Gallery & Results | SAMERC 2024

The South Australian Mines Emergency Response Competition showcased essential life-saving skills, with SIMEC Mining taking home the overall trophy.

Held over the weekend of October 18-20, 2024, in Roxby Downs, South Australia, the event brought together emergency response teams from South Australia, New South Wales, and New Zealand. These skilled professionals faced realistic emergency scenarios, demonstrating their preparedness and expertise.

This year's competition attracted a large crowd and featured one of South Australia's biggest public displays of mining equipment. Over two action-packed days, nine teams competed from sites such as Cadia Valley, Carrapateena, Jacinth Ambrosia, Kanmantoo Copper, Olympic Dam, Prominent Hill, SIMEC Whyalla, CSA Mine, and Oceana Gold NZ; marking our largest event in SAMERC's 15-year history.

The event results were:

Theory - SIMEC Mining

Industrial Rescue - BHP Olympic Dam

Fire Fighting - Oceana Gold NZ

First Aid - BHP Olympic Dam

Rope Rescue - BHP Prominent Hill

Road Crash Rescue - SIMEC Mining

Team Skills - BHP Carrapateena

Breathing Apparatus Search & Rescue - SIMEC Mining

Confined Space Rescue - BHP Olympic Dam

Underground Rescue - Cadia Valley

Best Team Captain - SIMEC Mining

Chairman's Award - Hillgrove Resources Kanmantoo
For the team that best demonstrates the value of SAMERC's aims through training, desire to learn, seeking knowledge and feedback from adjudicators, teamwork and building relationships within the community.

Congratulations to the SIMEC Mining team who won the overall perpetual trophy.

Thanks to our event sponsors, adjudicators, team members, casualties and volunteers that helped make the 15th annual South Australian Mines Rescue Competitions a great success.