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.
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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.
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Lithium Australia denies using toxic chemicals to develop technology
Lithium Australia wants to bust a myth that a process it is developing for lithium recovery uses toxic reagents.
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Broula King joint venture gold mine fined for lack of monitoring
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued Broula King joint venture with a fine of $15,000 for failing to undertake monitoring required by the company’s environment protection licence
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Mine rehabilitation could create thousands of jobs
A mine rehabilitation reform campaign has recommended the introduction of an independent authority to rehabilitate abandoned mine sites, which could create thousands of jobs in mining precincts that were
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Iceland finds powerful energy source in volcanoes
Iceland is drilling into volcanoes to tap the energy created by magma, which could act as an innovative new form of renewable energy.
The Iceland Deep Drilling Project (IDDP) is currently drilling five
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ICMM President: BHP Billiton/Vale’s spill is a wake-up call
In a Q&A with Critical Resource, Tom Butler, CEO and President of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), discusses lessons from the Samarco tailings spill in Brazil, the need to look closely at buyers’ sustainability commitments during asset sales, and the need to streamline transparency reporting.
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ICMM releases new sustainable guidance goals for mining
The International Council on Mining and Minerals has released new guidance to help miners achieve the UN’s new 17 sustainable development goals.
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BHP publish Samarco dam failure findings
A panel commissioned to investigate the cause of BHP and Vale’s Samarco mine dam failure have released their findings.
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Oil, gas and marine parks really can coexist in our oceans – here’s how
When it comes to conserving the world’s oceans, bigger isn’t necessarily better. Globally, there has been an increasing trend towards placing very large marine reserves in remote regions. While these
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Tracking the 2016 Trends – Part 6
The sixth of a ten part series examining the trends that will drive the mining industry in 2016.
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Can coal dust be quashed?
An Australian longwall development is cutting respirable dust levels and making mining safer.
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Treasure from trash: how mining waste can be mined a second time
Mines typically follow a set path from prospecting, to development, to extraction and finally closure as the finite resources are exhausted. But does that really need to be the end of the mine’s productive life?
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New cleaning system to reduce spillage from carryback
Martin has released the Washbox Cleaning System that combines water spray and secondary cleaning blades in a self-contained unit, draining residue safely from work areas.
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New technology offers hope for storing carbon dioxide underground
As BHP unveils its new carbon capture and storage technology, other methods of reducing or utilising carbon emissions are being investigated.
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BHP announces new carbon capture partnership
BHP has announced a new building block in its climate change strategy with the announcement of a carbon capture partnership with Peking University.
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New sulphate removal process developed
Veolia Water Technologies have developed the sulphate removal technology LoSO4 to treat wastewater from mining operations for discharge or reuse.
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Shree Minerals may close iron ore mine
Speculation is growing over Shree Minerals’ plans to abandon its Nelson Bay River iron ore mine in Tasmania following environmental breaches.
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Appeal against Rio Tinto Mt Thorley coal mine expansion dropped
A local community group has dropped its long running appeal against Rio Tinto’s proposed Mt Thorley Warkworth extension.
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Location, location, location: why South Australia could take the world’s nuclear waste
South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has recommended the state investigate an international storage site for intermediate and high-level (spent fuel) nuclear waste.
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