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Coal mines get access to Sydney drinking water stocks

Mining companies have been granted access to Sydney drinking water catchment in a last-minute move from the NSW government, alarming environmental activists.

The New Daily

NSW to grant coalmines licences for water from Sydney and Illawarra drinking catchments

Perrottet government quietly gazetted rules day before caretaker period commenced for election campaign

The Guardian - AU

Fossil fuels received £20bn more UK support than renewables since 2015

Exclusive: One-fifth of money given directly to fossil fuel industry was to support new extraction and mining

The Guardian - UK

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Court hears alleged million-dollar gold theft relied on 'handshake' agreements

A lawyer for one of five people on trial in Kalgoorlie over an alleged million-dollar gold swindle says there was a "handshake" agreement to seal a lucrative mining deal.

ABC News

Panama reaches 20-year deal with Canadian copper mine

Panama’s government says it has reached an agreement with a local subsidiary of a Canadian mining company that will allow it to operate for 20 years more

The Independent UK

Tyler Mahoney is an unstoppable 25-year-old gold miner who's addicted to the hunt

Growing up, Tyler Mahoney spent her days searching for gold in the WA desert. She still loves the "dopamine hit" of finding it.

ABC News

Indigenous leaders ask EU to scale up justice against mining abuses

A proposed EU law to prevent environmental and human rights abuses by multinationals has been cautiously welcomed by global Indigenous leaders seeking to highlight the damage done by extractive industries. However they say the text needs to go further if it is to protect Indigenous populations from mining companies.

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Aboriginal elders give federal court evidence on FMG Pilbara dispute

The Federal Court has heard evidence as part of a long-running dispute between traditional owners and Andrew Forrest's resources company.

ABC News

Underlying Australia's inflation problem is a historic shift of income from workers to corporate profits

The three years since the onset of the pandemic have witnessed a dramatic redistribution of national income, away from labour compensation and towards business profits.

The Conversation

Hunter mining corruption claims treated with contempt, critics say

The NSW Ombudsman was stymied by a lack of records produced by the department, which were "not sufficient to allow us to understand how the disclosures were received, handled and investigated" the report says.

Newcastle Herald

Cornish Metals reports ‘very good progress’ for Cornwall tin mine project

The Canadian-headquartered mining company is working to revive production at the historic South Crofty mine in Pool near Redruth

Birmingham Post

Inside 13 ghost towns left to slowly rot away across US as nature reclaims the land

From faded boom towns to places abandoned due to natural disasters these husks of their former selves serve as reminders that civilisation doesn't always find a way and what's been built can melt away

Daily Mirror

Hancock Prospecting declared $150,000 donation 444 days late, but AEC won't say if they're investigating

Gina Rinehart's company Hancock Prospecting declares a $150,000 political donation 444 days after the legal deadline, following questions from the ABC.

ABC News

DIG INTO THIS: Demands for action over mining corruption claims

Public faith in the regulation of mining in NSW was being 'severely undermined'

Newcastle Herald

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Foreign ownership of gold mines would rise above 50pc if Newmont-Newcrest deal goes ahead, analyst says

If a $24.4 billion takeover bid for the country's biggest producer is successful, foreign ownership of Australia's gold mining industry would rise above 50 per cent, according to an analyst.

ABC News

Adani's Australian arm Bravus issued with Environment Protection Order over future underground works at Carmichael mine

Bravus must now do extra groundwater modelling after providing Queensland's environment department with new information indicating that future underground mining may draw down on water from the nearby Doongmabulla Springs.

ABC News

Mine site restoration expert hits out at Alcoa's 'environmental negligence' after pipeline built near drinking water dam

An expert in mine restoration labels Alcoa's construction of a pipeline that could have leaked toxic chemicals into a drinking water dam as a troubling "pattern of behaviour".

Newcastle Herald

Mining corruption claims 'never investigated', secret report reveals

A report which may never be made public is heavily critical of a mining titles office to manage claims of corruption, conflicts of interest, and bungled investigations.

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Future coal plan requires Bravus groundwater 're-run'

Coal miner Bravus admits it has more work to do to ensure planned underground mining at it's Carmichael site dosen't impact nearby Doongmabulla Springs.

The Canberra Times

Captains Flat: a goldmine of hidden gems to explore

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Newcastle Herald

Mines, thousands of jobs at risk under heritage bid, Glencore warns staff

While Glencore is the main company affected, Yancoal and Bloomfield also have operations in the application area.

The Independent UK

Environmentalists blame 2022 Oder River disaster on mining

Greenpeace environmental group says that wastewater discharge from Poland’s coal mines was most likely responsible for the 2022 massive fish die-off in the Oder River

Salon

Strip mines blamed amid floodwaters rise

Coal mining provided jobs for decades but has left the land vulnerable to fatal floods

ABC News

Alcoa pipeline a 'real' chance of leaking toxic chemicals into drinking water dam, says WA environment regulator

WA’s environmental regulator says there is a “real and not remote” possibility a pipeline built by a mining company could leak toxic chemicals into a drinking water dam in the South-West.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government energy policy undermines net zero goals, campaigners warn

THE UK Government is undermining net zero ambitions by decisions such as allowing new exploration in the North Sea and coal mining, campaigners say.

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