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OPINION - I am incandescent about plans to strip mine the precious ocean floor

What’s the weirdest thing you’ve stumbled across on the internet recently? Mine is the Wikipedia page about the time Australia declared war on emus. And lost.

Evening Standard

Mining giant Santos given approval to re-activate four coal seam gas wells in NSW

While the former NSW government was in caretaker mode, mining giant Santos was given approval to reactivate four wells in the NSW north west for coal seam gas exploration, but local farmers are vowing to fight the decision.

ABC News

Bacchus Resources withdraws gold mining exploration licence application area around Adelaide River

A gold mining exploration licence application for the township of Adelaide River, south of Darwin, has been withdrawn following community backlash.

ABC News

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Brazil court backs crackdown on illegal gold mining in Amazon

A Supreme Court judge backed a government move to crack down on illegal gold mining in Brazil, suspending a legal practice of buyers accepting the origin of the precious metal with paper receipts based on the "good faith" of the seller.

Reuters

Deep-sea mining: can it help solve our climate problems?

A growing controversy is swirling around deep-sea mining, which aims to extract valuable minerals from the ocean floor.

The Week

Glass smashed as thousands rally in union protests

Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union members have marched through the nation's major cities calling for change.

AAP

Subsidence regularly occurs across NSW Hunter due to old underground coal mines

From the surface, you might never know much of Newcastle in New South Wales has been built on top of mines — some more than 100 years old.

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Israeli mining magnate loses appeal in Swiss corruption case

Geneva (AFP) - French-Israeli mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz largely lost on Tuesday his appeal in Switzerland against a 2021 corruption verdict linked to mining rights in Guinea.

AFP

Geneva appeals court upholds conviction of Israeli tycoon

A Geneva appeals court has upheld the conviction of Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz for corrupting foreign officials

The Independent UK

Beny Steinmetz to appeal Swiss court's corruption ruling - statement

Mining magnate Beny Steinmetz said he would appeal against a guilty verdict for corruption upheld by a Swiss appeals court on Tuesday, saying the decision was "unfair and politically motivated".

Reuters

ERA hopes to raise $369 million to continue rehabilitation of Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu

Mining company ERA is hoping to raise $369 million to continue funding the rehabilitation of a uranium mine in Kakadu National Park.

ABC News

Madeleine King urges young people to pursue employment in mining to help the environment

Madeleine King calls on young people in Australia to consider employment in the resources sector to help the world decarbonise, saying the commitment to net zero emissions needs more mining, not less.

ABC News

Hunter Offshore Wind project should be doubled in size, executive says

The Maritime Union of Australia, the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union and the Electrical Trades Union attract support to extending Hunter Offshore Wind Project

Newcastle Herald

Miraculous rescue of trapped Congolese miners highlights dangerous conditions

One by one, the men pop out of a small hole in the earth to the cheers of dozens of fellow miners. Ten artisanal miners were rescued on March 24 after spending 18 hours trapped underground after a landslide at the Mitondo Hill mining site in the South Kivu province…

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Financial Times

How China is winning the race for Africa’s lithium

The country already dominates processing of the metal for use in electric vehicle batteries and is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling to keep up

ABC News

A political warrior who walked tall in two worlds — how Yunupingu opened Australia's eyes

From a land rights "radical" to a steely elder who had the ear of successive prime ministers, the late northeast Arnhem Land leader, Yunupingu, leaves a powerful legacy.

ABC News

How a simple piece of fabric is helping make the mining industry a more appealing choice for women

As many mining companies work towards a 50-50 workforce, obstacles remain in an industry that can sometimes struggle to attract women.

ABC News

Tennis legend Pat Rafter shares childhood memories of growing up in Queensland mining city Mount Isa

Australian tennis legend Pat Rafter opens up about his barefooted childhood as one of 10 kids – and an emotional homecoming to visit his brother's grave.

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Barchart

Is Gold Preparing for an Upside Blast?

Gold’s bull market began in 1999 when the precious metal reached rock bottom at $252.50 per ounce. Since then, every significant selloff has been a buying opportunity, which continues almost two and one-half decades after the low.

The Guardian - US

‘Why mine so close?’: the fight to protect the pristine Okefenokee swamp

An Alabama company wants to mine near the 440,000-acre Georgia swamp, but locals and scientists fear it could be irreparably harmed

The New Daily

Greenpeace blasts UN body’s ruling on deep-sea mining

The rise of electric vehicles has sparked an unintended controversy, with the growing need for the rare metals used in modern batteries pitting

Reuters

UN to start taking deep-sea mining applications this July

The International Seabed Authority will start accepting applications in July from companies that want to mine the ocean's floor, a decision that came after the U.N. body spent the past two weeks debating standards for the new and controversial practice.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia's EV goals hinge on green mining drive

With the world's largest reserves of nickel, used extensively in making batteries, Indonesia is aiming to become an electric vehicle powerhouse, not least by courting Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

The Independent UK

UN body mulls deep sea mining amid demand for minerals

Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world’s deep seas to mining as companies push for permission to extract metals from seabeds in international waters

Tribune News Service

Ford invests in Indonesian nickel-processing project to lock up goods

Ford Motor Co. is partnering with mining companies from Indonesia and China to invest in a nickel-processing project as part of the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker's bid to shore up supplies of key raw materials for electric-vehicle batteries.

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