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Brazil police shoot dead 4 illegal gold miners on Yanomami reservation

Brazilian police and environmental protection agents were ambushed by illegal gold miners on the Yanomami Indigenous reservation in the Amazon on Monday and four miners were shot dead in the exchange of gunfire, a government statement said.

Reuters

Green growth approach to climate change will do more harm than good

A Green New Deal requires large amounts of fossil fuels, significantly worsening ecological overshoot, argues Jack Santa Barbara

Newsroom.co.nz

Mexican Senate expeditiously approves set of laws, mining reform

The Mexican Senate approved in an express session on Saturday a package of laws including two constitutional reforms and a new mining law rebuked by the mining chamber and Canada.

Reuters

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Fishermen warn of intense protests against move to mine seas

The umbrella organisation of fishermen comprising trade unions across political affiliations will begin with a march to Raj Bhavan on May 5 to register protest against sea mining for building and mineral sands and other materials of commercial value. The Union government is going ahead with sea mining policy despite…

The Hindu

WA Police charge climate activists with planning gas attack on mining giant Woodside’s HQ

Two protesters have been charged and gas canisters seized after demonstrators targeted Woodside Energy's annual general meeting.

The New Daily

Prince and Princess of Wales solemn as they visit site of 1966 Aberfan disaster

Prince William and Princess Kate appeared solemn as they visited the memorial to the mining disaster that killed 144 people in the Welsh village of Aberfan.

Evening Standard

Aberfan Wife’s letter reveals no hard feelings over late Queen’s delayed visit

On advice, the then-monarch waited eight days before going to the South Wales mining village after a spoil-heap landslide crushed a primary school.

The Independent UK

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India seeks to enhance trade ties with Latin America: Jaishankar tells business forum in Colombia

India seeks to bolster its trade with Latin America which is approaching $50 billion, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has said, as he highlighted that the Indian companies are investing significantly in the region in sectors such as energy, mining, agriculture and automobiles.

The Hindu

Residents pouring prosecco after massive Ffos-y-Fran coal mine near their homes is finally ordered to close

Overjoyed residents are celebrating the decision which they say is a 'massive relief'

Wales Online

Killer mafia: On the sand mafia in Tamil Nadu and attacks on public servants

The murder of a VAO in Tamil Nadu in connection with illegal sand mining must make the government strengthen the regulatory mechanism

The Hindu

Chile's state lithium push emerges as test for Latam resource nationalism

Chilean President Gabriel Boric's pitch last week to enshrine greater state control over lithium is emerging as the latest test for the resource nationalism embraced by Latin America's ascendant left but which has proven tough to implement in practice.

Reuters

Weir Group reports revenue and margin growth

Move to more sustainable mining techniques drives demand for the engineering group's equipment and expertise

Insider UK

Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap was 17.4 per cent under Labor and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. Is that correct?

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says the gender pay gap under Labor was 17.4 per cent and fell to 13.8 per cent under the Coalition. RMIT ABC Fact Check looks at the numbers.

ABC News

How the Electric Vehicle Industry Can Benefit From Deep Sea Mining

Deep sea mining is in the spotlight as companies and countries seek to harness minerals on the ocean floor for electric vehicle batteries.

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Bitcoin Mining: How Does it Work and Is It Worth It?

Bitcoin mining can be extremely lucrative, but it also comes with big risks. Here’s what you need to know.

Wales Online

Giant, filthy Ffos y Fran opencast mine in Merthyr Tydfil near people's homes ordered to close

Ffos y Fran is the UK's largest opencast mine and its operators had applied for an extension

The Guardian - US

Bitcoin is terrible for the environment – can it ever go green?

Cryptocurrency mining uses huge amounts of energy, but activists are urging for a change in its code to reduce its environmental impact

Chicago Sun-Times

Apple to avoid the cobalt blues

Company promises to use 100% recycled cobalt by 2025.

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Village Administrative Officer in Thoothukudi murdered inside his office by sand mining mafia

Members of the illicit sand mining mafia operating along the Thamirabarani watercourse on Tuesday afternoon, brutally killed a Village Administrative Officer (VAO) in his office. Family members of the VAO alleged that he had been facing threats from the illicit sand mafia and was not given police protection, even though…

ABC News

Worker dies at BHP Olympic Dam mine site in SA's far north but cause of death 'unclear'

A 25-year-old man has died at the Olympic Dam mine site in South Australia's far north, where police responded early this morning to reports of a crash, but BHP says the cause of death is "unclear".

The Independent UK

As sand miners prosper in Uganda, a vital lake basin suffers

The Lwera wetland, stretching more than 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the Ugandan capital Kampala into the western interior, has long been worked over by sand miners, both legal and illegal, motivated by demand from the construction industry

The Independent UK

Planned Senate bill would counteract Mining Law ruling

A Nevada Democratic U.S. senator wants Congress to step in to ensure mining companies can use established mineral claims to dump waste on neighboring federal lands

Reuters

Indigenous woman wins prize for campaign against mining firms in Amazon

Alessandra Korap Munduruku, who headed a campaign that led mining corporations to respect her people's Indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.

The Guardian - US

2023 Goldman environmental prize winners include Texas Gulf coast defender

Diane Wilson took on Formosa Plastics and won a $50m settlement to help clean up decades worth of toxic plastic waste

The Independent UK

Amazon Indigenous woman wins Goldman environment prize

Alessandra Korap, a Munduruku Indigenous woman from the Brazilian Amazon, has been awarded the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for her work fighting against illegal mining and large-scale projects aimed at facilitating soybean exports in the Tapajos River Basin

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