#miningenvironmentalissues — Public Fediverse posts
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Energy stability or a 'climate bomb'? The arguments around Beetaloo
By Matt GarrickThe Northern Territory government says it "stared down the hypocrites" to get gas flowing from the Beetaloo Sub-Basin. But will the project be the economic game changer that's been promised?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/analysis-beetaloo-gas-flowing-nt-debate/107106456
#OilandGas #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #NaturalResources #NTCLP #MattGarrick
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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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Parents worry kids will inherit climate impact of coal mine extension
By Courtney Yeandle and Amelia BernasconiMore than 1,500 jobs hang in the balance as the NSW Independent Planning Commission considers extending the life of a Hunter Valley coal mine by 19 years, but some say climate concerns should be the focus.
#Coal #RegionalCommunities #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #ClimateChange #CourtneyYeandle #AmeliaBernasconi
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'Low-level' metal traces linked to WA playground closure
By Eliza Bidstrup and Chloe HenvilleA playground in WA's Midwest is closed after low levels of the metal thallium were detected in a sand pit, following environmental testing linked to dust emissions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/geralton-playground-closed-dust-investigation/107067332
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #PublicHealth #LocalGovernment #RegionalCommunities #ElizaBidstrup #ChloeHenville
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Traditional owners relieved they won't have to watch another Juukan Gorge disaster
By Jay Carstens and Lachlan FordMining companies had believed Pilungah Reserve on Queensland's border with the Northern Territory held critical minerals. Now, three generations of traditional owners have gathered on country to celebrate its protection.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-23/wangkamadla-traditional-owners-pilungah-celebration/107056778
#Conservation #IndigenousAustralians #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #JayCarstens #LachlanFord
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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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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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Gold hunters fear World Heritage bid could undermine prospecting
By Alice WalkerVictorian prospectors say they fear further regulations could follow if the state's historic goldfields receive World Heritage status.
#History #Gold #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MonumentandHeritageSite #Conservation #AliceWalker
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Gas giant prosecuted after under-reporting toxic emissions
By Tom RobinsonJapanese gas giant Inpex has been charged by the Northern Territory's environmental regulator for under-reporting the amount of toxic emissions it released from the Ichthys facility near Darwin.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/nt-epa-prosecutes-gas-company-inpex/106998434
#OilandGas #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Agriculture #TomRobinson
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Sandstone miner scraps Lockyer Valley project after farmers' pleas
By Brandon LongA quiet farming community found itself at the centre of a major battle when mining threatened their land. What happened next surprised everyone.
#Agriculture #MiningandMetalsIndustry #LandManagement #CommunityandSociety #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Activism #BrandonLong
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NT chief minister's Garma town promise on land rights anniversary
By Matt GarrickLia 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.
#IndigenousAustralians #CommunityandCulturalEvents #MiningandMetalsIndustry #CommunityandSociety #GovernmentandPolitics #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #IndigenousPolicy #Industry #MattGarrick
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Unlawful excavation of river cliff disturbs Aboriginal ancestral remains
By Amelia WaltersA cliff site in South Australia's Riverland, home to Aboriginal ancestral remains, has been excavated without authorisation.
#IndigenousAustralians #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #IndigenousCulture #EnvironmentalImpacts #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #LocalGovernment #History #Environment #CommunityandSociety #GovernmentandPolitics #AmeliaWalters
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Uranium export deal sparks talk of opportunities for Broken Hill
By Kristina RosengrenAustralia's trade deal to supply India with unenriched uranium sparks conversations about potential new mining opportunities in Broken Hill.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/uranium-opportunities-in-broken-hill/106917294
#Uranium #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #GovernmentPolicy #Government #RuralandRemoteCommunities #RegionalCommunities #KristinaRosengren
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The unanswered question in the rush for Queensland's hidden oil jackpot
By Brandon LongAn expert is warning that the push to fast-track approvals for the proposed Taroom Trough lacks crucial detail.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/water-concerns-grow-in-taroom-trough-oil-rush/106922224
#OilandGas #WaterResources #GovernmentandPolitics #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #BrandonLong
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Victorian council 'disgusted' by mining company's attitude
By Nethma Dandeniya and Rebekah LoweA regional council has declined a mining company's invitation to join a community reference group and slammed the company for its attitude towards community concerns.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/horsham-council-reject-wim-resource-invite/106916902
#LocalGovernment #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #RegionalCommunities #NethmaDandeniya #RebekahLowe
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Broken Hill's long legacy of lead exposure
By Soofia TariqBaylee Stokes lives with the health impacts of being exposed to lead as a child. Now, she's considering moving away from her hometown to protect her own children.
#PublicHealth #Health #IndigenousAustralians #RegionalCommunities #Lead #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #SoofiaTariq
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What Alcoa's looming alumina monopoly could mean for WA's jarrah forests
By Georgia Loney and Andrew WilliamsAlcoa's $8 billion purchase of South32 could be key to unlocking untouched areas of WA's northern jarrah forest for bauxite mining, raising the concern of environmentalists.
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #BauxiteAluminaandAluminium #CompanyNews #GeorgiaLoney #AndrewWilliams
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Dr. Ian Wright has spent over a decade studying pollution from mines in the #UNESCO World Heritage #BlueMountains. While mines have driven economic growth in NSW for over a century, many are abandoned and left to pollute our rivers once they are no longer profitable. So, who is responsible for cleaning up this mess?
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Mine boss hits back at claims of lead dust poisoning in NSW community
By Joanna WoodburnThe managing director of Bowdens Silver tells a parliamentary inquiry blood level monitoring for lead was being offered to prove the project would not affect human health, amid concern from residents.
#Gold #Lead #Silver #Zinc #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MiningRural #JoannaWoodburn
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A PowerPoint in coal country: Deputy PM gets a lecture on energy Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack receives a lecture on the sustainability of the coal industry by a local mayor on a tour through the Hunter Valley. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-25/the-deputy-pm-receives-lecture-on-coal-in-the-hunter/12918788 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #LocalGovernment #ClimateChange #Mining(Rural) #Nationals #Coal #Alp
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'They're not welcome in Gomeroi': Farmers, Aboriginal leaders condemn federal approval of gas project Opposition flares up in the wake of the contentious Narrabri Gas Project clearing its final regulatory hurdle and securing environmental approval from the Federal Government. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-25/local-opposition-to-narrabri-gas-project-federal-approval/12917692 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EnvironmentalImpact #FederalGovernment #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #OilandGas
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Narrabri gas project clears final hurdle, work to begin in the new year A controversial multi-billion-dollar coal seam gas project in north-west NSW, which has been touted to meet half the state's gas needs, has cleared its final hurdle and work will commence in 2021. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-24/narrabri-gas-project-clears-final-hurdle-work-to-begin-in-2021/12916488 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #FederalGovernment #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Rural
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Horse breeders win last-ditch bid to join opponents of coal mine reopening in Hunter A proposal to rekindle Dartbrook coal mine have been scuppered by a dramatic, eleventh-hour intervention from local thoroughbred horse breeders in the NSW Hunter Valley. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-20/dartbrook-coal-approval-dealt-blow-horsebreeders-join-legal-case/12900050 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #EquineProduction #MiningIndustry #WaterPollution #Mining(Rural) #BeefCattle
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Huge expansion for gold mine amid price boom driven by COVID-19 stimulus spending A North Queensland gold mine is expected to tip more than half a billion dollars into state coffers over its lifetime, with production to begin in December. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-17/ravenswood-gold-mine-could-become-queensland-super-pit/12887580 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MonumentandHeritageSite #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Industry #History #Geology #Gold
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Controversial NSW coal mine poised to reopen A "milestone" agreement gives the mothballed Dartbrook coal mine the green light to recommence mining until 2027, drawing ire from environmentalists and residents. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-03/dartbrook-coal-mine-to-reopen-upper-hunter/12842478 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Coal
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Dust-up over proposed mine's impact on one of Victoria's greenest food bowls Vegetable harvesters in the Lindenow Valley say a proposed mine could ruin the "clean and green" reputation of their farmland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-26/kalbar-mine-plan-stokes-fear-in-lindenow-valley-green-food-bowl/12782700 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #AgriculturalCrops #Mining(Rural)
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What's in Mount Isa's plume and what should you do if it exceeds safe levels? There's no escaping heavy industry in Mount Isa — the stacks from the mining town's lead smelter dominate the skyline and so do their contents. So how is the air quality monitored? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-26/whats-in-the-mount-isa-copper-smelter-plume/12766210 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural)
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Teenagers lodge last ditch legal action against Adani coal mine Two teenagers are mounting legal action in a final attempt to overturn the approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine and rail project to save the Great Barrier Reef and limit the effects of climate change. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-22/teens-launch-legal-action-against-adani-coal-mine-to-save-reef/12798508 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #Law,CrimeandJustice #CourtsandTrials #MiningIndustry
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Anti-fracking protesters who drilled into lawn of NT Parliament House face court Two protesters plead not guilty to criminal charges after using a bobcat to dig holes in the grass outside of Northern Territory Parliament House last year. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-19/nt-fracking-protesters-face-court-drilling-parliament-holes/12781762 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #CourtsandTrials #LocalGovernment #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Demonstration #Governance