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Quantum deal mines geophysics for hazards, exploration

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.

Indigenous groups and gas giants promised clearer rules

Indigenous groups and gas giants promised clearer rules

Indigenous groups and gas giants promised clearer rules

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

Rio Tinto ramps up iron ore, upbeat on energy minerals

Rio Tinto ramps up iron ore, upbeat on energy minerals

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.

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Water trigger 'too vague' to stop onshore gas expansion

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

'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

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

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.

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Santos' lawyer accuses expert of 'weaponising' heritage

Santos' lawyer accuses expert of 'weaponising' heritage

Santos' lawyer accuses expert of 'weaponising' heritage

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.

Mixed bag for Aussie commodities in evolving economy

Mixed bag for Aussie commodities in evolving economy

Mixed bag for Aussie commodities in evolving economy

Mixed bag for Aussie commodities in evolving economy

Global vehicle manufacturing, including China's need for raw materials for electric cars exported to the world, are driving iron ore and aluminium exports.

Mine rehabilitation presents 'immense' opportunities

Mine rehabilitation presents 'immense' opportunities

Mine rehabilitation presents 'immense' opportunities

Mine rehabilitation presents 'immense' opportunities

With hundreds of mines expected to close in coming decades, the rehabilitation process is expected to bring opportunities for First Nations communities.

Air-quality monitoring recommended for state's mines

Air-quality monitoring recommended for state's mines

Air-quality monitoring recommended for state's mines

Air-quality monitoring recommended for state's mines

Tougher penalties for firms found breaching environmental laws has been recommended by a report into heavy-metals mining in NSW.

Tiwi Islanders call on NAB to stop investing in Santos

Tiwi Islanders call on NAB to stop investing in Santos

Tiwi Islanders call on NAB to stop investing in Santos

Tiwi Islanders call on NAB to stop investing in Santos

Tiwi Islanders want National Australia Bank to stop funding gas company Santos, which is trying to build the Barossa project off the NT coast.

Mining firm digs Australia's first electric excavator

Mining firm digs Australia's first electric excavator

Mining firm digs Australia's first electric excavator

Mining firm digs Australia's first electric excavator

An Australian mine has deployed the nation's first electric-powered excavator, created as part of a plan to decarbonise mining operations.

Nine dead, 15 injured after raid at Peru mine

Nine dead, 15 injured after raid at Peru mine

Nine dead, 15 injured after raid at Peru mine

Nine dead, 15 injured after raid at Peru mine

Nine people have been killed after a raid by a group of armed men in the Poderosa mine facilities in Peru.

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Call to join forces as China sets pace on clean energy

China's massive shift in investment to meet and perhaps beat clean energy and emissions reduction targets could spur Australia towards cooperation not conflict.

BHP nickel mine to trial 'air-to-rock' carbon trap

In a world-first pilot project, technology will be used to turn greenhouse gas emissions into rock at an Australian nickel mine.

'Massive failure' for environment laws without trigger

Environmental groups are deeply worried about proposed laws they say will take national protections backwards and do little to stop new gas and coal mines.

Rinehart pushed father to 'breaking point', court told

A court battle over iron ore riches has been told billionaire Gina Rinehart's father Lang Hancock was concerned his daughter may "destroy" his life's work.

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Fortescue hit with first strike, unveils green spend

Fortescue Metals Group has received a "first strike" on executive pay as the iron ore miner unveiled plans to splash $1.1 billion on green hydrogen.

Rinehart children's closing court bid for mining riches

A court battle over iron ore riches has resumed, with billionaire Gina Rinehart's eldest children attending a hearing as their lawyer wraps up their case.

Peak union slams mining profits as workers struggle

Mining profits have jumped nearly 200 per cent in a decade while workers' wages have gone backwards, Australian Council of Trade Unions research shows.

'Success not assured' for Aussies in clean energy race

Australia's economic engine room is facing a moment of truth as rival mining nations go all out to win the clean energy minerals race, BHP warns.

Battery economy: From 'dig-and-ship' to 'mine-and-make'

Some $2 billion in capital and other sweeteners could turn Australia from the world's quarry into a "mine-and-make''nation driving the battery supply chain.

Mineral Resources 'well-placed' for significant growth

Mid-tier mining company Mineral Resources has warned a move into downstream processing of battery minerals is "likely uneconomic" without government assistance.

Offshore carbon capture next frontier of 'ocean abuse'

As leaders prepare for climate talks, researchers warn against relying on storing greenhouse gas emissions in depleted wells under already fragile oceans.

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