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Hunter mining operators under scrutiny as local MPs call for caution amid Andrew Wilkie's coal export claims

Claims about fraud in the coal export industry made by Independent MP Andrew Wilkie have rippled through the Hunter Valley coalfields.

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Newcastle councillors unite to pressure state for Stockton fix

The council and state government have been in a stand-off over who should apply for the mining licence.

Newcastle Herald

Qatar’s Industrial Production Index Increases by 4.9%

Qatar’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 4.9 percent this September compared to the corresponding month in 2021, reaching 102.4 points. However, it decreased by 3.2 percent compared to the previous month. Qatar News Agency reported that the index issued by the Planning and Statistics Authority shows details about the…

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Gold, guns, gangs: on patrol with the elite unit saving Ivory Coast’s forests

After deforestation for cocoa and goldmining reached alarming rates, the African country set up a security team with a mission to stamp out illegal activity

The Guardian - UK

Mount Morgan businesses lament delay in establishing gold fossicking areas

Fossicking is generating big tourism dollars for small towns, but in this historic mining community there are limited places where visitors can search for gold.

ABC News

Indian mansion on Wollongong's exclusive Cliff Road has been empty for almost a decade

Among the high-rise apartment blocks that line Wollongong's exclusive Cliff Road lies an Indian mansion built by a former mining magnate. It has been empty for almost 10 years.

ABC News

Dartbrook partners say they have raised $100 million to reopen Aberdeen underground mine next year

Dartbrook underground reopening plans

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How a rare plant species could hinder a needed lithium mine

WASHINGTON — Skyrocketing demand for domestically sourced lithium to meet federal goals for zero-emission technologies has developers planning for the next great mining boon in the Silver State, but a rare wildflower may stymie one proposed project.

Tribune News Service

Analysis-Australia's climate policies don't match its big talk at COP27

Australia is talking up its green credentials at the annual U.N. climate summit, but its policies do not match the portrayal as it continues to support new mining and energy projects, and fuels the crisis through its enormous fossil fuel exports.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia Prepares to Host One of Largest Int’l Mining Conferences

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) has announced preparations for the second Future Minerals Forum (FMF), which will take place from January 10-12, 2023 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh. The FMF will gather global mining industry leaders, including governments and business executives from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ecuador indigenous community rejects mining on their land after court ruling

Ecuador's Shuar Arutam indigenous people said on Friday they will not allow mining on their territory, threatening a large copper mining operation in the Andean country, after a court ruled their rights to prior consultation were violated.

Reuters

No, the French are not destroying their vehicles in Mali and Burkina Faso

A video showing vehicles being destroyed in Africa has sparked all kinds of explanations on social media since it first appeared on November 13. The two most popular theories are that the video shows French troops destroying vehicles while pulling out of Mali or that it shows French actions as…

France 24

U.S. sanctions actions target Russian involvement in Guatemala's mining sector

The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday issued sanctions targeting Russian involvement in the Guatemalan nickel sector, according to a statement.

Reuters

Australian mining billionaire contributes $740M to rebuild Ukraine

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest is predicting a “golden era” for Ukraine with some help from his fund, the Ukraine Green Growth Initiative.

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Canada's Lundin Mining to fill in giant mystery Chile sinkhole

Canada's Lundin Mining is planning to fill in a giant mystery sinkhole near its copper mine in Chile, an ambitious plan that will also see it attempt to pump out water that has seeped into the mine, a senior company executive told Reuters on Thursday.

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How a rare plant species could hinder a proposed lithium mine - Roll Call

Skyrocketing demand for lithium has developers planning Nevada's next mining boom, but a rare wildflower may stymie one project.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Royal Commission Prepares Infrastructure to Attract Investments in Jazan

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) signed investment and construction agreements worth over $266 million with several investors in Jazan City. The city concluded the agreements in the presence of chairman Khalid al-Salem who confirmed that the new contracts contribute to achieving the city's goals. Salem explained that…

ABC News

Andrew Forrest pledges $744 million towards rebuilding Ukraine, aims to attract investors

The mining magnate invests in a fund that will pour money into primary infrastructure, including energy and communications, in the country.

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: mining industry’s windfall tax threat; Victoria’s messy politics; and a Christmas gift guide

It’s déjà vu with a mining lobby warning that harks back to the ad campaign against the Rudd government

The Guardian - AU

Mining industry threatens to unleash ad campaign against Labor unless it rules out windfall profits tax

Minerals Council opens new front between resources sector and Albanese government who are already at war over IR changes

AAP

Clive Palmer loses Supreme Court fight

Mining magnate Clive Palmer has lost the latest round in his legal fight against the corporate watchdog and regulator.

The Independent UK

U.S. agency sued over hands-off decision on Okefenokee mine

A U.S. government agency is being sued over its decision to allow a proposed mine outside the vast Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge to move forward without federal permits

The Conversation

How metal-munching microbes help the rare, toxic element tellurium circulate in the environment

New technologies often mean elements start moving through the environment in new ways. Take lead plumbing: it helped provide access to fresh water for the masses, but left a toxic legacy that remains to this day.

Al Jazeera

Ghana president fires junior finance minister over mining expose

A recent expose alleged that the minister had taken bribes from artisanal mine investors in the West African country.

Newcastle Herald

Roasted: Mining giant's costs case against Muswellbrook Shire Council thrown out

After a part-win in a rates war between Glencore and Muswellbrook Shire Council, Land and Environment Court rubbishes a 'deficient' and 'disingenuous' costs claim

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