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Cleaning up Australia's 80,000 disused mines is a huge job – but the payoffs can outweigh the costs

Newly announced closures of Glencore’s copper and zinc mines in Mt Isa will add to a huge number of former mines in Australia. A 2020 study by Monash University’s Resources Trinity Group found more than 80,000 inactive mine sites across the country.

The Conversation

Illegal bauxite mining in Jharkhand: NGT forms panel, seeks report

NGT has formed a panel and asked it to submit a factual and action-taken report on the alleged illegal mining of bauxite in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga

The Hindu

BRS tells Rahul Gandhi that Telangana sand policy was the best in the country

Telangana State Mineral Development Corporation Chairman Krishank Manne said the State’s sand mining revenue increased 149 times under Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government, from Rs. 39.66 cr to Rs. 5,901.73 cr. Secretary Mines, government of India appreciated policy, seven states studied it, including Congress-led Punjab.

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3 High-Yield Gold Mining Stocks to Consider as Gold Hits $2,000

Top gold mining stocks, like Barrick Gold, provide a tasty dividend yield for investors and trade at a compelling valuation to consensus price target estimates.

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From the Guardian archive: some of John Vidal’s greatest pieces

Former environment editor, who has died aged 74, wrote for the Guardian for more than 30 years

The Guardian - UK

Aid set for Gaza just a 'drop in the ocean of need'

IN THE PRESS – Friday, October 20: We take a look at the Arabic press, as they report on the aid slated to arrive in Gaza this Friday, although many humanitarian organisations say it's nowhere near enough. Also, The Washington Post takes a "deep dive" into China's attempts to monopolise…

France 24

Not just St Ives: Redruth festival will shine light on vibrant Cornish arts scene

First Flamm festival in old mining town this weekend will include ‘art rave’ and installations using local natural materials

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High Court allows government to appeal Yunupingu's case

The federal government has been granted leave to appeal late Gumatj leader Yunupingu's final case regarding compensation for mining in northeast Arnhem Land.

AAP

Australia is already an energy superpower. We should be using that to drive the world towards renewables

The coal and gas we provide internationally makes us powerful – and we waste it being craven to the mining industry

The Guardian - AU

Call to bring back Resources for Regions program

Singleton and Muswellbrook account for 43 per cent of the state's mining wealth.

Newcastle Herald

Town, 1200 workers reeling with major mine set to close

About 1200 workers are in limbo and a Queensland town is reeling after Glencore announced one of the world's biggest copper mines would close in 2025.

AAP

Grief in Zimbabwe over missing miners as government halts rescue mission

The abandonment of the rescue mission by the Zimbabwe government has angered grieving relatives of the missing miners.

Al Jazeera

Hancock lawyers attack rivals in high-stakes trial

Gina Rinehart's lawyers have attacked two rival mining dynasties' billion-dollar claims for iron ore riches in closing arguments at a high-stakes legal battle.

AAP

Rio Tinto on track to meet 2023 iron ore targets

Mining giant Rio Tinto says it remains on track to hit the upper half of its original forecast for 2023 iron ore shipments.

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The Hindu

Public hearing held in Odisha for eco clearance for Vedanta’s proposed bauxite mine

Public hearing for Vedanta's bauxite mine in Odisha's Rayagada district ended with majority of villagers voicing concerns over potential adverse impact on local ecology. Tight security was in place as villagers had alleged police high-handedness and attempts to allure them to support the project.

The Conversation

The human factor: why Australia's net zero transition risks failing unless it is fair

This article is part of a series by The Conversation, Getting to Zero, examining Australia’s energy transition.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 292: Coal ministry’s mining push, MP journalist named in 11 FIRs

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Shreegireesh Jalihal of The Reporters’ Collective and Avdhesh Kumar of Newslaundry.

The Hindu

Sand mining in T.N. | Senior official calls for cleaning up “internal mess”, disclosing all illegal sand mining sites to ED

WRD Engineer-in-Chief & Chief Engineer General called for Income Tax returns of the department’s officials and their family members for the last three financial years and the list of properties owned by them, with their current market value.

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The Guardian - US

‘We were not consulted’: Native Americans fight lithium mine on site of 1865 massacre

Indigenous groups say huge project in northern Nevada threatens environmental, cultural and historical destruction

The Hindu

Kerala government effects major reshuffle in top echelons of civil services

Kerala government reshuffles top civil services; Divya S. Iyer appointed MD of Vizhinjam port; Shibu to replace her as Pathanamthitta DC; Haritha V. Kumar as director of Mining & Geology dept.; Vinod as Malappuram DC; Devidas N. as Kollam DC; Arun K. Vijayan as Kannur DC; Snehil Kumar Singh as…

Dynamite News

Uttar Pradesh: Two revenue officials injured in attack by mining mafia in Agra

Two revenue inspectors were injured after a group of mining mafia attempted to run them over with JCB while they were investigating illegal soil mining at village Kusmania in Uttar Pradesh's Agra district. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Independent UK

Mexico takes mining company to court seeking new remediation effort for Sonora river pollution

Mexico is pursuing a criminal complaint against the country’s largest copper producer seeking to force a new remediation program for river pollution in the northern state of Sonora

The Conversation

Senghenydd colliery disaster: how Britain's worst mining tragedy revealed the true price of coal

Miners working at the Universal Colliery in Senghenydd, south Wales, were in the middle of their morning shifts 2000ft below the ground when a massive explosion ripped through the deep pit at 8.10am. A spark from an electric bell had ignited a deadly mix of methane gas and coal dust,…

AnandTech

Samsung Lines Up First Server Customer For 3nm Fabs

Although Samsung Foundry was the first contract fab to formally start mass production of chips on a 3 nm-class process, so far, the company's latest process has largely been relegated to producing tiny cryptocurrency mining chips. But it looks like things will start picking up for Samsung's foundry business soon,…

The Guardian - AU

Man charged after statue of goldfields pioneer decapitated in Australian gold mining town

Local council investigating how to ‘reattach’ and ‘repurpose’ head of town’s Paddy Hannan statue

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