Remediation works will begin at Orica’s Botany plant this month after the company received approval from the Environment Protection Authority.
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CSG company slammed over a letter sent to north coast schools
Oil and gas company Metgasco have been slammed for a letter sent to schools in NSW offering to send its staff members in to talk to students.
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Second TAS mine approved in a week
Venture Minerals received approval for its Tarkine mine in Tasmania from Environment Minister Mark Butler, less than a week after he approved Shree Minerals’ iron ore mine.
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Take a breather, Palmer tells CSG sector
Mining magnate Clive Palmer came out with a statement saying Australia’s coal seam gas industry should slow down until more research is done on its impact.
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Shree to start iron ore work within days
Shree Minerals could start its $20 million iron-ore mine in the Tarkine in the next few days after new Federal Environment Minister Mark Butler re-approved the project.
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Murphy Oil seeks approval to drill near Abrolhos Islands
Murphy Oil has submitted documents seeking federal approval to drill an exploration well 30km from the Batavia shipwreck near the Abrolhos Islands off Western Australia.
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Setback for $1 million Mount Isa lead poisoning claim
Mount Isa mum Sharlene Body’s compensation case against mining giant Xstrata has had a setback after the Supreme Court decided to strike out pleadings from her lawyers.
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Environment Minister re-approves Shree Minerals’ Tarkine mine
The new Federal Environment Minister has re-approved Shree Minerals’ controversial iron ore mine in the Tarkine region after a court rejected the project over concerns for the endangered Tasmanian Devil.
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Rum Jungle mine gets rehabilitation funding
The Australian Government announced a $14.5 million funding allocation for rehabilitation of the former Rum Jungle mine in Northern Territory.
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Greens’ hearing against Tarkine mine begins
A hearing for Greens group Save the Tarkine’s legal bid against Riley Creek mine has started in Hobart.
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Carbon capture trial a success: CSIRO
CSIRO scientists trialling carbon emission capture technology at a Southern Queensland power station say the operation has been successful.
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Rio and BHP approve massive water investment at Escondida mine
Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton have both approved more than a billion dollars for the construction of a new seawater desalination facility for the Escondida copper mine.
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PWCS face pollution fine
Port Waratah Coal Services will face sentencing next month after thousands of litres of black water overflowed in the Hunter River.
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Coal protestors convicted
Two activists who broke into a coal mine and scaled equipment last year have now been convicted.
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New Environment Minister to re-asses mining in Tasmania
The new Federal Environment Minister will visit the Tarkine region in Tasmania this week to re-assess Shree Minerals’ iron ore mine which was rejected in the Federal Court.
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New silver mine slated for NSW
Kingsgate Consolidated are moving to develop a silver mine in NSW and plan to deliver an environmental assessment for the project as early as 2014.
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Greenpeace call for halt to seabed mining
Greenpeace has released a report entitled "Deep Seabed Mining: An urgent wake-up call to protect our oceans" in an effort to end seabed mining.
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Coalition explains its environmental approvals plan
States will not have the final say on environmental approvals if the coalition wins the election.
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Court throws out Shree’s iron ore mine
Shree Minerals’ contentious Circular Head mine has been rejected in a Melbourne court.
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Controversial Hunter Valley coal dust report gets review
A statistician will conduct an independent review of data on dust emissions in the Hunter Valley after a report handed down by the Australian Rail Track Corporation was slammed in a peer review.
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