Teams from Peak Gold Mines (PGM) and CSA Mine recently joined eight other teams from mines across NSW and Queensland to test their skills at the 2019 NSW Mines Rescue Challenge. Held over three days in West Wyalong, the challenge tested crews with drills in firefighting, first aid, road crash […]
Air quality was the focus of Peak Gold Mines’ (PGM) community information session at the Cobar Bowling & Golf Club last Wednesday night. The meeting, which also included a site tour for members of the public to see what a vent rise looked like first hand, is one of a […]
Aurelia Metals has declared it is no longer interested in purchasing CSA Mine. Aurelia’s executive chairman and CEO Cobb Johnstone, who recently took over the role from Jim Simpson, made the announcement last week following continuing speculation and commentary in the market regarding Aurelia’s interest in CSA Mine and a […]
Aurelia Metals Limited (AMI) has confirmed it has held “preliminary discussions” with Glencore in relation to the potential purchase of Cobar’s CSA Mine. Aurelia owns the Peak Gold Mines and Hera Mine near Nymagee. The company released a “clarifying statement” to the ASX last week following a question raised at […]
Two years after the death of a worker at the Peak Gold Mine, the NSW Resources Regulator has begun prosecution proceedings in the District Court against the mine. The Regulator will allege Mark Brilley, a local contract worker, died at the mine after working in hot and inadequately ventilated conditions […]
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) is concerned the protracted uncertainty of employment at Peak Gold Mines (PGM) is having a detrimental effect on the mental health and safety of their members. AWU NSW Branch vice president Ron Cowdrey and organiser Brock Skelton were in Cobar last week to meet with […]
The Australian Workers Union (AWU) has called on Aurelia Metals, the owner of Peak Gold Mines, to put the transfer of the mining workforce to contractor Pybar Mining Services on hold while a number of urgent issues are resolved. AWU NSW Branch vice president Ron Cowdrey said on Monday the […]
Aurelia Metals management has told Peak Gold Mines employees the company will be making the transition from “owner-mining” to “contract-mining”. Management held a meeting with employees onsite on Tuesday morning to detail the plans. Since Aurelia Metals’ announcement of their intention to purchase the Peak Gold Mine (PGM) in November […]
Approximately 40 staff lost their jobs at Peak Gold Mines last week as part of the mine’s new owner Aurelia Metals Ltd’s plan to cut costs to extend the life of the mine. Aurelia’s managing director and CEO Jim Simpson told The Cobar Weekly that while redundancies are never good, […]
David Pelchen will take over as the general manager of Peak Gold Mines from next month. The announcement was made yesterday as Aurelia Metals Ltd officially took ownership of the mine. Mr Pelchen is a mining engineer with extensive operational experience in underground operations in Australia, New Zealand, China and […]
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