The NSW government has banned Metgasco from continuing a drilling program near Lismore until the company can prove it has undertaken "genuine and effective consultation" with the community.
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Community conflicts costing miners billions
New research has shown the cost of communities and miners going head to head, and it runs into the billions.
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New species of metal eating plant uncovered
A new hyperaccumulator species of plant that absorbs heavy metals has been discovered in the Philippines.
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Vale halts New Caledonia nickel operations after spill
Vale has suspended plant operations in New Caledonia after an acidic spill.
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Massive $16.5 billion Carmichael coal mine approved
The Queensland government has signed off on Adani’s $16.5 billion Carmichael mine, set to be one of the biggest coal mines in the world.
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Green groups accuse miners of dodgy offset packages
Biodiversity offsets used by mining companies to gain approval for major projects will be investigated in the first of three public hearings of a federal senate inquiry today.
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Calling people NIMBYs won’t stop development arguments
Taking a community inclusive approach to developments can help find a middle ground for industry.
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Carbon Capture and Storage: scaling up to a viable model
Australian Mining takes a snapshot on the opinions around a sustainable energy future with the help of carbon capture and storage.
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Grange Resources wins Tasmanian tailings storage facility approvals
Grange Resources has received the greenlight to construct a new tailings facility at its Savage River mine.
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Canadian Contaminated Site Cleanup Bill Soars—Mining Not to Blame
I Think Mining's Jack Caldwell looks at the costs, and culprits, of contaminated site cleanup bills.
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130 Maules Creek mine activists arrested since December
More than 90 people will have their cases mentioned in Narrabri Local Court today as protests and consequent arrests continue in the Leard State Forest, with activists vowing to halt new coal mines.
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Maules Creek mine offsets package given green light
Whitehaven Coal said the Department of Environment has cleared it of any wrongdoing amid claims the company’s Maules Creek biodiversity offsets package was based on false and misleading information.
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40 new jobs created as oil refinery opens in Gladstone
Queensland’s first oil refinery will start production after the $55 million plant opened in Gladstone yesterday.
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Streamlined environment process plan on public display
The Abbott government have released a draft “one-stop-shop” environmental assessment plan for the Northern Territory.
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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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Environmentalists want Shree Minerals to stop mining after waste rock revelations
Shree Minerals has come under fire from environmentalists after it was revealed the miner would generate 20 times more rock waste than was approved by regulatory authorities.
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Ranger mine to restart processing after leach tank failure incident
Energy Resources of Australia’s Ranger uranium mine is close to restarting production after a leach tank rupture forced operations to cease at the site in December.
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Gina Rinehart’s coal mine gets the greenlight
Gina Rinehart's Alpha coal mine has been given the go ahead after the Land Court upheld prior governmental approvals.
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Rio Tinto loses Mt Thorley Warkworth appeal
The Supreme Court has sided with the Land and Environment Court and ruled that Rio Tinto is not allowed to go ahead with its expansion of Mt Thorley Warkworth mine.
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Sorby Hills gets environmental greenlight
Sorby Hills has received environmental approvals from the West Australian Government.
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