A leading natural resources expert says Australia needs to establish more sustainable land use planning before coal seam gas (CSG) mining is permitted.
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Bougainville Copper to reopen PNG mine
The Panguna copper mine on the Papua New Guinea island of Bougainville could reopen within five years.
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Tougher rules for Cockburn Cement plant
Western Australian Environment Minister Bill Marmion has announced tough new environmental restrictions on the Cockburn Cement plant in Munster following years of complaints, government reports and a parliamentary inquiry.
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Bob Irwin in court over CSG protest
The Crocodile Hunter’s father is facing court today charged with disobeying police during an anti-coal seam gas (CSG) rally in Queensland.
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Xstrata fined for disturbing Aboriginal artefacts
Xstrata has been fined for the second time in as many months for causing disturbances to surrounding communities.
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Find a different way to get into Pike River: families
The families of the Pike River Coal victims say they want a reconnaissance to recover the bodies of the 29 men who lay entombed in the mine.
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Second body seen inside Pike River
A second body has been seen in footage shot inside the Pike River coal mine, according to the families of the victims.
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Underground flooding prevention
Recent incidents of water ingress at underground mines in Queensland and New South Wales have underscored the role of engineered water-retaining bulkheads and dam walls as part of a safer water management plan.
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Miners at increased risk of sleep apnoea
Mine workers do their job each day, faced with the possibility that something could go terribly wrong and they could be permanently injured, or killed.
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Pike River managers hire top defence lawyers
The former managers of Pike River Coal have employed top defence lawyers to fight accusations they are to blame for the deaths of the 29 men inside the mine in November.
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A century of mine rescue
The Miners Hall of Fame celebrated 100 years of the Goldfields’ mine emergency response competition this weekend.
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Miner fined $10 000 for 2009 incident
A miner with 40 years experience who accidentally ran over a co-worker three years ago will have to pay a fine, after already losing his career.
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Pike River miner farewelled today
Nearly six months after his death, Pike River Coal miner Chris Duggan will be farewelled at a memorial service in Greymouth today.
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QLD farmer to lock bauxite miner out
A Queensland farmer says he will lock his gates today if a mining exploration company tried to enter his land.
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QRC boss discusses mining concerns with farmers
Farmers in Queensland’s Central Highlands have met with the state’s leading industry body to discuss their concerns for their land in light of the mining boom.
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Chilean miner wants his note back
The Chilean miner who wrote the note that gave hope for a rescue at the San Jose mine wants it back.
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Man dies at Rio Tinto mine
A man has died at Rio Tinto’s Clermont mine near Rockhampton.
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Greens say politicians prevented CSG inquiry
Australian Greens leader Bob Brown has accused Liberal and Labor senators of standing in the way of the party’s proposed senate enquiry into the coal seam gas (CSG) industry.
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Grants for mining safety launched in Mudgee
Schools and community groups in Mudgee could receive up to $2000 for identifying their own health and safety challenges.
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Beaconsfield miners return to mine site
On the fifth anniversary of their rescue, survivors of the Beaconsfield gold mine disaster yesterday returned to the place where they spent two weeks trapped underground.
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