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States debate whether to restrict — or invite — crypto mining

SEATTLE — As cryptocurrency mining draws increased scrutiny on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., some state legislatures are considering proposals to restrict the industry over growing concerns about its energy use. Other states, though, are advancing bills to protect cryptocurrency miners from such crackdowns, citing the economic potential of hosting…

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Crypto Mining at Gas Wells Sparks Regulatory Headaches, Outcry in Northwestern Pennsylvania

Before obtaining the required permits, Diversified Energy began installing cryptocurrency mining infrastructure on one of its thousands of well pads.

Capital & Main

Volkswagen To Become Global EV Battery Supplier, Invest In Mining

Interestingly, just last week VW Group's new CEO Oliver Blume noted that its EV partnership with Ford is "intensifying," and now we have more details about how.

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'Scumbag' targets memorial garden and causes 'sickening' damage

The garden had been set up to remember locals who died in wars and various mining disasters

Liverpool Echo

An ancient mound of shells has been mined in the San Francisco Bay for 100 years — but the oyster’s future is uncertain

For years now, if a commuter were to glance to the north side of the San Mateo Bridge, they might see a lonely barge, painted with the words “Lind Marine,” floating a few hundred yards from the shoreline.

Tribune News Service

Safeguard offsets plan useless: Mining magnate

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has urged Australia to take bold steps to transform its energy sector after the latest UN report.

The New Daily

Labor to keep Hunter expert panel

NSW Labor has committed to retaining the State Government's clean energy expert panels and incorporating them into its proposed transition authority model, if elected.

Newcastle Herald

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Safeguard offsets plan won't change a thing: Forrest

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest has urged Australia to take bold steps to transform its energy sector after the latest United Nations report on global warming.

AAP

An arty weekend in … Bishop Auckland, County Durham

The former mining town is home to Velázquez, Murillo and El Greco, the art of pitmen, and its own artist-designed tweed

The Guardian - UK

Row erupts over deep-sea mining as world races to finalise vital regulations

Head of seabed authority accused of abandoning neutrality at critical point with first commercial application imminent

The Guardian - UK

Apaches get new chance to argue mine will harm sacred sites

An Apache group battling a foreign firm that wants to build one of the largest U.S. copper mines on what tribal members say is sacred land is getting a new chance to make its point to a full federal appeals court panel

The Independent UK

Gold theft trial hears mining executive asked boss for 'waste pile' as 'reward'

A WA mining executive tells the District Court he was "uncomfortable" transporting Doré bullion on the back seat of his car for his former boss, who he asked to let him have a pile of gold-bearing ore that had to be "worth something".

ABC News

Opposition Leader Chris Minns says the people of New South Wales pay more tax than other Australians. Is that correct?

State Opposition Leader Chris Minns claims New South Wales residents have the greatest tax burden in Australia, adding to their cost-of-living pain. Is that true? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

The issue that is energising Hunter voters ahead of the state election

The impact of energy transition on the Hunter's economy is weighing heavily on the minds of the region's voters heading into this weekend's election, new polling shows.

Newcastle Herald

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The Guardian - UK

Dreaming an Island review – an eerie tour of planet Earth’s depopulated future

This documentary about a small Japanese island, a once thriving mining outpost that now has only 100 residents, lightens its existential concerns with a focus on human connection

ABC News

Independence of Western Australia government's BHP dust review in Newman questioned by Greens, academic

Documents show regulators backed down on health advice regarding dust after it was "contested" by the mining giant.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jordan Launches Project to Explore Lead, Zinc, Gold

Jordan's Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Saleh Kharabsheh launched Saturday a project to explore lead, zinc, and gold in the Samrat Teibah area in Wadi Araba. Jordan News Agency (Petra) quoted Kharabsheh as saying that the Ministry of Energy is carrying out the project within the framework of a national…

Liverpool Echo

Former mining village with great transport links and 'lovely' community

"I'm as local as it gets, I was born and bred around here and I love it"

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Both optimism and concern for future jobs in the rapidly changing Upper Hunter jobs market

People in the most marginal seat in regional NSW, Upper Hunter, usually work in coal mines, power stations, or on farms. There's both concern and optimism about traditional jobs.

ABC News

Mining and Energy Union calls for clearer path from coal to renewable, clean energy

David Ashen says his family is one of 500 in the South Burnett region who face an uncertain future as Queensland phases out coal-fired power by 2035.

ABC News

Gold theft trial hears lawyers 'heavily' crafted statement from mining boss Peter Bartlett

Lawyers for a mining executive accused of stealing gold have questioned the involvement of a private lawyer and another company director in crafting a police statement for a well-known WA entrepreneur.

Newslaundry

Northeast India’s largest coal mine went to a company that violated bidding rules

On March 2, Coal Pulz Private Ltd, a private company registered in October 2020, won the bid for the Namchik Namphuk coal mine in Arunachal Pradesh. With nearly 15 million tonnes of geological coal reserves, Namchik Namphuk is the largest commercial coal mine in northeast India, producing one of the…

Newcastle Herald

Hunter coal jobs highest in eight years, says council

More than half of those directly employed in the coal industry in the state were in the Hunter, the data showed.

ABC News

BHP mines identified as 'dominant source' of dust in Newman, says government review

Residents of a Pilbara mining town say better research needs to be done to measure the health impacts of dust generated by the industry around them.

Al Jazeera

Nevada lithium mine breaks ground despite Indigenous opposition

Activists say the project threatens delicate ecosystems, while proponents say it is key to Biden’s green energy agenda.

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