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‘Pandora’s box’: experts say Queensland’s windfall from coal royalties could set a precedent

Industry and analysts predict budget measure could provide billions in additional revenue

The Guardian - AU

DARPA pokes yet another hole in blockchain’s ‘decentralization’ claim

In an effort to better understand the risks associated with blockchain technology, DARPA partnered with Trail of Bits to dive deeper into Crypto's promises.

Input

Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Drops 2.35% As BTC Price Plunges

The mining difficulty for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) has fallen 2.35% alongside the Bitcoin hash rate, which dropped to 288 EH/S earlier. What Happened: On June 22, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty dropped 2.35% at 741,888 block height.

Benzinga

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Why Bitcoin-, Ethereum- And Litecoin-Related Stock BIT Mining Is Down Over 40% Today

BIT Mining Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BTCM) shares are trading lower by 41.18% to $0.70 after the company announced a $16 million registered direct offering.

Benzinga

'More than a mining town': Singleton's plan to re-shape its identity

"Even through we have well over fifty per cent of our population employed in an industry related to mining, we don't believe in the stigma of being a mining town."

Newcastle Herald

AP power utilities to buy 500 to 1,500 MW power from external sources till October

The Southwest monsoon is likely to disrupt coal mining and transportation across the country, hence the preparedness

The Hindu

‘Horrific’ sexual abuses uncovered in Australia mining probe

A landmark inquiry into Australia’s mining sector has uncovered dozens of shocking cases of sexual harassment and abuse of women workers at companies including BHP Group and Rio Tinto Group.

Bangkok Post

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The Loop: An Australian quantum computing breakthrough, a mining industry sexual assault report, and which dog won Westminster's Best in Show

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Factbox: Australia's inquiry into sexual harassment in mining

An Australian state government inquiry into abuse in the mineral-rich west has found the mining industry perpetuated a culture that led to women being subject to frequent sexual harassment and sexual assault.

Reuters

Saudi Arabia, UK Discuss Strengthening Collaboration in Industrial and Mining Sectors

Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef has met in London with Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Kwasi Kwarteng, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Attended by a number of industry and mining leaders, the meeting comes as part of the Minister’s visit to…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tolga Kumova admits US$4.8b error

Melbourne rich lister Tolga Kumova told a court that he accidentally inflated the resource value at a mining firm he was a director at by US$4.8 billion.

AAP

'Appalling' abuse: Australia to push miners to set up register of offenders

Australia will push its mining industry to set up a register of sexual harassment perpetrators to help rein in abuse, a cabinet minister said, after a state government report detailed cases of "horrifying" and "appalling" behaviour against women.

Reuters

Inquiry into sexual assaults and harassment in WA's FIFO industry urges reporting overhaul, training

"Shocking" stories of sex assaults, harassment and targeted violence are detailed in a scathing parliamentary report into WA's fly-in, fly-out industry, with women subjected to an "appalling range of behaviours".

ABC News

Workers in Chile strike at world's largest copper producer

Santiago (AFP) - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the largest producer of copper in the world, launched an open- ended strike Wednesday to protest the closure of a foundry in one of the country's most polluted regions.

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Paula Stafford, the iconic Gold Coast designer who brought the bikini to Australia, dies aged 102

Stafford introduced Australia to the bikini at a time women were ordered off the beach, but her life was about so much more — establishing the second largest industry on 1960s' Gold Coast behind sand mining.

AFP

Workers strike at world's largest copper producer, Chile's Codelco

Santiago (AFP) - Workers at Chile's state mining company Codelco, the largest producer of copper in the world, went on an "indefinite" strike on Wednesday, unions said, protesting the closure of a foundry in one of the country's most polluted regions.

AAP

WA mining sector 'failed to protect women'

Western Australia's mining sector should look to establish a register of sexual offenders to force perpetrators out of the industry, an inquiry has recommended.

Benzinga

Fluor Bags EPCM Contract In Australia

Fluor Corp’s (NYSE:FLR) Mining & Metals business has secured a contract to perform engineering, procurement, and construction management (EPCM) for Iluka Resources Limited’s Eneabba project. Financial terms were not disclosed. Eneabba project is a fully integrated rare earth refinery in Eneabba, Western Australia. Fluor will complete the front-end engineering design and execute the…

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson says UK should start mining and burning coal again

Prime minister says current setup ‘makes no sense’

Bangkok Post

Bitcoin tumble sends JTS stock from first to last in world

Just two months ago Jasmine Technology Solution Plc’s (JTS) shares were riding high atop the global communications equipment sector after a huge boom catalysed by the Thai firm’s plan to embrace Bitcoin mining.

Bangkok Post

Ancient Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine

MES AYNAK, Afghanistan: An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

AFP

Ancient Afghan Buddhist city threatened by Chinese copper mine

Mes Aynak (Afghanistan) (AFP) - An ancient Buddhist city carved out of immense peaks near Kabul is in danger of disappearing forever, swallowed up by a Chinese consortium exploiting one of the world's largest copper deposits.

Benzinga

Crypto Analyst Still Bullish On Bitcoin Miners, Names 4 Top Stock Picks

Plummeting cryptocurrency prices have made life difficult for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) miners in 2022, but Canaccord Genuity analyst Joseph Vafi said Monday that he maintains his bullish long-term outlook for crypto miners Argo Blockchain ADR (NASDAQ:

Reuters

What is Australia doing about sexual harassment in mining camps?

Australia will release on Thursday a state government report on sexual harassment in the country's mineral-rich west after more than a year of investigations, as the sector tries to fix a culture of sexism and bullying.

Newcastle Herald

Royalty rip-off: Hunter misses coal mining windfall in NSW Budget

The NSW government will rake in an extra $810 million in coal royalties this year - and almost $4 billion over the next four years - but has not put an extra dollar into a fund to help coal mining communities prepare for change.

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