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Senegal seeks to rein in polluting illegal gold mining along Mali border

Senegal has suspended mining activities along the Falémé river, which forms part of its southeastern border with Mali, in a bid to preserve the environment and protect public health. However, enforcing the ban won’t be easy.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 30, 2024

Morning Mail: Australia ‘cobweb of cruelty’, mining boss’s coffee crackdown, Cate Blanchett on shame

Advocates’ anger at death of asylum seeker Mano Yogalingam in Melbourne; billionaire Chris Ellison says worers should be ‘held captive’

The Guardian - AU · Aug 29, 2024

Paraguay's Abundant Hydropower Draws Crypto Miners, Legal And Not

In the Paraguayan city of Hernandarias, a data center with row upon row of supercomputers stands as a testament to a burgeoning crypto mining sector fueled by the South American country's abundance of green electricity.

International Business Times · Aug 29, 2024

Could the Muswellbrook earthquakes be caused by coal mining? Geoscientists explain

On Friday 23 August, a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Muswellbrook, New South Wales, shook the state. The earthquake caused local damage and Geoscience Australia received more than 3,600 felt reports, including from Sydney and Canberra, up to 360 kilometres away.

The Conversation · Aug 27, 2024

2 Critical Commodity Stocks to Watch as U.S.-China Trade Tensions Heat Up

China is clamping down on antimony exports, which is driving positive price action in these two related mining stocks.

Barchart · Aug 26, 2024

‘We don’t stop for red lights’: drone deliveries take off as Australian regulators prepare for air traffic boom

With everything from coffee to mining equipment now being delivered by drone, operators are exploring technology to stop connection black spots sending uncrewed aircraft dropping from the sky

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2024

Gina Rinehart’s latest grab-bag of opinions is more proof billionaires are no smarter than the rest of us

The mining magnate does away with the constraints of arithmetic, simultaneously demanding lower taxes and more public spending

The Guardian - AU · Aug 24, 2024

Probe into second death in 3 weeks at coal mine

A second fatality in less than three weeks at a coal mine has stoked safety concerns and led to operations being suspended amid a probe.

AAP · Aug 23, 2024

Gina Rinehart urges government to ‘drill, baby, drill’ and build Israeli-style ‘iron dome’ in northern Australia

Billionaire mining magnate reveals her defence and economic blueprint for Australia at News Corp’s bush summit in Townsville

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024

Where’s the beef? Gina Rinehart puts past journalism quarrel aside with pies at the Kennedys

Mining billionaire, who hasn’t always been on good terms with reporters, bankrolls journalism awards. Plus: cuts continue across media companies

The Guardian - AU · Aug 23, 2024