AcademicsThe Merc2025-07-31T10:54:05+08:00
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MERC 2011 – 360° Mining Rescue
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Outcomes
- Established long-standing connections within Western Australian mining rescue community
- Kick-started a competitive series of challenges designed to test essential rescue skills under high-pressure scenarios
- Set the foundations for continued community engagement with MERC
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•Participation:12 teamsrepresenting9 companies, with overall winning team – Sunrise Dam (Anglo Gold Ashanti)
•Charity support: $46,000 for Miners’ Promise
•80 people involved as volunteers
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The major sponsors who made it possible:
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Fortescue Mining Group (FMG)
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Our founding sponsors: PWR, Pilbara Access1and Red Earth Health Solutions
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