The West Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum has seen consistent levels of environmental compliance in WA.
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GVK Alpha coal mine hit with another environmental appeal
Gina Rinehart’s GVK Hancock Alpha coal mine has been hit with another appeal against its environmental approvals.
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Greenpeace plans to buy coal mines
Greenpeace has announced plans to buy German coal mines in order to shut them down.
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Mining for metals in society’s waste
As deposits get deeper and new sources of metals are becoming harder to find, new avenues of recovery are being explored.
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Wambo pleads guilty to blast issues
Wambo Coal has pled guilty in the Land & Environment Court over issues relating to its blasts in May.
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Opposition wants fracking moratorium extended to 2020
The Victorian opposition has said a current ban on fracking should be extended until at least 2020, raising concerns from the state’s industry.
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Greens call for coal levy to support workers
Greens head Richard Di Natale has called for a plan to levy coal miners for environmental rehabilitation and to support workers in retraining.
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New uranium mine in WA up for environmental review
A new uranium mine near Wiluna in WA would create 225 jobs, according to Canadian miner Cameco.
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Hundreds protest against NT fracking
Hundreds of people have marched to Parliament House in Darwin to protest against fracking in the Northern Territory.
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Coal mine rehab scholarship open to students
Queensland Resources Council has invited students of ecological management and rehabilitation to apply for two scholarships worth up to $35,000 per year.
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Newmont voted world’s most sustainable miner
Newmont has made the top position on the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), marking nearly a decade in the index.
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Unity Mining pulls on-site cyanide plans
Unity Mining has pulled its application for cyanide processing of concentrate at its Dargues gold mine.
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Supreme Court rejects anti-GVK appeal
An environmental appeal against Gina Rinehart’s GVK-Hancock Alpha coal mine has been quashed in the Supreme Court.
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Koalas could kill the development of Shenhua’s Watermark coal mine
Koalas could stop Shenua’s $1.2 billion Watermark coal mine from being developed as a case begins in the NSW Land and Environment Court.
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Subzero win Glencore coal rehab contract
Subzero has won a contract for rehabilitation works at Glencore’s Bulga coal mine.
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Newcastle Council to divest from fossil fuels
Newcastle Council has stunned the heavy industry on which the city was founded by announcing it will divest from fossil fuels.
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Greenies’ destructive ‘lawfare’ must be stopped [opinion]
Michael Baume takes to task environmental 'lawfare' and the halting of mining projects.
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QLD mines minister opposes national anti mining opposition bill
Queensland resources minister Anthony Lynham has slammed the Federal Government for its plans to restrict objections to mining developments.
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Anti-mining protest bill may go national
Attorney-General George Brandis has announced plans to implement laws limiting anti-mining ‘legal loopholes’.
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Activists teargassed after breaking into coal mine
Protestors who broke into a German coal mine have been teargassed by police.
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