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South Africa: Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

For 140 years, gold mines in Johannesburg, South Africa have been leaking wastewater contaminated with heavy metals. The acid mine drainage from Johannesburg’s estimated 278 abandoned mines and 200 mine dumps includes uranium (a radioactive metal), toxic arsenic, copper, cobalt, nickel, lead and zinc. Acid mine drainage can pollute land…

The Conversation

Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks

Globalisation is on shaky ground. As China rises, the United States and its allies are moving to reduce their reliance on the world’s factory.

The Conversation

The world is rushing to Africa to mine critical minerals like lithium – how the continent should deal with the demand

Global demand for critical minerals, particularly lithium, is growing rapidly to meet clean energy and de-carbonisation objectives.

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How the Streisand Effect came to haunt Australia’s richest woman

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s attempt to have portrait by Vincent Namatjira removed from National Gallery exhibition backfires

The Independent UK

Coober Pedy, the Australian town built underground to withstand extreme heat

As spring temperatures begin to rise in Europe, we see how one town in Australia has been learning to live with extreme heat for the past century. Situated in the middle of the desert, where summer temperatures reach up to 50°C, is Coober Pedy, a town built underground and originally…

France 24

Gunmen kill dozens in attack on Nigerian mining community

Gunmen on motorbikes stormed a mining community in central Nigeria, killing up to 40 people and torching homes, residents said, in the latest violence to hit a region troubled by resource disputes and intercommunal strife.

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Gina Rinehart portrait saga: largesse comes at a peculiar cost for Australia’s swimmers

To understand why some Olympians would go into bat for the mining magnate on a matter unrelated to the pool, one need only look at the financial hold she has over the sport

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‘It’s a barbarity’: why are hundreds of families asking to be moved away from this Dominican Republic goldmine?

Communities around the Pueblo Viejo mine complain of serious health problems and a diminished environment and have spent years campaigning to be relocated

The Guardian - UK

Congo names third American in a foiled coup plot as mourners gather in Utah to remember plot leader

Congo’s army spokesman has released the name of the third American involved a foiled coup plot in Kinshasa

The Independent UK

Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’

‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns

The Guardian - UK

No port regulation means users pay and keep paying

MONOPOLY POWER: Mining industry warns future customers of hefty fee increases

Newcastle Herald

Crunch Time Looms For BHP's Bid To Buy Anglo American

Any deal between two of the world's largest resources companies would fundamentally reshape the sector, with far-reaching consequences for commodities markets and the global energy transition.

International Business Times

Mining leads shares higher as copper and gold surge

The ASX200 has started the week in positive territory, with the mining sector posting strong gains after copper and gold both hit all-time highs.

AAP

Consider Adding This Blue-Chip Copper Stock to Your Portfolio as Industrial Demand Surges

The excitement around copper demand has made this stock an attractive investment choice for investors now.

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This researcher found billions in ‘invisible’ gold in Jo’burg’s mine dumps

At 26 years old, Steve Chingwaru uncovered 420 tonnes of gold in buried mining waste. Now everyone wants to hire him.

The Guardian - AU

Lai Ching-te, the political brawler who went from a Taiwan mining village to the presidency

Friends and analysts say Lai’s tough upbringing in a working-class family has prepared him well for his next opponent: China

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From mining to Meta: the slow decline of Broken Hill’s only newspaper

The NSW town’s 126-year-old Barrier Daily Truth closed its doors last month – and more regional newsrooms could follow without funding certainty

The Hindu

Heavy rainfall: Ban on quarrying, mining till further orders in district

The district administration has banned quarrying and mining till further orders with the IMD putting Thiruvananthapuram district on orange alert for isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall till Tuesday.

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CPI State secretary demands probe into sand mining scandal

CPI State secretary demands probe into Andhra Pradesh sand mining scandal, praises Election Commission for transparency.

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Are Wall Street Analysts Predicting Newmont Mining Stock Will Climb or Sink?

Newmont Mining has underperformed the broader market over the past year, but Wall Street analysts remain optimistic about the company’s prospects.

The Hindu

NLCIL sees 31% jump in profit, record output in past fiscal

NLCIL reports 31% profit increase, record coal production, power generation, and successful bids in commercial coal mining auctions.

AAP

Post-mining world set for NSW government microscope

Advanced manufacturing, clean energy initiatives and tourism uses are some ideas for how NSW's mining sites can be used once shut down.

International Business Times

US Ends Leasing In Its Largest Coal-producing Region

President Joe Biden's government on Thursday announced it was ending coal leases in the Powder River Basin, the nation's largest coal-producing region, drawing condemnation from the mining sector and praise from environmentalists.

Newcastle Herald

'Mining is a temporary use of land' - inquiry will examine rehabilitation options

There are more than 50 large active mine sites across NSW.

The Independent UK

US proposes ending new federal leases in nation's biggest coal region

The Biden administration has proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region of the U.S. The move announced Thursday would limit future climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from burning the fuel

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