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Activist jailed for anti-logging, mining protests

A Tasmanian activist has been jailed for three months for breaching a suspended sentence during protests at mining and logging sites.

AAP

How Tasmania’s anti-protest laws drove Bob Brown back to frontline activism

After decades of environmental campaigning, the former Greens leader says optimism and looking after each other are critical to climate fight

The Guardian - AU

Court throws out Bob Brown Foundation challenge to MMG mine lease

An environmental group has lost its latest court battle with a mining company that's planning to build a controversial new tailings dam in Tasmania's west.

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Bob Brown lashes court mining lease ruling

The Bob Brown Foundation has lost a court challenge related to a contentious mining waste dam proposal in Tasmania.

AAP

Community mourns as mine death investigation begins

The close-knit community of Cloncurry is mourning the deaths of two miners killed in an incident 125 metres below the surface.

AAP

Miners’ vehicle discovered deep in underground mine as search for missing men continues

The vehicle operated by two workers as they fell down a Queensland mine has been discovered, as a desperate search continues for the men.

The New Daily

Two men have died after falling into a void in Dugald River mine in outback Queensland. Here's what we know so far

Two men have died after falling down a hole, known as a stope, in a mine in outback Queensland. This is what we know about the situation so far.

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Bob Brown accuses Tanya Plibersek of putting industry above environment on Tarkine trip

Environment minister visited Tasmania for two days and insists she’s taking mine decision seriously but Brown wanted her to visit rainforest with him

The Guardian - AU

Miner ordered to remove equipment in Tas

A court has ordered a mining company remove equipment from the site of a proposed expansion in Tasmania, ruling approval for works was invalid.

AAP

Judge finds Morrison government erred in approving preliminary work on tailings dam in the Tarkine

Conservationists say judgment is one of the most significant in environmental law since the environmental protection act was introduced in 1999

The Guardian - AU

Bob Brown Foundation wins legal case against Chinese-owned MMG mine tailings dam approval

A Federal court finds the Morrison government's approval for a tailings dam in Tasmania's wilderness area is invalid, prompting calls for people arrested during protests there to be compensated as "citizen heroes".

ABC News

Rann Kali, the war memorial built by BSF at the request of Christian and Muslim soldiers

The memorial has now become a pilgrimage point for locals

The Hindu

Anti-protest laws briefing sessions for miners, forestry ahead of Tasmanian Upper House debate

A mining representative sat through and rebutted briefings to Tasmanian politicians provided by environmental and civil groups, but when it came time for them to hold a briefing, it was closed to everyone else.

ABC News

Harsher anti-protest laws targeting environmentalists are putting greed before green

Penalties for peaceful action are now the same as for aggravated assault

The Guardian - AU

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Reuters

Road to Peru's Las Bambas copper mine blocked again by residents

A community in Peru's Andes mountains on Wednesday blocked a highway used by MMG Ltd's Las Bambas copper mine, demanding payment for use of the road, according to a source close to the company and a protest leader.

The Independent UK

Peruvian indigenous mine protesters face violence from workers and police

Tensions between a mining company and a Peruvian indigenous group occupying the site are rising as miners threaten to confront protesters.

Reuters

Peru community wants its land back, threatening Chinese copper mine

The community of Fuerabamba in the Andean region of Peru was resettled eight years ago to make way for a giant Chinese-owned copper mine, in a $1.2 billion scheme billed as a model solution to protests dogging the South American nation's mining sector.

ABC News

The rush to renewable energy means a new mining boom. But first, Australia needs to make some tough choices

Electric cars, solar panels and wind turbines — green technology relies on what can be a dirty industry. Why acting on climate change may require a massive increase in mining.

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Reuters

Peruvian protesters agree to attend talks over MMG's shut copper mine

Indigenous communities protesting the Las Bambas copper mine in Peru agreed on Friday to meet with government and company officials on Saturday about the dispute, which has forced the project's temporary closure.

ABC News

Bob Brown Foundation loses federal court bid to stop MMG mine tailing dams in Tarkine over masked owl concerns

The Bob Brown Foundation loses its Federal Court bid to halt preliminary works for a controversial mine tailings dam inside the takayna/Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania's west.

Reuters

Analysis-Peru's Castillo hardens stance on mining protests as economy stumbles

Peru's leftist President Pedro Castillo has signaled a tougher stance on protests against mining companies that are roiling the Andean nation, the world's second largest copper producer, mobilizing the army in a sharp tactical shift from a previous conciliatory approach.

Reuters

Peru community plans opposition to Las Bambas mine expansion

A Peruvian community has threatened to oppose the expansion of MMG Ltd's major Las Bambas copper mine, according to a document seen by Reuters, hinting at a new flashpoint for the project shortly after the state approved the increase in production.

Reuters

Peru approves expansion of Las Bambas copper mine despite protests

MMG Ltd on Thursday said it has secured approval from Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines to expand its Las Bambas copper mine despite ongoing outrage from local indigenous communities.

Reuters

Peruvian community blocks road used by MMG copper mine, source says

A community in the Peruvian Andes has blocked a key transport road used by MMG's Las Bambas copper mine, a source close to the Chinese company said on Wednesday, in what is at least the third blockade to affect the firm this year.

Reuters

Peru community says it will not block Las Bambas mining road for now

A Peruvian community on Monday said it would not block the key mining road used by MMG's Las Bambas copper mine, according to meeting minutes seen by Reuters, which should allow the firm to resume normal operations.

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