#miningandmetalsindustry — Public Fediverse posts
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NSW coalmining companies using planning 'loopholes' to avoid scrutiny
By Peter SandersMore than a dozen coalmine modifications have been approved by the NSW government since 2023, with critics saying the process is a "loophole" that allows companies to expand operations without proper oversight.
#Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #PeterSanders
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'Grossly inadequate': NT traditional owners plan to mandate mine rehabilitation
By Jane BardonTraditional owners in the NT want to see more money put aside for the rehabilitation of closed mines and are considering making it a requirement of any agreement established between mine companies and traditional owners.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #IndigenousAustralians #LandRights #JaneBardon
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WA government pushes merger of state's only two coal mines
By Neve Brissenden and Madigan LandryThe state government throws its support behind a proposed merger between WA's last remaining coal miners as its self-imposed 2030 deadline to retire state-owned coal assets approaches.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/collie-coal-mine-consolidation-griffin-premier-coal/107099322
#EnergyIndustry #Coal #MiningandMetalsIndustry #NeveBrissenden #MadiganLandry
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Breaking: Tasmania's Mount Lyell copper mine to reopen in boost for west coast
By Emily SmithMining company Sibanye-Stillwater hopes to have the Mt Lyell copper mine near Queenstown back up and running in 2029, creating 300 jobs in the process.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/queenstown-mount-lyell-copper-mine-to-reopen/107105526
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningAccidentsandIncidents #EmilySmith
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'No action' against Chris Ellison, MinRes after regulator ends tax probe
The corporate regulator said it would take "no action" against the Perth-based miner and its managing director after concluding its investigation into the tax allegations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/asic-ellison-mineral-resources-tax-evasion/107103692
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Breaking: WA government to appeal $150m Andrew Forrest Fortescue native title payout
By Cason HoMining magnate Andrew Forrest's Fortescue faces a renewed legal battle over a record $150.3 million native title compensation payout, with the WA government confirming it would appeal a landmark Federal Court judgement.
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Judge declares mistrial as sharp-eyed juror discovers evidence error
By Conor ByrneCopies of evidence given to two jurors contained "irregular" redacted material deemed inadmissible in the trial of a Cape York Peninsula traditional owner accused of defrauding his community of mining royalties more than a decade ago.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/mistrial-declared-in-larry-joe-woosup-fraud-case/107072050
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Courts #ScamsandFraud #NativeTitle #ConorByrne
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Business leaders urge governments to act as smelter power deadline looms
By Rani FletcherWith just one week until Rio Tinto's deadline for a power deal for its Bell Bay Aluminium smelter, business and community leaders are calling on the state and federal governments to act to secure the smelter's future.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/bell-bay-aluminium-power-deal-deadline-approaches/107070396
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Secretive, century-old explosives facility approved for expansion
By Katrina BeavanOne of four government-run explosive facilities in Queensland, the Bajool reserve has been in action since 1913. There are plans to expand it to meet increased demand from the mining industry.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/bajool-explosives-reserve-to-increase-operations/107038676
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Farmers and conservationists unite against critical minerals bill
By Brooke Tindall and Aimee MitchellFarmers and conservationists are uniting in their calls to scrap the Queensland parliament's controversial critical minerals bill after it was handed down with no amendments.
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #EnvironmentalImpacts #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Activism #Agriculture #BrookeTindall #AimeeMitchell
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Call to bail out Australia's last remaining nickel smelter
By Jarrod LucasThe federal government says it has "acted decisively in the national interest" by propping up four privately-owned smelters in NSW, Queensland, Tasmania and SA. Now there is a call for it save the Kalgoorlie Nickel Smelter.
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UK-based firm eyes Tasmanian smelter in liquidation
By Emily SmithA UK-based green technologies company says the state and federal governments should continue agitating for the best interests of the country when it comes to Liberty Bell Bay's future.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #EnergyIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RenewableEnergy #EmilySmith
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Hundreds of jobs saved as coal mine granted six-year lifeline
By Courtney YeandleMACH 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
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Community remembers those lost in one of Australia's worst mining disasters
By Gavin McGrathA new memorial installed near an abandoned mine in central Victoria remembers the 22 men who died in one of Australia's worst mining disasters.
#MiningAccidentsandIncidents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #History #GavinMcGrath
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$2.5b Tomago Aluminium bailout saves jobs but hits taxpayers
By Ben CliffordThe federal opposition has described the deal as a net zero "failure", while the Greens want the government to own a stake in the smelter.
#Manufacturing #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #MiningandMetalsIndustry #RegionalCommunities #EnergyIndustry #BenClifford
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Revived NT mine to join Australia's modern gold rush
By Jane BardonChinese-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
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'Lawnmower' patterns of Chinese research vessel raising suspicions in Pacific
By Kyle EvansThe 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
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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.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #Manufacturing
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Australia's largest aluminium smelter expected to get emergency bailout
By Ben CliffordThe prime minister and NSW premier are expected to announce a bailout for the country's largest aluminium smelter tomorrow.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #Manufacturing #BenClifford
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Billionaire Andrew Forrest scores win against Meta in scam ads case
By Blake KagiA 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
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BHP and unions both claim wins after weekend strike action
By Kimberley Putland and Alistair BatesBHP'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
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Mining cities concerned census fails to count FIFO 'ghost population'
By Jarrod Lucas, Ivo da Silva, Mikki Cusack, and Kimberley PutlandMining 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
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New attempt to revive manganese smelter in Tasmania
By Ashleigh BarracloughThe 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.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Work #Steel #Unions #AshleighBarraclough
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Pentagon to invest $560m in NSW critical minerals project
By Annabel BowlesThe 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
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Australian lithium miners want more value from Chinese-dominated battery supply chain
By Clint JasperUntil 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
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'Rubbish' tariffs drive Australian company out of the US
By Gareth HutchensAustralia'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.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Manufacturing #FederalGovernment #WorldPolitics #GovernmentandPolitics #GarethHutchens
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Commonwealth says it will block gas-fired data centres
By Tom RobinsonThe 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
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ABC apologises for Race Around the World episode featuring Gina Rinehart reference
By David TaylorThe 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
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Technology enables penetration of mineral zone discovered 40 years ago
By Oliver Brown and Andrew SchmidtA 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.
#MiningandMetalsIndustry #Geology #RegionalCommunities #Zinc #OliverBrown #AndrewSchmidt
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Mine's ex-bosses forced into bankruptcy over allegedly misappropriated funds
By Paddy ManningThe 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.