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Tasmanian sand mine bid to include 700m jetty in the north-east
By Emily Smith and Laurissa Smith

An upcoming proposal to mine millions of tonnes of sand for export from Tasmania's largest farm triggers concern from Aboriginal groups.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/tas-sand-mine-at-rushy-lagoon-proposal-jetty/107141680

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousRepresentativeBodies #EmilySmith #LaurissaSmith

Tasmanian sand mine bid to include 700m jetty in the north-east
By Emily Smith and Laurissa Smith

An upcoming proposal to mine millions of tonnes of sand for export from Tasmania's largest farm triggers concern from Aboriginal groups.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/tas-sand-mine-at-rushy-lagoon-proposal-jetty/107141680

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousRepresentativeBodies #EmilySmith #LaurissaSmith

Tasmanian sand mine bid to include 700m jetty in the north-east
By Emily Smith and Laurissa Smith

An upcoming proposal to mine millions of tonnes of sand for export from Tasmania's largest farm triggers concern from Aboriginal groups.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/tas-sand-mine-at-rushy-lagoon-proposal-jetty/107141680

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousRepresentativeBodies #EmilySmith #LaurissaSmith

Tasmanian sand mine bid to include 700m jetty in the north-east
By Emily Smith and Laurissa Smith

An upcoming proposal to mine millions of tonnes of sand for export from Tasmania's largest farm triggers concern from Aboriginal groups.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/tas-sand-mine-at-rushy-lagoon-proposal-jetty/107141680

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousRepresentativeBodies #EmilySmith #LaurissaSmith

Tasmanian sand mine bid to include 700m jetty in the north-east
By Emily Smith and Laurissa Smith

An upcoming proposal to mine millions of tonnes of sand for export from Tasmania's largest farm triggers concern from Aboriginal groups.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/tas-sand-mine-at-rushy-lagoon-proposal-jetty/107141680

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousRepresentativeBodies #EmilySmith #LaurissaSmith

Mining safety regulator warns against 'unprecedented' vapes in mines
By Jacob Gamble and Meghan Dansie

Resources Safety and Health Queensland is investigating an unprecedented number of reports of contraband being brought into coalmines.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/contraband-vape-warning-for-coal-mines/107142456

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #JacobGamble #MeghanDansie

Mining safety regulator warns against 'unprecedented' vapes in mines
By Jacob Gamble and Meghan Dansie

Resources Safety and Health Queensland is investigating an unprecedented number of reports of contraband being brought into coalmines.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/contraband-vape-warning-for-coal-mines/107142456

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #JacobGamble #MeghanDansie

Mining safety regulator warns against 'unprecedented' vapes in mines
By Jacob Gamble and Meghan Dansie

Resources Safety and Health Queensland is investigating an unprecedented number of reports of contraband being brought into coalmines.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/contraband-vape-warning-for-coal-mines/107142456

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #JacobGamble #MeghanDansie

Mining safety regulator warns against 'unprecedented' vapes in mines
By Jacob Gamble and Meghan Dansie

Resources Safety and Health Queensland is investigating an unprecedented number of reports of contraband being brought into coalmines.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/contraband-vape-warning-for-coal-mines/107142456

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #JacobGamble #MeghanDansie

Mining safety regulator warns against 'unprecedented' vapes in mines
By Jacob Gamble and Meghan Dansie

Resources Safety and Health Queensland is investigating an unprecedented number of reports of contraband being brought into coalmines.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/contraband-vape-warning-for-coal-mines/107142456

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #JacobGamble #MeghanDansie

BHP subsidiary class action begins over public holiday work
By Liam O'Connell

The class action alleges that a BHP subsidiary did not offer workers a reasonable chance to apply for leave over public holidays.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/bhp-os-action-public-holidays/107140208

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #LiamOConnell

Mining boom leaves little room for tourists in Australia's gold capital
By Nicholas R Ward and Ivo da Silva

Demand for accommodation for mine workers throughout Kalgoorlie-Boulder has tour operators worried there are not enough rooms available for other visitors.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/kalgoorlie-tourism-accommodation-challenges-gold-boom/107126004

#TourismandLeisureIndustry #MiningandMetalsIndustry #RegionalCommunities #NicholasRWard #IvodaSilva

Price booms for little-known critical mineral needed for solar panels
By Brigitte Murphy

Antimony production resumes at a Northern Tablelands mine site after more than a decade of the facility sitting idle.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/antimony-critical-mineral-mine-opens-as-price-rises/107132402

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Gold #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BrigitteMurphy

Concerns smelter closure exposes Australia to geopolitical risk
By Clancy Balen

Australia's only manganese alloy smelter has closed, leaving the future of the site uncertain and the country more reliant on imported alloys for steel production.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/future-liberty-bell-bay-site-in-doubt-following-closure-tasmania/106923960

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #ClancyBalen