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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

Decision to allow Juukan Gorge destruction may have been invalid, inquiry told Doubts are raised about the legality of the WA Government's approval for the destruction of Juukan Gorge in 2013, an inquiry into Rio Tinto's demolition of the ancient Pilbara rock shelters is told. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-21/juukan-gorge-rio-tinto-blasting-inquiry-wa-government-aboriginal/12685262 #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #MonumentandHeritageSite #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Aboriginal

Premier who approved destruction of Indigenous sites calls for royal commission into Juukan Gorge blast Colin Barnett says he's "not trying to dodge blame" over the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site, but says "Canberra politicians" shouldn't be the ones investigating it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-18/former-premier-colin-barnett-wants-juukan-gorge-royal-commission/12678126 #MonumentandHeritageSite #Federal-StateIssues #RoyalCommissions #StateParliament #Aboriginal

Premier who approved destruction of Indigenous sites calls for royal commission into Juukan Gorge blast Colin Barnett says he's "not trying to dodge blame" over the destruction of a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal site, but says "Canberra politicians" shouldn't be the ones investigating it. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-18/former-premier-colin-barnett-wants-juukan-gorge-royal-commission/12678126 #MonumentandHeritageSite #Federal-StateIssues #RoyalCommissions #StateParliament #Aboriginal