The 2019 SAMERC competitions were held at the OZ Minerals Prominent Hill Mine Site. The events were held over the 3 days with 6 participating teams (Prominent Hill, Olympic Dam, Perilya, SIMEC, Carrapateena and Cadia Valley).
The event results were:
Theory - Olympic Dam
UG Search and Rescue - Cadia Valley
Fire Fighting/Aviation - Prominent Hill
First Aid - Cadia Valley
Rope Rescue - Olympic Dam
BA Search and Rescue - Perilya
Skills Event - Carrapateena
Road Crash Rescue - Prominent Hill
HAZMAT - Olympic Dam
Congratulations to the BHP Olympic Dam team who won the overall perpetual trophy with an overall total percentage of 78.6%.
Thanks to our event sponsors and the 19 Adjudicators, 48 Team Members,12 Casualties and 20 Volunteers that helped make the 10th annual South Australian Mines Rescue Competitions a great success.