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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.

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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

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.

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

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

'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.

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Immediate climate threat on agenda at elite gathering

Immediate climate threat on agenda at elite gathering

Immediate climate threat on agenda at elite gathering

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

Quantum deal mines geophysics for hazards, exploration

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.

Water trigger 'too vague' to stop onshore gas expansion

Water trigger 'too vague' to stop onshore gas expansion

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

'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

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.

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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.

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

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

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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 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

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

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.

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