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South32 puts tailings management front and centre
South32 has highlighted tailings safety in its latest 2019 half-year report, emphasising the company’s dam management standard.
February 14, 2019 0 comment
BHP forms alliance to clean up mining impacted lands and water
BHP has formed a partnership aimed at finding a sustainable way to both clean up legacy mining impacts and develop biomass to be used as feedstock for biofuels from the impacted lands and water.
February 6, 2019 0 comment
Adani’s road to Carmichael edges forward as work begins
Adani has launched roadworks for access to the Carmichael coal project in Queensland despite delays securing a key environmental approval from the state government.
January 25, 2019 0 comment
Rio Tinto recreates life on coral reef in Western Australia
Rio Tinto’s commitment to environmental sustainability has proven what has never been done before: vibrancy of life can be orchestrated on human-made reef.
December 4, 2018 0 comment
WA Government to ban fracking on 98% of land
The Western Australian Government has banned hydraulic fracturing over 98 per cent of the state, with traditional owners and farmers having the right to say no to fracking production for the first time.
November 28, 2018 0 comment
QLD mining companies to foot costs for abandoned mines
The Queensland State Government has passed a reform bill that means mining companies working in the state will now financially contribute to rehabilitation costs for abandoned mines.
November 15, 2018 0 comment
Tasmanian collaboration identifies mine tailings risks and rewards
It is no secret that mining produces waste that can be damaging to the environment, but with advances in technology and knowledge, the ability to reduce the environmental impacts of mine tailings improves.
November 9, 2018 0 comment
The gold standard: How Notre Dame could revolutionise extraction
Notre Dame University researchers have created a molecule that could deliver environmental and efficiency benefits for gold extraction.
August 12, 2018 0 comment
Future of Glencore’s McArthur River mine backed by NT EPA
The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NT EPA) has returned 30 recommendations after rigorously assessing Glencore’s overburden management project at the McArthur River mine in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
August 10, 2018 0 comment
Public perception of mining at a six-year high
Australian opinion towards the mining sector is at its highest level in six years according to a new study by independent research firm JWS Research.
August 3, 2018 0 comment
Northern Star streamlines environmental system across gold portfolio
Gold miner Northern Star Resources has introduced EHS Data’s MonitorPro environmental reporting software to the South Kalgoorlie mine in Western Australia.
July 20, 2018 0 comment
Australian fossil fuel industry under threat: Bill McKibben
Australian fossil fuel companies will lose billions of dollars through divestment and litigation for climate damages over the coming decade, according to environmental author and founder of 350.org Bill McKibben .
April 27, 2018 0 comment
Business risk and stakeholder conflict: Why a social licence approach makes business sense
While some companies in the extractive industries have developed policies for sustainable development, what many companies fail to incorporate is embedding sound approaches to social risk in all its operations.
April 13, 2018 0 comment
Federal minister says no funding for Adani rail line
Liberal-National Coalition MP Karen Andrews has stated that the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) will not be providing federal funding for Adani’s Galilee Basin rail line port link out of the Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.
February 5, 2018 0 comment
Stanmore targets first coal from Isaac Plains East in 2019
Stanmore Coal is on track to launch production at the Isaac Plains East (IPE) project in Queensland in first quarter 2019.
January 25, 2018 0 comment
Resources sector makes support plea to QLD Gov’t
Ian Macfarlane, chief executive of the Queensland Resources Council (QRC), has called on the Queensland state government to support the resources industry via an election policy agenda.
November 2, 2017 0 comment
Adani Australia GM defends company culture in IMARC speech
Muthuraj Guruswamy, Australia general manager of corporate affairs and business development at Indian conglomerate Adani, yesterday provided an update on the status of the company’s Carmichael coal project in Queensland at the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) in Melbourne.
November 2, 2017 0 comment
Improving environmental and energy management on mine sites
As the mining industry is often scrutinised for its potential environmental impact, the need for companies to retain their social licence to operate should remain a key priority.
September 19, 2017 0 comment
Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan project gets final heritage approval
The Queensland department of natural resources and mines (DNRM) has granted the final heritage approval for Carbine Resources’ Mount Morgan gold copper project, southwest of Rockhampton.
May 30, 2017 0 comment
Losing sleep over environmental risk?
Tailings dam failures have put environmental risk high on the list for mining companies. Gavin Wilby says there is help for the issues keeping executives up at night.
May 2, 2017 0 comment