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Hundreds of jobs saved as coal mine granted six-year lifeline
By Courtney Yeandle

MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine has been given an approval extension just four months before it was due to close.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/mount-pleasant-coal-mine-granted-six-year-extension/107041518

#Coal #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #CourtneyYeandle

Hundreds of jobs saved as coal mine granted six-year lifeline
By Courtney Yeandle

MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine has been given an approval extension just four months before it was due to close.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/mount-pleasant-coal-mine-granted-six-year-extension/107041518

#Coal #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #CourtneyYeandle

Community remembers those lost in one of Australia's worst mining disasters
By Gavin McGrath

A new memorial installed near an abandoned mine in central Victoria remembers the 22 men who died  in one of Australia's worst mining disasters.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/creswick-australasian-no2-gold-mine-mining-disaster-memorial/107024576

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #History #GavinMcGrath

Community remembers those lost in one of Australia's worst mining disasters
By Gavin McGrath

A new memorial installed near an abandoned mine in central Victoria remembers the 22 men who died  in one of Australia's worst mining disasters.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/creswick-australasian-no2-gold-mine-mining-disaster-memorial/107024576

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #History #GavinMcGrath

$2.5b Tomago Aluminium bailout saves jobs but hits taxpayers
By Ben Clifford

The federal opposition has described the deal as a net zero "failure", while the Greens want the government to own a stake in the smelter.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/tomago-aluminium-bailout-win-for-workers-hit-on-taxpayers/107031218

#Manufacturing #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #MiningandMetalsIndustry #RegionalCommunities #EnergyIndustry #BenClifford

$2.5b Tomago Aluminium bailout saves jobs but hits taxpayers
By Ben Clifford

The federal opposition has described the deal as a net zero "failure", while the Greens want the government to own a stake in the smelter.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/tomago-aluminium-bailout-win-for-workers-hit-on-taxpayers/107031218

#Manufacturing #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #MiningandMetalsIndustry #RegionalCommunities #EnergyIndustry #BenClifford

Revived NT mine to join Australia's modern gold rush
By Jane Bardon

Chinese-financed company Hanking Gold is reviving the mothballed Mount Bundy mine south of Darwin, with the soaring gold price prompting predictions of profit from its first year of production.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/nt-mount-bundy-mine-revival-amid-high-gold-prices/107029606

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #JaneBardon

Revived NT mine to join Australia's modern gold rush
By Jane Bardon

Chinese-financed company Hanking Gold is reviving the mothballed Mount Bundy mine south of Darwin, with the soaring gold price prompting predictions of profit from its first year of production.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/nt-mount-bundy-mine-revival-amid-high-gold-prices/107029606

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #JaneBardon

'Lawnmower' patterns of Chinese research vessel raising suspicions in Pacific
By Kyle Evans

The strange patterns of Chinese research vessels in the Pacific have raised suspicions China is gathering intelligence for a potential conflict.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/chinese-research-vessels-spark-alarm-in-palau/107001038

#SecurityIntelligence #ScientificResearch #ClimateChange #InternationalLaw #Oceans #MiningandMetalsIndustry #War #Navy #NuclearWeapons #PoliticalLeadership #KyleEvans

'Lawnmower' patterns of Chinese research vessel raising suspicions in Pacific
By Kyle Evans

The strange patterns of Chinese research vessels in the Pacific have raised suspicions China is gathering intelligence for a potential conflict.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-13/chinese-research-vessels-spark-alarm-in-palau/107001038

#SecurityIntelligence #ScientificResearch #ClimateChange #InternationalLaw #Oceans #MiningandMetalsIndustry #War #Navy #NuclearWeapons #PoliticalLeadership #KyleEvans

Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5b over 10 years

Under the deal, the Commonwealth and state of NSW will split the cost down the middle, with Rio Tinto contributing at least $1.1 billion to reduce its power usage and gear toward renewables.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/aluminium-smelter-bailout-cost-two-and-half-billion-dollars/107030522

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #Manufacturing

Aluminium smelter bailout to cost taxpayers $2.5b over 10 years

Under the deal, the Commonwealth and state of NSW will split the cost down the middle, with Rio Tinto contributing at least $1.1 billion to reduce its power usage and gear toward renewables.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/aluminium-smelter-bailout-cost-two-and-half-billion-dollars/107030522

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #Manufacturing

Australia's largest aluminium smelter expected to get emergency bailout
By Ben Clifford

The prime minister and NSW premier are expected to announce a bailout for the country's largest aluminium smelter tomorrow.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/tomago-aluminium-smelter-bailout-announcement-expected/107014046

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #Manufacturing #BenClifford

Australia's largest aluminium smelter expected to get emergency bailout
By Ben Clifford

The prime minister and NSW premier are expected to announce a bailout for the country's largest aluminium smelter tomorrow.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/tomago-aluminium-smelter-bailout-announcement-expected/107014046

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #Manufacturing #BenClifford

Billionaire Andrew Forrest scores win against Meta in scam ads case
By Blake Kagi

A US Federal Court has ruled against the social media giant in an ongoing legal dispute with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who is suing Meta over scam ads that feature his likeness without his permission.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/andrew-forrest-meta-scam-ads-case/107025146

#LawCrimeandJustice #MiningandMetalsIndustry #SocialMedia #ScamsandFraud #BlakeKagi

Billionaire Andrew Forrest scores win against Meta in scam ads case
By Blake Kagi

A US Federal Court has ruled against the social media giant in an ongoing legal dispute with Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest, who is suing Meta over scam ads that feature his likeness without his permission.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-11/andrew-forrest-meta-scam-ads-case/107025146

#LawCrimeandJustice #MiningandMetalsIndustry #SocialMedia #ScamsandFraud #BlakeKagi

BHP and unions both claim wins after weekend strike action
By Kimberley Putland and Alistair Bates

BHP's Port Hedland operations just faced 48 hours of industrial action, but how much of an impact did it have?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/unions-bhp-assess-impact-strike-action-port-hedland/107014096

#IndustrialAction #Unions #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IronOre #KimberleyPutland #AlistairBates

BHP and unions both claim wins after weekend strike action
By Kimberley Putland and Alistair Bates

BHP's Port Hedland operations just faced 48 hours of industrial action, but how much of an impact did it have?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/unions-bhp-assess-impact-strike-action-port-hedland/107014096

#IndustrialAction #Unions #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IronOre #KimberleyPutland #AlistairBates

Mining cities concerned census fails to count FIFO 'ghost population'
By Jarrod Lucas, Ivo da Silva, Mikki Cusack, and Kimberley Putland

Mining cities across Australia say the count fails to acknowledge the increasing pressure the nation's growing fly-in fly-out workforce puts on communities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/fifo-ghost-population-worries-mining-cities-census/106950408

#Census #MiningandMetalsIndustry #EmploymentStatistics #RegionalCommunities #FederalGovernment #JarrodLucas #IvodaSilva #MikkiCusack #KimberleyPutland

Mining cities concerned census fails to count FIFO 'ghost population'
By Jarrod Lucas, Ivo da Silva, Mikki Cusack, and Kimberley Putland

Mining cities across Australia say the count fails to acknowledge the increasing pressure the nation's growing fly-in fly-out workforce puts on communities.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-10/fifo-ghost-population-worries-mining-cities-census/106950408

#Census #MiningandMetalsIndustry #EmploymentStatistics #RegionalCommunities #FederalGovernment #JarrodLucas #IvodaSilva #MikkiCusack #KimberleyPutland

New attempt to revive manganese smelter in Tasmania
By Ashleigh Barraclough

The union representing workers at Australia's last manganese smelter says there are parties interested in taking over the site, days after the business was placed in liquidation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/new-attempt-revive-liberty-bell-bay-smelter-tasmania/107014022

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #Steel #Unions #AshleighBarraclough

New attempt to revive manganese smelter in Tasmania
By Ashleigh Barraclough

The union representing workers at Australia's last manganese smelter says there are parties interested in taking over the site, days after the business was placed in liquidation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/new-attempt-revive-liberty-bell-bay-smelter-tasmania/107014022

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #Steel #Unions #AshleighBarraclough

Pentagon to invest $560m in NSW critical minerals project
By Annabel Bowles

The Pentagon is investing more than half a billion dollars to expand an Australian critical mineral project poised to become the world's first scandium mine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/pentagon-loan-to-syerston-scandium-mine-in-nsw/107012648

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #WorldPolitics #DefenceIndustry #AnnabelBowles

Pentagon to invest $560m in NSW critical minerals project
By Annabel Bowles

The Pentagon is investing more than half a billion dollars to expand an Australian critical mineral project poised to become the world's first scandium mine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-08/pentagon-loan-to-syerston-scandium-mine-in-nsw/107012648

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #WorldPolitics #DefenceIndustry #AnnabelBowles

Australian lithium miners want more value from Chinese-dominated battery supply chain
By Clint Jasper

Until recently, Australian lithium miners were digging up their ore and selling to China for processing into battery materials. Now, a handful of them are trying to get a bit more value out of that supply chain.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/australian-lithium-miners-domestic-refineries/106619924

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #ElectricVehicles #Manufacturing #Lithium #ClintJasper

Australian lithium miners want more value from Chinese-dominated battery supply chain
By Clint Jasper

Until recently, Australian lithium miners were digging up their ore and selling to China for processing into battery materials. Now, a handful of them are trying to get a bit more value out of that supply chain.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/australian-lithium-miners-domestic-refineries/106619924

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #ElectricVehicles #Manufacturing #Lithium #ClintJasper

'Rubbish' tariffs drive Australian company out of the US
By Gareth Hutchens

Australia's only silicon producer will exit the US market next week, but the federal government says the Trump administration's move does not undermine the critical minerals agreement between the two countries.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/simcoa-australian-silicon-out-of-us-after-additional-tariff/107003162

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Manufacturing #FederalGovernment #WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #GarethHutchens

'Rubbish' tariffs drive Australian company out of the US
By Gareth Hutchens

Australia's only silicon producer will exit the US market next week, but the federal government says the Trump administration's move does not undermine the critical minerals agreement between the two countries.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/simcoa-australian-silicon-out-of-us-after-additional-tariff/107003162

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Manufacturing #FederalGovernment #WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #GarethHutchens

Commonwealth says it will block gas-fired data centres
By Tom Robinson

The NT government has rejected a federal plan to mandate the use of renewables for new large-scale data centres, but the Commonwealth says it will block proposals that rely on gas.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ai-data-centres-gas-northern-territory/107002860

#AI #Agriculture #OilandGas #RenewableEnergy #MiningandMetalsIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalStateIssues #FederalGovernment #TomRobinson

Commonwealth says it will block gas-fired data centres
By Tom Robinson

The NT government has rejected a federal plan to mandate the use of renewables for new large-scale data centres, but the Commonwealth says it will block proposals that rely on gas.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/ai-data-centres-gas-northern-territory/107002860

#AI #Agriculture #OilandGas #RenewableEnergy #MiningandMetalsIndustry #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalStateIssues #FederalGovernment #TomRobinson

ABC apologises for Race Around the World episode featuring Gina Rinehart reference
By David Taylor

The ABC apologises for a Race Around the World episode containing remarks about mining magnate Gina Rinehart AO.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/abc-apologies-to-gina-rinehart/107003346

#MediaIndustry #Media #MiningandMetalsIndustry #DavidTaylor

ABC apologises for Race Around the World episode featuring Gina Rinehart reference
By David Taylor

The ABC apologises for a Race Around the World episode containing remarks about mining magnate Gina Rinehart AO.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/abc-apologies-to-gina-rinehart/107003346

#MediaIndustry #Media #MiningandMetalsIndustry #DavidTaylor

Technology enables penetration of mineral zone discovered 40 years ago
By Oliver Brown and Andrew Schmidt

A mining company says it has found a way to access a mineral lode discovered under Broken Hill more than 40 years ago, but once deemed too difficult to reach.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/new-mining-technique-to-access-mineral-zone-under-broken-hill/106999474

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Geology #RegionalCommunities #Zinc #OliverBrown #AndrewSchmidt

Technology enables penetration of mineral zone discovered 40 years ago
By Oliver Brown and Andrew Schmidt

A mining company says it has found a way to access a mineral lode discovered under Broken Hill more than 40 years ago, but once deemed too difficult to reach.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-06/new-mining-technique-to-access-mineral-zone-under-broken-hill/106999474

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Geology #RegionalCommunities #Zinc #OliverBrown #AndrewSchmidt

Mine's ex-bosses forced into bankruptcy over allegedly misappropriated funds
By Paddy Manning

The former bosses of Hellyer mine, in Tasmania's north-west, have been ordered to repay a combined $8.5 million in allegedly misappropriated funds after failing to set aside a bankruptcy ruling in the federal court.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/former-hellyer-mine-bosses-face-8-point-5-million-bankruptcy/106994784

#Bankruptcy #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #PaddyManning

Mine's ex-bosses forced into bankruptcy over allegedly misappropriated funds
By Paddy Manning

The former bosses of Hellyer mine, in Tasmania's north-west, have been ordered to repay a combined $8.5 million in allegedly misappropriated funds after failing to set aside a bankruptcy ruling in the federal court.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/former-hellyer-mine-bosses-face-8-point-5-million-bankruptcy/106994784

#Bankruptcy #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #PaddyManning

Coal miner dies after on-site truck crash in NSW Hunter Valley
By Ben Clifford and Courtney Yeandle

An investigation is underway after a fatal truck crash in the NSW Hunter Valley.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/miner-dies-after-truck-crash-at-united-wambo-colliery/106991374

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Police #OccupationalHealthandSafety #BenClifford #CourtneyYeandle

Coal miner dies after on-site truck crash in NSW Hunter Valley
By Ben Clifford and Courtney Yeandle

An investigation is underway after a fatal truck crash in the NSW Hunter Valley.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/miner-dies-after-truck-crash-at-united-wambo-colliery/106991374

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Police #OccupationalHealthandSafety #BenClifford #CourtneyYeandle

Liberty Bell Bay smelter officially enters liquidation
By Hayden Smith and Emily Smith

Attempts will soon begin to claw back tens of millions of dollars owed to creditors by Australia’s only manganese alloy smelter, after Liberty Bell Bay officially went into liquidation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/liberty-bell-bay-smelter-officially-enters-liquidation/106989546

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Businesses #HaydenSmith #EmilySmith

Liberty Bell Bay smelter officially enters liquidation
By Hayden Smith and Emily Smith

Attempts will soon begin to claw back tens of millions of dollars owed to creditors by Australia’s only manganese alloy smelter, after Liberty Bell Bay officially went into liquidation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/liberty-bell-bay-smelter-officially-enters-liquidation/106989546

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Businesses #HaydenSmith #EmilySmith

Coal miner dies after 'mobile equipment incident' in NSW Hunter Valley
By Ben Clifford and Courtney Yeandle

An investigation is underway after a worker died following a "mobile equipment incident" at a Hunter Valley open-cut coal mine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/miner-dies-after-incident-at-united-wambo-colliery/106991374

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Police #OccupationalHealthandSafety #BenClifford #CourtneyYeandle

Coal miner dies after 'mobile equipment incident' in NSW Hunter Valley
By Ben Clifford and Courtney Yeandle

An investigation is underway after a worker died following a "mobile equipment incident" at a Hunter Valley open-cut coal mine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/miner-dies-after-incident-at-united-wambo-colliery/106991374

#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Police #OccupationalHealthandSafety #BenClifford #CourtneyYeandle

Cooperation critical for 'future growth' is key message at mining forum
By Jarrod Lucas

The struggle for control of the world's rare earths market will be front of mind as thousands of mining industry figures descend on Western Australia's Goldfields.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/diggers-dealers-forum-day-one-kalgoorlie-rare-earths/106968566

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Lithium #Gold #RegionalCommunities #JarrodLucas

Cooperation critical for 'future growth' is key message at mining forum
By Jarrod Lucas

The struggle for control of the world's rare earths market will be front of mind as thousands of mining industry figures descend on Western Australia's Goldfields.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-03/diggers-dealers-forum-day-one-kalgoorlie-rare-earths/106968566

#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Lithium #Gold #RegionalCommunities #JarrodLucas

Sandstone miner scraps Lockyer Valley project after farmers' pleas
By Brandon Long

A quiet farming community found itself at the centre of a major battle when mining threatened their land. What happened next surprised everyone.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/lockyer-valley-sandstone-quarry-application-withdrawn/106976660

#Agriculture #MiningandMetalsIndustry #LandManagement #CommunityandSociety #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Activism #BrandonLong

Sandstone miner scraps Lockyer Valley project after farmers' pleas
By Brandon Long

A quiet farming community found itself at the centre of a major battle when mining threatened their land. What happened next surprised everyone.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/lockyer-valley-sandstone-quarry-application-withdrawn/106976660

#Agriculture #MiningandMetalsIndustry #LandManagement #CommunityandSociety #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Activism #BrandonLong

Giant gold bar made in WA sets world record
By Mya Kordic

The Perth Mint has unveiled the world's largest gold bar, weighing 521.2 kilograms and refined to 99.999 per cent purity.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/worlds-largest-gold-bar-unveiled-by-perth-mint/106981842

#Gold #CommoditiesMarkets #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Industry #MyaKordic

Giant gold bar made in WA sets world record
By Mya Kordic

The Perth Mint has unveiled the world's largest gold bar, weighing 521.2 kilograms and refined to 99.999 per cent purity.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-01/worlds-largest-gold-bar-unveiled-by-perth-mint/106981842

#Gold #CommoditiesMarkets #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Industry #MyaKordic

NT chief minister's Garma town promise on land rights anniversary
By Matt Garrick

Lia Finocchiaro uses her first Garma Festival speech to promise land and fuel security in north-east Arnhem Land after its main employer, Rio Tinto, leaves town.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/lia-finocchiaro-rio-tinto-gove-peninsula-garma-mining/106980606

#IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #CommunityandSociety #GovernmentandPolitics #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #IndigenousPolicy #Industry #MattGarrick

NT chief minister's Garma town promise on land rights anniversary
By Matt Garrick

Lia Finocchiaro uses her first Garma Festival speech to promise land and fuel security in north-east Arnhem Land after its main employer, Rio Tinto, leaves town.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/lia-finocchiaro-rio-tinto-gove-peninsula-garma-mining/106980606

#IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #CommunityandSociety #GovernmentandPolitics #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #IndigenousPolicy #Industry #MattGarrick

Unions confirm new 24-hour strike against BHP
By Kimberley Putland

Unions have given notice to BHP of another planned work stoppage at the miner's Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, this time lasting 24 hours.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/ports-unions-give-bhp-notice-of-24-hour-strike-in-port-hedland/106977222

#Unions #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IndustrialAction #KimberleyPutland

Unions confirm new 24-hour strike against BHP
By Kimberley Putland

Unions have given notice to BHP of another planned work stoppage at the miner's Port Hedland operations in Western Australia, this time lasting 24 hours.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/ports-unions-give-bhp-notice-of-24-hour-strike-in-port-hedland/106977222

#Unions #MiningandMetalsIndustry #IndustrialAction #KimberleyPutland

Pilbara traditional owners set to appeal Fortescue's $150m native title penalty
By Alistair Bates

Yindjibarndi native title holders have voted to continue their decades-long legal battle with mining billionaire Andrew Forrest.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/yindjibarndi-appeal-fortescue-native-title-case/106976548

#NativeTitle #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #AlistairBates

Pilbara traditional owners set to appeal Fortescue's $150m native title penalty
By Alistair Bates

Yindjibarndi native title holders have voted to continue their decades-long legal battle with mining billionaire Andrew Forrest.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/yindjibarndi-appeal-fortescue-native-title-case/106976548

#NativeTitle #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #AlistairBates

Closure of major industrial companies risks hit to Tasmanians' power bills
By Josh Duggan

A leading energy analyst says Tasmanians could be forced to cover transmission costs formerly paid by the now-closed Liberty Bell Bay smelter.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/industrial-companies-exit-could-impact-tasmanians-power-bills/106972158

#Utilities #MiningandMetalsIndustry #HydroEnergy #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #EnergyMarkets #JoshDuggan

Closure of major industrial companies risks hit to Tasmanians' power bills
By Josh Duggan

A leading energy analyst says Tasmanians could be forced to cover transmission costs formerly paid by the now-closed Liberty Bell Bay smelter.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/industrial-companies-exit-could-impact-tasmanians-power-bills/106972158

#Utilities #MiningandMetalsIndustry #HydroEnergy #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #EnergyMarkets #JoshDuggan

Solar is cheap, but building enough of it can be difficult
By Nathan Morris

Australia is the world’s biggest iron ore exporter, but the Australian Renewable Energy Agency says ultra-low-cost solar could make it a green iron superpower.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/turning-to-robots-to-build-australian-solar-future/106917752

#RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #Infrastructure #Robotics #IronOre #Steel #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Exports #NathanMorris

Solar is cheap, but building enough of it can be difficult
By Nathan Morris

Australia is the world’s biggest iron ore exporter, but the Australian Renewable Energy Agency says ultra-low-cost solar could make it a green iron superpower.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/turning-to-robots-to-build-australian-solar-future/106917752

#RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy #ElectricityProductionandDistribution #Infrastructure #Robotics #IronOre #Steel #MiningandMetalsIndustry #Exports #NathanMorris

Body pulled from landslide at Solomon Islands gold mine
By Liam Fox and Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong

A man's body has been recovered from the site of a landslide at Solomon Islands's only large-scale gold mine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/solomon-islands-gold-ridge-mine-landslide/106966620

#Landslides #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #LiamFox #ChrisnritaAumanuLeong

Body pulled from landslide at Solomon Islands gold mine
By Liam Fox and Chrisnrita Aumanu-Leong

A man's body has been recovered from the site of a landslide at Solomon Islands's only large-scale gold mine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/solomon-islands-gold-ridge-mine-landslide/106966620

#Landslides #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #LiamFox #ChrisnritaAumanuLeong