamond Mine. Following the last production from the Argyle mine in 2020, we anticipate that it will take five years to decommission and dismantle the mine and undertake rehabilitation, followed by a further period of time for monitoring.. Argyle continues to employ people post-mining to work on rehabilitation and monitoring, continuing to pay wages and contributing to the local economy.
Rio Tinto closes Argyle diamond mine after 37 years ...
The Argyle ore body, a single pipe known as AK1, was discovered in October 1979. Alluvial operations began in 1983, open pit mining kicked off …
One person dead after gravel incident in Taylor County
Published: Oct. 1, 2021 at 2:46 PM PDT. TOWN OF MAPLEHURST, Wis. (WEAU) - One person is dead after a gravel pit incident in Taylor County Friday morning. The man found dead has been identified as ...
The iconic Argyle diamond mine delivers its final production
The Argyle ore body, a single pipe known as AK1, was discovered in October 1979. Alluvial operations began in 1983, open pit mining began in 1985 and the mine became a fully underground operation in 2013.
On Diamonds, Mining and Incident Management - MINING.COM
Mining ended at Argyle in 2020 after 37 years of production, during which the mine was the source of 90% of the world's prized pink stones.
consequences - argyle diamond mine
economic argyle mine is producing 90% of world's diamonds being the biggest diamond mine in the world, making lots of job opportunities for people, 520 workers are working in and out shifts going in and out from the mine, this mine brings more people around the area as it usually is an isolated area is now the biggest diamond mine bringing average 8 million carats annually. the argyle mine has ...
St Hilda's Colliery Explosion - Northern Mine Research ...
Joseph Argyle. Thomas Cooper. Mr. Mather, in the Report for 1852 stated: On one unfortunate occasion, a fall of the roof took place, within a couple of yards of the mouth of the pit, and we found fourteen or fifteen men lying dead together.