Established in 1999, MineARC Systems is now the global leader in the manufacture and supply of emergency safe-refuge to the underground mining, tunneling, and petrochemical industries. MineARC also designs and manufactures emergency refuge for residential communities commonly at risk from bush / forest fires – a seasonal concern across many parts of Australia and the US.

Emergency refuge forms an integral part of an underground mine, tunnel or petrochemical operation’s wider Emergency Response Plan (ERP). Fires, explosions, rock-falls, flooding, and the release of smoke and other forms of toxic gas are the types of industrial incidents that occur all too frequently, despite the high levels of planning and safety precautions in place.

In these types of emergencies, when evacuation is no-longer safe or practical, emergency refuge is designed to provide a safe and secure ‘go-to’ area for personnel to gather and await extraction. MineARC refuges have been successfully used around the world in multiple mine and tunneling emergencies to save lives.

Inside a standard MineARC refuge a number of vital life support systems combine to create a safe and secure ongoing environment for occupants, including; oxygen supply, carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) scrubbing, artificial cooling and digital gas monitoring.

Today MineARC has offices and manufacturing facilities in Perth, Western Australia; Santiago, Chile; Fushun, China; Pretoria in South Africa and Dallas in the United States, as well as a strong distribution network worldwide. In all, MineARC manufactures refuges for operations in over 25 countries world-wide.

All MineARC Refuges comply with the highest international industry regulations and guidelines.

MineARC Hard-Rock Refuges are the only refuges in the world to comply in full with the West Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) industry guidelines. MineARC Hard-Rock Refuges are also European CE and Australian C-Tick certified.

MineARC's patented CoalSAFE refuge model is the only refuge model in the world that is both US West Virginia Certified and built to US MSHA 2009 'Final Rule' (Refuge Alternatives in Underground Coal Mines). The CoalSAFE is also Chinese MA Centre certified for use in the Chinese coal mining industry. MineARC is the only refuge manufacturer in the world with an ISO: 9001 quality rating.

MineARC was the Winner of the 2010 West Australian Exporter of the Year Awards in the 'small to medium manufacturer' category.