SAFETY

A miner's triumph over black lung

Queensland miner tells his story as research gets $500,000 funding boost

61 year old miner, Julian Barnsdale, suffers from dust lung disease.

61 year old miner, Julian Barnsdale, suffers from dust lung disease.

Julian Barnsdale had worked in mines for 45 years when he received life-changing news —  ironically, while still underground.  Barnsdale had been diagnosed with silicosis and coal worker's pneumoconiosis,...

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A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the mining sector, brought to you by the Mining Monthly Intelligence team.

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