Safety Pledge As Beaconsfield Says Mine To Reopen By March

BEACONSFIELD Gold's northern Tasmanian mine, where a rock fall last year killed a miner and trapped two others for two weeks, will be reopened by March, almost 11 months after the accident forced its closure.

Beaconsfield In Bid For Allstate

AFTER months of effort, Beaconsfield Gold - the minority partner in the Beaconsfield goldmine joint venture in Tasmania - looks set to simplify the complex ownership structure of the mine as it prepares to reopen it.

Pledges Still Safe

THE Australian Workers Union (AWU) says Hunter Valley money given to the family of Beaconsfield mine victim Larry Knight will reach its destination, after concerns were raised about the slow progress of the fund.