Chief Inspector, Coal Mines, Jacques Le Roux
Following the completion of a mining engineer degree in 1993, Jacques’ career in coal mining began in South Africa with Anglo American. In South Africa he earned his mine managers certification and professional engineer registration and worked in a range of roles including, ERZ controller, longwall superintendent and mine manager.
In 2003 Jacques moved to Australia with Anglo Coal taking on roles including undermanager, senior mining engineer and ventilation officer. In 2008 he became mine manager at BHP Crinium Mine, and then at various Centennial Coal operations.
Jacques has a long association with the Queensland Mines Rescue Service and a passion for improving safety in mines. In 2021, he bought his extensive experience and qualifications to RSHQ as a mine inspector and is acting in the Chief Inspector of Coal Mines role following the retirement of Peter Newman.