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Australian company South32 scraps Dendrobium coal mine extension plans in NSW

Australian mining company South32 has announced it will not proceed with a plan to extend its Dendrobium coal mine beneath Sydney's drinking water catchment.

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Company: Legal settlement puts Okefenokee mine back on track

A company seeking to mine in southeast Georgia near the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp says the project is back on track after a federal agency reversed a June decision that had temporarily blocked it

The Independent UK

Twin Metals sues Biden administration to regain mine leases

The developers of a proposed copper-nickel mine upstream from the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northeastern Minnesota are suing the Biden administration

The Independent UK

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Zambia's copper mines hard-baked racism into the workplace by labelling whites 'expats'

Zambia’s Copperbelt has been a centre of the world copper industry for almost a century. When mining began on an industrial scale in the 1920s, the mines employed both migrant white and African workers. By the time of Zambia’s independence in 1964, around 7,500 white workers and 38,000 African workers…

The Conversation

GTRIF: GTI Energy Ltd Focused on Acquiring and Advancing U.S.-based Uranium ISR Projects

By Steven Ralston, CFA OTC:GTRIF | ASX:GTR READ THE FULL GTRIF RESEARCH REPORT

Benzinga

FOI documents reveal Hancock's plan to mine iron ore at asbestos-riddled Wittenoom

Documents showing Hancock Prospecting's plans for the contaminated Pilbara land reignite calls by traditional owners for the WA government to rehabilitate their country.

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Real wages are shrinking as profits are soaring. But are most businesses really raking it in?

Workers are getting a record low share of Australia's national income, while company profits surge. But is it just a temporary phenomenon caused by the commodities boom or a deeper structural crisis in our economy?

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Deserted town where an underground fire has been burning for more than 60 years

A subterranean fire in a once thriving American mining town has been dangerously raging on since 1962 and forced most of its inhabitants out - but five residents still remain

Daily Mirror

Ireland's hidden 'gold mines' that people speculate could be hiding great riches

Old Irish place names with ‘ór’ in them could be clues to some ancient sources of gold

Irish Mirror

The key to Byron Bay's transformation from 'reeking' abattoir town to coastal hotspot — American surfers

With all that Byron Bay has become, it's remarkable to think that the same town was once an industrial hub with a piggery, an abattoir, sand mining and a whaling station — until surfers came along.

ABC News

Haryana: Case of illegal mining registered in Bilaspur, Yamunanagar

YAMUNANAGAR: The police have registered a case of illegal mining on panchayat land at Bhattuwala village in Bilaspur sub-division of Haryana's Yamunanagar district.

The Times of India

A 'green' electric future will still need mining and minerals

Roy Green: we need the minerals to reshape economy

Newcastle Herald

Mishap at Meghalaya coal mine leaves one dead, another hurt

The incident happened in the Shallang area of West Khasi Hills district

The Hindu

Arizonans want Grand Canyon mining ban

Protecting the state’s water supply appears to be a top priority among likely voters

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Rio Tinto fined $57,000 after pipeline spill at Yarwun refinery near Gladstone

The mining giant pleaded guilty to two charges in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on Friday.

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NSW RFS partners with mining company in first-of-its-kind road-crash emergency rescue trial

Low populations and declining volunteer rates in Far West NSW have meant a mining company is joining forces with emergency services to assist with road crash rescues.

Reuters

Road blockades remain around Zijin's Colombia project

Road blockades set up by community members remained around Zijin Mining's Colombia concession on Thursday, after nearly a week of protests which have hit the Chinese company's production.

AAP

Newcrest wary on scarce labour, inflation

Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest Mining has posted a drop in full-year profit for 2022 and warns of ongoing global cost pressures and labour shortages.

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Fight ramps up to prevent Canadian companies’ abuses abroad

Advocates are urging Canada to do more to hold Canadian companies accountable for human rights violations abroad.

Reuters

Zijin Colombia mine search uncovers no bodies, local officials

No bodies belonging to informal miners who were reportedly trapped in a tunnel on Zijin Mining's Colombia concession have been handed over to a rescue team, the government of Antioquia province said on Wednesday.

ABC News

Proposed 1,500-room mining camp in Goldfields town Kambalda faces community backlash

The local council has given the $164 million mining camp its unanimous support, but some locals in the Goldfields town of Kambalda are petitioning against the 1,500-room development, fearing it could cause their small town to "die off".

Reuters

U.S. Treasury eyes Brazil drug gang ties to illegal Amazon gold mines

The U.S. government is concerned about links between Brazil's largest drug gang and illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, a U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday following meetings with Brazilian law enforcement and civil society.

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Two thirds of female workers in rural areas have been harassed, researcher says, amid mining industry scrutiny

Amid scrutiny of the mining industry, an expert says harassment happens in almost every sector, and that rural women are especially vulnerable.

ABC News

Train crash shuts down Mount Isa-Townsville rail line for the second time since July

A rail link to one of Queensland's major mining regions has been cut by a train crash that has forced bulk ore shipments onto the highway.

ABC News

Female FIFO workers believe having more women in the industry would improve workplace culture

Female FIFO workers say it can be a "daunting" and isolating industry as the WA Minister for Mines calls for gender quotas to improve workplace culture.

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