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Australian Mining Safety News and Articles


Australasian Mine Safety Journal is a print and digital publication that provides features and news articles relating to safe mining industry practices in Australia. The Australian Centre for Geomechanics (ACG) based at The University of Western Australia is hosting a number of international conferences this year.

The Australasian Mine Safety Journal has become the regions key mine safety information provider that is distributed to more than 3500 mine management, mine safety & environment professionals throughout the region every quarter.

Australian Mining Safety News and Articles published daily for mine safety professionals. The Australasian Mine Safety Journal has created a very important niche market that specifically targets those mine safety decision makers and provides comprehensive editorial content on the current trends and activities associated with mine safety across the Asia Pacific region.

For more information about Australia Mining News visit the site : http://www.amsj.com.au/

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