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Eight coal projects to be considered by NSW forecast to add 1.5bn tonnes to global emissions

Anti-mining group Lock the Gate says it would be the largest expansion of coalmining in the state since the Paris agreement

The Guardian - AU

Push for new, bigger coal mines labelled 'climate bomb'

The NSW government will review eight new coal mines and expansions this year with the potential to produce 1.5 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

AAP

This Road Could Save the Planet—and Carve Up Alaskan Wilderness

The remote Ambler Mining District contains massive lodes of minerals essential to cleantech, but extracting them will likely make an ecological mess.

Businessweek

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5 die in SW China mine as hope fades for 47 trapped in north

At least five workers were killed in a roof collapse at a mine in southwestern China, as hope appeared to be fading for 47 miners trapped under rubble after a mining disaster last week in northern China

The Independent UK

Water mining near Queensland’s Gondwana rainforest ‘unacceptably risky’, opponents say

Court will hear appeal over plan to extract 16m litres of water from a site less than a kilometre from Springbrook national park

The Guardian - AU

US judge won't block huge lithium mine on Nevada-Oregon line

A federal judge has sided with the Biden administration and a mining company in a fight with environmentalists and tribal leaders trying to block a huge lithium mine in Nevada near the Oregon line

The Independent UK

Analysis: Decree adds to doubts about Mexican lithium industry's future

The Mexican government's latest move to tighten control over its potentially lucrative lithium reserves fails to resolve the puzzle of how it can lure needed private industry expertise while keeping most profits for state coffers.

Reuters

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The American right has gone to war with 'woke capitalism' – here's what they get wrong

Ron DeSantis, Florida’s Republican governor and likely future presidential contender, has opened up a new front in his party’s war on “woke capitalism”. He is proposing to change the rules around how public bodies within Florida borrow from the markets by issuing bonds.

The Conversation

US Announces Sweeping New Russia Sanctions 1 Year into War

The US announced a new round of sanctions on Russian firms, banks, manufacturers and people Friday, aiming them at entities that helped Russia evade sanctions earlier in the year-old war against Ukraine. Russia’s metals and mining sector is among those targeted in one of the US Treasury Department's "most significant…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Macdonald's Hunter Valley mining call 'betrayed' the people of NSW

"There was planning, and he was the instigator."

Newcastle Herald

Former NSW minister 'betrayed' state for mining venture

NSW was betrayed by then mines minister Ian Macdonald when he granted a coal exploration licence to a company chaired by a former union boss, a prosecutor said.

AAP

Billionaire stoush over alleged media bias highlights the need for greater media diversity

The recent stoush between mining magnate Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and media mogul Kerry Stokes is just the latest flashing neon sign above the parlous state of media diversity in Australia.

The Conversation

Union demands job security for workers at BHP's Daunia, Blackwater coal mines following sale annoucement

A mining union is calling for BHP to guarantee the jobs and entitlements of workers at its Daunia and Blackwater coal mines in central Queensland, which the company intends to sell in the next 18 months.

ABC News

Town official set up secret cryptocurrency mining operation in crawl space at local school, police say

Nadeam Nahas accued of connecting bank of computers to the electrical system at Cohasset Middle High School

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Dead Space at 15: ‘We wanted to make one of the scariest games ever’

With its frequent dismemberments, repulsive creatures and total immersion, Dead Space spliced horror and sci-fi to make a truly classic video game – even though it initially tanked

Birmingham Post

KCom plugs into Net Zero challenge with Energy Minister's backing

Graham Stuart hears pledges from Hull headquarters as 2040 target to be aided by EV fleet, solar power and 'urban mining'

The Guardian - UK

At least six killed in open-pit coalmine collapse in north China

Mining company operating in autonomous region of Inner Mongolia has history of safety violations

Birmingham Post

Mining giant Anglo American takes £1.4bn impairment on North Yorkshire fertiliser project

Long awaited development plans for the project have now been revealed

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Newcastle Herald

Mining and Energy Union calls on federal Labor to legislate for a national energy transition authority

Full speech: Union demands energy transition body

The Independent UK

Search suspended for 50 missing in China mine collapse

State media report the search for at least 50 people missing since an open pit coal mine collapsed in northern China has been suspended following an additional landslide at the gigantic facility

The Independent UK

At least 2 dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse

Chinese state media say at least two people have died and more than 50 are missing following a collapse at an open pit mine in the country's northern Inner Mongolia region

ABC News

Mount Isa celebrates 100 years of mining history and outback life in north-west Queensland

One of Australia's longest-running mining towns is turning 100. Here's how it grew to be among the largest of its outback cities.

Reuters

Peru protesters temporarily lift mining highway blockade, sources say

Peruvian protesters have temporarily lifted blockades of a key mining highway in the country's south, sources told Reuters on Wednesday, a boost for activity at major copper mines that saw activity hit in recent weeks as supplies were choked off.

AAP

Rio Tinto's profit, dividend lower amid cost pressures

Rio Tinto chief executive Jakob Stausholm has expressed confidence about the global economic outlook as the mining giant recorded a fall in earnings.

The Independent UK

New emergency bid to appeal, block huge Nevada lithium mine

Conservationists are seeking an emergency court order to block construction of a lithium mine near the Nevada-Oregon line

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