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FOI documents reveal Hancock's plan to mine iron ore at asbestos-riddled Wittenoom

Documents showing Hancock Prospecting's plans for the contaminated Pilbara land reignite calls by traditional owners for the WA government to rehabilitate their country.

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Real wages are shrinking as profits are soaring. But are most businesses really raking it in?

Workers are getting a record low share of Australia's national income, while company profits surge. But is it just a temporary phenomenon caused by the commodities boom or a deeper structural crisis in our economy?

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Deserted town where an underground fire has been burning for more than 60 years

A subterranean fire in a once thriving American mining town has been dangerously raging on since 1962 and forced most of its inhabitants out - but five residents still remain

Daily Mirror

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Ireland's hidden 'gold mines' that people speculate could be hiding great riches

Old Irish place names with ‘ór’ in them could be clues to some ancient sources of gold

Irish Mirror

The key to Byron Bay's transformation from 'reeking' abattoir town to coastal hotspot — American surfers

With all that Byron Bay has become, it's remarkable to think that the same town was once an industrial hub with a piggery, an abattoir, sand mining and a whaling station — until surfers came along.

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Haryana: Case of illegal mining registered in Bilaspur, Yamunanagar

YAMUNANAGAR: The police have registered a case of illegal mining on panchayat land at Bhattuwala village in Bilaspur sub-division of Haryana's Yamunanagar district.

The Times of India

A 'green' electric future will still need mining and minerals

Roy Green: we need the minerals to reshape economy

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Mishap at Meghalaya coal mine leaves one dead, another hurt

The incident happened in the Shallang area of West Khasi Hills district

The Hindu

Arizonans want Grand Canyon mining ban

Protecting the state’s water supply appears to be a top priority among likely voters

Salon

Rio Tinto fined $57,000 after pipeline spill at Yarwun refinery near Gladstone

The mining giant pleaded guilty to two charges in the Gladstone Magistrates Court on Friday.

ABC News

NSW RFS partners with mining company in first-of-its-kind road-crash emergency rescue trial

Low populations and declining volunteer rates in Far West NSW have meant a mining company is joining forces with emergency services to assist with road crash rescues.

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Road blockades remain around Zijin's Colombia project

Road blockades set up by community members remained around Zijin Mining's Colombia concession on Thursday, after nearly a week of protests which have hit the Chinese company's production.

Reuters

Newcrest wary on scarce labour, inflation

Australia's biggest gold miner Newcrest Mining has posted a drop in full-year profit for 2022 and warns of ongoing global cost pressures and labour shortages.

AAP

Fight ramps up to prevent Canadian companies’ abuses abroad

Advocates are urging Canada to do more to hold Canadian companies accountable for human rights violations abroad.

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Zijin Colombia mine search uncovers no bodies, local officials

No bodies belonging to informal miners who were reportedly trapped in a tunnel on Zijin Mining's Colombia concession have been handed over to a rescue team, the government of Antioquia province said on Wednesday.

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Proposed 1,500-room mining camp in Goldfields town Kambalda faces community backlash

The local council has given the $164 million mining camp its unanimous support, but some locals in the Goldfields town of Kambalda are petitioning against the 1,500-room development, fearing it could cause their small town to "die off".

Reuters

U.S. Treasury eyes Brazil drug gang ties to illegal Amazon gold mines

The U.S. government is concerned about links between Brazil's largest drug gang and illegal gold mining in the Amazon rainforest, a U.S. Treasury official said on Wednesday following meetings with Brazilian law enforcement and civil society.

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Two thirds of female workers in rural areas have been harassed, researcher says, amid mining industry scrutiny

Amid scrutiny of the mining industry, an expert says harassment happens in almost every sector, and that rural women are especially vulnerable.

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Train crash shuts down Mount Isa-Townsville rail line for the second time since July

A rail link to one of Queensland's major mining regions has been cut by a train crash that has forced bulk ore shipments onto the highway.

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Female FIFO workers believe having more women in the industry would improve workplace culture

Female FIFO workers say it can be a "daunting" and isolating industry as the WA Minister for Mines calls for gender quotas to improve workplace culture.

Benzinga

Celsius Expected To Reach Negative Liquidity By October

Beleaguered crypto lending platform Celsius (CRYPTO: CEL) is projected to reach negative liquidity of around $34 million by October this year, according to the company’s latest Chapter 11 documents.

Reuters

In northern Chile, miners ask government to curb crime, robberies

The mining industry in Chile, the world's largest copper producer, on Tuesday called on the government to take action to stop an "escalation of crime" that has hit operations in the country's far north.

ABC News

Man charged with indecent assault over alleged incident involving WA journalist at Diggers and Dealers

A man who allegedly assaulted a female journalist in Kalgoorlie following the Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum is charged by police.

Benzinga

Earnings Scheduled For August 16, 2022

Companies Reporting Before The Bell • Stronghold Digital Mining (NASDAQ:SDIG) is projected to report earnings for its second quarter.

ABC News

About 50kg of nickel goes into each Tesla battery but the world isn't producing enough to keep up with demand

Nickel is a critical metal in batteries, and the world's miners are struggling to keep up with booming demand as consumers switch to renewables.

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