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Junior nickel explorers keep the faith for clean supply

Junior nickel explorers keep the faith for clean supply

Emerging battery mineral producers are putting on a brave face as nickel mines close and sector heavyweights warn of more cost cutting.

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

'Electric melter' fires decarbonisation in global steel

Iron ore and steel leaders BHP, Rio Tinto and BlueScope are scoping locations in Australia for a pilot plant to make low-carbon steel using cleaner technology.

Green energy, mining investment eases sting of slowdown

Green energy, mining investment eases sting of slowdown

Green energy, mining investment eases sting of slowdown

Green energy, mining investment eases sting of slowdown

Mining and utilities are tipped as "bright spots" for construction and engineering jobs to offset broader economic pain as business investment stalls.

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Environmental approval confirmed for 30-year coal mine

Environmental approval confirmed for 30-year coal mine

Environmentalists have slammed a decision to approve a coal mine in Queensland that is expected to produce more than half a billion tonnes in emissions.

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

High Court backs traditional owners over mine project

Native title holders in the Northern Territory have won a High Court appeal preserving their rights over a development for a major lead and zinc mine.

NSW offshore drilling ban will be Australian first

NSW offshore drilling ban will be Australian first

NSW is shutting the door on offshore drilling and mining operations in its waters, sabotaging PEP-11 and other projects.

BHP clinches renewable energy supply for Olympic Dam

BHP clinches renewable energy supply for Olympic Dam

A wind farm and battery system will supply BHP's Olympic Dam mine with baseload renewable energy under a deal struck with French renewable energy leader Neoen.

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Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Miners demand share of tax relief to dig for net-zero

Australia has a treasure trove of critical ores but nickel and lithium producers want tax relief to get it out of the ground and into the world's electric cars.

Mining the past opens future prospects for outback city

Mining the past opens future prospects for outback city

Mining the past opens future prospects for outback city

Mining the past opens future prospects for outback city

The closure of an outback mine that birthed an Australian titan is seen by locals as an opportunity to forge a brighter future for the city and its industry.

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Koalas threatened by mine approval: environmentalists

Environmental groups warn almost 800 hectares of koala habitat will be cleared if a proposed coal mine in central Queensland goes ahead.

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

Merger inks 'pit to battery' plan for vanadium ore body

The merger of Australian Vanadium and Technology Metals creates the leading ASX-listed developer of the ore used in non-flammable, long-term batteries.

Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Some $200 million to future-proof regional steelworks and keep workers employed in a low-carbon economy has been handed to NSW and South Australian furnaces.

After $500m spend, IGO to mothball Cosmos nickel mine

After $500m spend, IGO to mothball Cosmos nickel mine

After $500m spend, IGO to mothball Cosmos nickel mine

After $500m spend, IGO to mothball Cosmos nickel mine

IGO says it will place the under-developed Cosmos nickel mine it purchased just two years ago into care and maintenance mode, with layoffs expected.

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

Plane carrying Rio Tinto workers crashes in Canada

A plane carrying Rio Tinto workers has crashed while heading to a diamond mine in Canada's remote Northwest Territories, leaving an unconfirmed number dead.

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Call for Tesla, GM to steer clear of deep sea mining

Electric car makers Tesla and General Motors have been urged to commit to a ban on mining of the sea floor for battery materials.

'Nature-positive' mining pledge by industry leaders

Mining leaders have made a commitment to do less harm to nature and biodiversity even with demand for clean industry, energy and critical minerals set to soar.

Immediate climate threat on agenda at elite gathering

An Aussie millennial from a carbon startup working out of Newcastle says industry needs to bankroll technology to cut emissions - immediately.

Quantum deal mines geophysics for hazards, exploration

A hazard and minerals detection deal struck by an Aussie quantum start-up and the US Geological Survey could unlock a new generation of technologies.

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Indigenous groups and gas giants promised clearer rules

A failed legal bid to stop the construction of an underwater gas pipeline has sparked a promise for clearer rules around consultations with traditional owners.

Rio Tinto ramps up iron ore, upbeat on energy minerals

Global supply chain challenges have eased and labour costs are still rising in Australia and North America but interest rates may have peaked, Rio Tinto says.

Water trigger 'too vague' to stop onshore gas expansion

Tweaked environmental laws remain too loose to safeguard water supplies and tackle threats to food growers and country from onshore gas wells, research shows.

'White gold' on ice as mine faces major project expiry

Australia's first and only lithium producer outside Western Australia has had a rocky ride on the "white gold" trail and faces another hurdle.

UN finds Australia in breach of human rights covenant

Australia breached the cultural rights of the Wunna Nyiyaparli people, the United Nations Human Rights Committee says, raising questions about native title.

Copper mine under fire for destroying cultural heritage

Mining company Sandfire has apologised to traditional owners after destroying cultural heritage at its copper mine in the Pilbara and failing to notify them.

Santos' lawyer accuses expert of 'weaponising' heritage

Tiwi Islander Simon Munkara's Federal Court challenge to Santos' gas pipeline in the Timor Sea continues with anthropologists giving evidence.

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