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'Culture of cover-ups' leads to Australia's most lethal mines

Marc Howe | September 24, 2012 | 2:40 am Precious Metals Australia Europe Gold Iron Ore 

A "culture of cover-ups" has led to a fatality rate for mines in mineral-rich Western Australia which is three times greater than that of any other Australian state. Figures recently released by Safe Work Australia for the period from 2007-08...

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