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DOJ sues W.Va. governor's coal empire

DOJ seeks millions in unpaid environmental fines as Gov. Jim Justice begins his campaign for the U.S. Senate

Salon

Operations at Zijin Colombia mine partially halted after attacks

Some 60% of operations at Zijin Mining's Colombia gold mine have been halted because of recent attacks against workers, allegedly carried out by illegal miners allied with a major crime gang, the company said on Friday.

Reuters

A look at some of the corporations that dominate the Amazon

From mining to cattle ranching and soya farming, some of the world’s largest companies exploit the region, though many also claim to be giving something back

The Guardian - UK

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The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest

Analysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly

The Guardian - UK

A visual guide to deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest

Fortunes of world’s largest rainforest and its Indigenous inhabitants have risen and fallen with political leadership

The Guardian - UK

A Mining Legend Says Copper is in the Buy Zone

Copper prices continue to make lower lows after reaching a record $5.01 per pound high in March 2022. The copper market’s technical trend remains bearish, but fundamentals do not support the red metal’s current path of least resistance.

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Harry Oppenheimer biography shows the South African mining magnate’s hand in economic policies

In Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000, Michael Cardo shows that there is still mileage to be made in the study of dead white males who played a role in the making of South Africa. Based on…

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Merthyr council orders operators of Ffos-y-Fran coal mine to stop mining there

It comes after the councill voted to refuse an extension of operations at the mine last month

Wales Online

As the toxic legacy of opencast mining in Wales shows, operators get the profits, and the public get the costs

Across the UK, fossil fuel companies’ broken promises have left scarred and polluted landscapes, and no one held accountable, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

5,000 new species discovered in the Pacific Ocean

Scientists have discovered more than 5,000 previously unknown species living at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The creatures, which were spotted by remote-controlled vehicles sent down to the ocean floor, include worms, octopuses, corals and “gummy squirrels” – neon-coloured sea cucumbers with large tails that roam the seabed like…

The Week

$430 million public holiday backpay for BHP workers

The mining giant owns the Mt Arthur coal mine in the Hunter.

Newcastle Herald

Mining giant BHP admits underpaying almost 30,000 Australian workers

Mining giant BHP admits it has underpaid almost 30,000 workers, dating back to 2010, and it will cost more than $400 million to make amends.

ABC News

Chile closes state copper smelter that polluted bay for decades

Chile's state-owned copper mining giant Codelco has shut down its Ventanas copper smelter after decades of polluting Quintero Bay with toxic gases and turning it, along with 15 other companies, into an environmental “sacrifice zone.”

The Independent UK

Protesters clash with soldiers at Ghana gold mining town

The clashes come as hundreds remain trapped in mining pits, unable or unwilling to resurface out of fear of arrest.

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Bitcoin miners have averted a tax crisis for now, but the threat still looms

Public company CEOs from Marathon and Stronghold reckon with an uncertain regulatory environment.

Salon

5,000 new species threatened by mining

Deep sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may threaten thousands of undiscovered species that live there

Chronicle Live

Northumberland Miners' Picnic to celebrate 159-year anniversary this June

Miners' Picnic will be back at Woodhorn Museum with attractions including brass bands, live music, crafts and a mini mela

The Guardian - UK

Country Diary: Down on the floor with the solitary bees

Holywell, Flintshire: In my attempts to make my garden more suitable for Mediterranean herbs, I created the conditions for these fascinating insects

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Newcastle Herald

Union launches Same Job Same Pay ad blitz

The advertising campaign will continue until the new laws pass parliament.

ABC News

After six years in power, Mark McGowan leaves a mark on regional WA that won't be forgotten by friend or foe

Mark McGowan took Labor to unprecedented highs in the state's region, but many of the decisions that define his legacy hit residents hard.

Fortune

Plan for 30% tax on Bitcoin mining appears dead under debt ceiling deal

The White House's plan to tax crypto mining 30% under a law called the DAME Act appears to have been scrapped in a budget compromise with Republicans.

The Conversation

Why taxing the world's biggest companies at 15% won't fix the gaping hole in global tax rules

Australia’s federal government has a plan to discourage companies from shifting profits to tax havens. The idea is to impose a “global minimum tax” on large Australian and foreign-owned companies with subsidiaries in low or no-tax countries.

Wales Online

Highly influential figure in Welsh mining community Tyrone O'Sullivan dies aged 77

The 'giant' in Welsh union movement will 'always be remembered as the man who defied Thatcher'

Daily Mirror

'Ghost town' seaside resort so deserted homes are being flogged for £5,000

The seaside town of Horden, County Durham, has been left a 'ghost town' since its colliery was shut, with rife drugs problems and houses priced at £5,000

ABC News

Lightning Ridge opal miners seeking answers as licence confusion leaves hundreds without work

Hundreds of opal miners suddenly left jobless overnight after a state government "oversight" are seeking answers about what the future holds, but so far they say they have been told next to nothing.

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