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Biden administration issues Boundary Waters mining moratorium - Roll Call

The Biden administration moved to block the development of a copper and nickel mine on federal land in northeastern Minnesota.

Roll Call · Jan 26, 2023

Church helps mining community evolve in dark, warming Arctic

Social life in the Norwegian village of Longyearbyen — hemmed in by mountains, a glacier and a fjord on a remote Arctic island — has long revolved around its only church

The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2023

Zero emissions without mining

A new report finds that the U.S. can reduce lithium demand by up to 90 percent

Salon · Jan 26, 2023

Revealed: how US transition to electric cars threatens environmental havoc

By 2050 electric vehicles could require huge amounts of lithium for their batteries, causing damaging expansions of mining

The Guardian - US · Jan 24, 2023

WA government concedes 'hurdle is high' as it prepares to legislate 2050 net zero carbon emissions target

WA's environment minister concedes the government has set a high bar with its emissions reduction target, given the state's heavy reliance on high-emitting industries like mining, resources and agriculture.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Gold exploration to occur near old Daylesford mine, prompting water and noise concerns

A Ballarat-based mining company has been granted a licence to see if any gold is left around Daylesford, leaving residents worried about long-term impacts.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Evidence of 'genocide' among Brazil's indigenous Yanomami, says minister

Following reports of indigenous Yanomami children dying in Brazil of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining, there is strong evidence of "genocide," the country's Justice Minister Flavio Dino said on Monday.

Reuters · Jan 23, 2023

Copper transformed way the world works before: it's about to do so again

Copper is all around us. The metal is both ever-present and invisible in our world. Copper makes reading the words on this screen possible. And the global spread of artificial light, electric power and telecommunications all required ever-increasing quantities of copper.

The Conversation · Jan 23, 2023

Brazil declares emergency over deaths of Yanomami children from malnutrition

Brazil's ministry of health has declared a medical emergency in the Yanomami territory, the country's largest indigenous reservation bordering Venezuela, following reports of children dying of malnutrition and other diseases caused by illegal gold mining.

Reuters · Jan 22, 2023

Mining, migration make Qld the top economy

The Sunshine State is the country's best-performing state economy for the first time in more than a decade of CommSec rankings.

AAP · Jan 22, 2023