Ark Mines has obtained approval from the Northern Territory government to begin mining activity at its Frances Creek Golden Honcho project.
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Coalpac mines in Blue Mountains get DPE approval for expansion
Approvals for two mines in the Blue Mountains have been granted as applications described modifications that were “significantly smaller” than before.
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Rex Minerals’ Hillside project a step closer to copper production
Rex Minerals has announced new government approvals for copper mining tenements on the Yorke Peninsula in South Australia.
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New WA uranium mine given environmental approval amid concerns
The Environmental Protection Agency in Western Australia has given conditional approval to the proposed Kintyre uranium mine in the Little Sandy Desert.
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Carmichael coal mine means more jobs, less water for Queensland.
The $16.5 billion Carmichael Coal and Rail Project was given federal approval last week, a greenlight for Indian company Adani to proceed with development.
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Work starts at Escarpment coal mine
Activities have started at Bathurst Resources' New Zealand Escarpment coal mine.
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Anglo American’s Drayton South coal passes Department of Planning approvals
Anglo American’s proposed Drayton South coal mine has been referred to the PAC after the Department of Planning supported its approval.
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Modifications required at Duralie coal mine
The Duralie coal mine is due to get deeper, if given a green light by NSW state government.
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Wollongong Coal threatens to cut coal jobs
Wollongong Coal is threatening to shut down its Russell Vale mine, cutting 200 miners, if the government doesn't advance its longwall mining approvals.
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Venture Minerals granted mining lease for Mt Lindsay tin project
The Tasmanian minister for resources Paul Harriss has granted a mining lease for Venture Minerals, quashing objections from environmentalists.
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New Zealand coal mine gets a greenlight
Australian miner Bathurst Resources has been given approvals for its Escarpment open cut coal mine in New Zealand.
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Yancoal’s Moolarben coal mine gets approvals
Yancoal has received approvals for the expansion of its operations at the Moolarben coal mine.
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Alpha Coal ruling breaks new ground for protecting water
The conditional approvals for Gina Rinehart's Alpha coal mine demonstrates a new way in which mining projects are now assessed.
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Explainer: one-stop-shop for environmental approvals
The University of Queensland's Chris McGrath delves into what the new "one shop" approvals approach means.
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Governments ink deal to fast track environmental approvals
The Abbott government has sealed a deal with Queensland aimed at streamlining the process of environmental approvals in a bid to cut green tape.
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NSW’s broken planning system in need of repair
The Minerals Council recently released research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which said project delays of 12 months or more could cost NSW 29,000 jobs, $10.3 billion in lost investment and $600 million a year in lost mining royalties over the next 20 years.
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Project approval crisis: Mitch Hooke takes aim at red tape
Minerals Council of Australia chief Mitch Hooke, says Australia's problem with project approvals is lurching from a major issue to a full blown crisis.
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FactCheck: does it take three years to get approval for a mine?
How long does it really take to get approval for a mine?
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Mining approvals take two years
The WA Department of Mines have released figures showing it takes just over two years for a new mining project to reach final approval in the state.
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