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Bitter brawl between billionaires Andrew Forrest and Kerry Stokes boils over, with communications minister asked to intervene

A bitter scrap between two of Australia's richest men spills over, after mining magnate Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest accused fellow WA billionaire Kerry Stokes of abusing his media power to pursue his commercial mining interests.

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‘Dug up their mates’: More details from horror mine accident

Heart-wrenching details have emerged about mine workers' efforts to save the lives of two men who plunged 125 metres underground

The New Daily

Can Congress fix an 1872 mining law?

Federal rules for mining haven't been updated since Ulysses S. Grant was president

Salon

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Peru protests jolt mine activity with Las Bambas, Antapaccay hit hardest

Peru's top copper mines are starting to see activity hit harder by protests and blockades in the country's southern Andes, power data reviewed by Reuters shows, with Chinese-owned Las Bambas and Glencore PLC's Antapaccay currently worst affected.

Reuters

Exclusive-Brazil plans legislation to crack down on laundering of illegal gold

Brazil's government is taking a fresh tack in its effort to crack down on illegal gold mining in the Amazon, preparing legislation that would require electronic tax receipts for the buying and selling of the precious metal, four sources with knowledge of the plans said.

Reuters

Australian zinc mine rescue team finds vehicle of missing workers

Australian mining services provider Perenti Ltd said on Thursday that a rescue team had located the vehicle used by two company employees, who went missing after falling down a hole at MMG Ltd's zinc mine in Queensland state.

Reuters

PolyMet mine in Minnesota becomes NewRange Copper Nickel

PolyMet Mining and Teck Resources have finalized a joint venture to complete the copper-nickel mine that PolyMet has been developing in northeastern Minnesota

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Glencore shareholders to receive almost £6bn after record profits

Mining and commodities firm’s pre-tax profit climbed 60% to £28.2bn last year, up £10.6bn on 2021

The Guardian - UK

The horrors behind the mining industry that powers your life

"Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives" by Siddharth Kara; St. Martin’s (288 pages, $30)

Los Angeles Times

Fortescue founder claims signing Yindjibarndi royalty agreement risks creating 'alcohol disasters'

Fortescue Metals executive chairman Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest defends the failure to sign a mining compensation agreement with Yindjibarndi traditional owners in WA's north.

ABC News

Perrottet government to outlaw offshore gas drilling

The NSW government will block plans to drill gas off the NSW coast and says the Albanese government must ban offshore drilling in all Commonwealth waters.

AAP

Northern Territory workforce shortages force government, industries to seek employees across globe

Industry groups and the NT government are travelling as far as the UK and India in an effort to ease crippling worker shortages in hospitality, mining and construction.

ABC News

This Australian island is constantly covered in a fine layer of dust. Now locals want answers

On Groote Eylandt, off the NT's Arnhem Land coast, a fine dust coats the houses and cars. Community members say it could be putting their health at risk.

ABC News

No more passing the buck – why batteries should have passports

Providing transparency is vital so people can make informed buying choices, and battery producers can end abusive mining practices.

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Daily Record

Woman who vanished from Welsh village thought to have taken bus to Cumbernauld

Inta Soboleva, 30, was reported missing from the former industrial coal mining village of Treherbert on Friday, February 10.

WEKU

A social justice group is calling for an investigation into eastern Kentucky floods

Kentuckians for the Commonwealth are asking the federal government to investigate the role coal mining could have played in 2022 floods

The Guardian - UK

Deep sea mining noise poses harm to blue whales, scientists warn

Paper calls for assessment of impact of sound pollution on cetaceans before firms allowed to mine sea bed

The Conversation

Gold mining is one of the world’s most destructive and unnecessary industries – here's how to end it

The 16th-century King Ferdinand of Spain sent his subjects abroad with the command: “Get gold, humanely if possible, but at all hazards, get gold.” His statement rings true today. Gold remains one of the world’s most expensive substances, but mining it is one of the most environmentally and socially destructive…

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Pre-qualification Stage of Licensing for Five Exploration Sites Kicks off in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced on Sunday the launch of the pre-qualification stage for the tender of five metals exploration sites in the Kingdom. This follows the signing of the Ministry and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) a memorandum of understanding to assess the requirements for sustainable…

ABC News

Fortescue Metals Group agrees to hand over sexual harassment documents to WorkSafe but will redact names

The mining giant says it will hand over documents that detail allegations of sexual harassment to WorkSafe, but will remove the names of the employees involved.

AAP

Fortescue backs down in mines harassment stoush

Mining giant Fortescue Metals Group says it will provide documents relating to an investigation into alleged sexual harassment cases at its mine sites.

Newcastle Herald

Shooters gunning for Upper Hunter

Three candidates who won more than a third of the vote in the 2021 Upper Hunter by-election are not running this time.

Newcastle Herald

Mining industry's $6.3 billion injection into the Hunter economy

The Hunter's mining industry injected $6.3 billion into the Hunter economy in the last financial year, the highest level of expenditure since the 2012-13.

ABC News

Condamine farmer Shawn Fresser fears coal seam gas mining under his property could cost him millions

On some of Australia's most valuable agricultural land, farmer Shawn Fresser lies awake at night wondering what the future holds, with a proposal to drill coal seam gas wells under his property.

The Independent UK

Brazil police target group laundering cash from illegal gold

Brazil’s Federal Police have performed eight searches targeting money laundering derived from illegal gold mining in Roraima state, where the Indigenous Yanomami people are in a health crisis

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