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Topics: rural-women, mining-industry, disabilities, kalgoorlie-6430
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A new technique for crushing rock could make reopening a disused gold mine near Katherine economically viable, says the American company who owns the site.
Topics: gold, mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining-rural, katherine-0850
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Regions that offer adequate amenities for residents have the best chance of converting long-distance commuters into the sort of new residents who can sustain regional prosperity.
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, family, family-and-children, regional-development, regional, community-and-society, karratha-6714, port-hedland-6721, mackay-4740, rockhampton-4700, roxby-downs-5725, weipa-4874, newman-6753
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Topics: mining-rural, gold, silver, mining-industry, perth-6000
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Topics: mining-rural, currency, silver, gold, mining-industry
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Perth Mint's casting of its year of the rooster commemorative coins has seen massive collector interest worldwide.
Topics: mining-rural, community-and-society, silver, currency, gold, mining-industry, perth-6000, china
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| UpdatedAn environmental expert has called on operators of a Mount Isa mine to take responsibility for the safety of children in the city, after a report found the site was a source of "potentially significant" lead pollution.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, federal---state-issues, mining-rural, lead, activism-and-lobbying, pollution, respiratory-diseases, mount-isa-4825, qld, australia, university-of-queensland-4072
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| UpdatedState and Federal ministers are asked to consider changing legislations after Federal Court ruling on Indigenous Land Agreements questions mining, gas, ports, infrastructure and national park legality.
Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, coal, rural, rail-transport, sea-transport, national-parks, native-title, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, mining-industry, perth-6000
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Topics: coal, electricity-energy-and-utilities, mining-industry, morwell-3840
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Topics: mining-industry, coal, electricity-energy-and-utilities, morwell-3840
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| UpdatedMuseums Victoria shows interest in acquiring parts of Victoria's oldest working pieces of industrial heritage.
Topics: coal, mining-industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, history, morwell-3840
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| UpdatedThe Mount Isa mine in north-west Queensland is a source of "potentially significant" lead pollution, a report commissioned by global mining giant Glencore finds, as it urges residents to be tested to determine their exposure.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, federal---state-issues, mining-rural, lead, activism-and-lobbying, pollution, respiratory-diseases, mount-isa-4825, qld, australia, university-of-queensland-4072
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| UpdatedRiding a wave of resurgent commodity prices, mining giant Rio Tinto has rebounded to full year net profit of $US4.6 billion ($6 billion) in 2016.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, mining-industry, markets, multinationals, australia
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| UpdatedBHP's port expansion is put on hold as the WA environment watchdog reviews regulations for dust control in the Pilbara town of Port Hedland.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, air-pollution, iron-ore, port-hedland-6721
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| UpdatedWestern Australia could go from one lithium mine to seven over the next 18 months, opening up hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue.
Topics: mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, consumer-electronics, electronics, kalgoorlie-6430, boulder-6432, port-hedland-6721, southern-cross-6426, greenbushes-6254, ravensthorpe-6346, china
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A ruling by the full bench of the Federal Court over Indigenous Land Use Agreements in WA could have implications for pastoral, mining, oil, gas, and governments.
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, laws, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, perth-6000
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Small and medium sized businesses operating in the mining space are urged to shape up in light of cash flow crisis.
Topics: rural, mining-industry, mining-rural, small-business, business-economics-and-finance, esperance-6450
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The invoice market's CEO Angus Sedgwick talks about his concern over payment terms for Australia's mining and service industry.
Topics: rural, business-economics-and-finance, small-business, mining-industry, mining-rural, esperance-6450
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Former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald did not show any favour to a mining company when he granted a licence without a tender, a Supreme Court trial is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, law-crime-and-justice, mining-industry, industry, government-and-politics, nsw
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Former Labor minister Ian Macdonald's decision to give a mining licence to a company run by a "mate" lost New South Wales tens of millions of dollars, the Supreme Court is told.
Topics: courts-and-trials, mining-industry, nsw
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| UpdatedA Western Australian Liberal candidate breaks party ranks to rebuke comments by his leader, critical of a campaign by mining companies against a proposed iron ore tax increase.
Topics: elections, liberals, mining-industry, karratha-6714
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| UpdatedThe Federal Court rules bankrupt mining magnate Nathan Tinkler is allowed to travel to the United States, despite being considered a "flight risk" by the trustee of his estate.
Topics: courts-and-trials, mining-industry, sydney-2000, newcastle-2300, nsw
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| UpdatedA West Australian petroleum company will use a NASA humanoid robot to explore how the technology could be used to improve safety, reliability and efficiency in high-risk and remote environments.
Topics: robots-and-artificial-intelligence, science-and-technology, mining-industry, wa, perth-6000
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| UpdatedWest Australian Premier Colin Barnett hits out at the mining lobby's public campaign against Nationals leader Brendon Grylls and his controversial proposed iron ore tax.
Topics: states-and-territories, tax, mining-industry, elections, perth-6000, wa, karratha-6714
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Topics: mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860