Mining Environmental Issues

• Abandoned mines are rife across Australia, report finds

  Lateline

  Posted February 15, 2017 18:23:41 | Updated February 15, 2017 23:50:32

  More than 60,000 mines have been abandoned across Australia and there is evidence that only a handful have ever been fully rehabilitated, according to a report, raising concerns about how the land will be managed as the mining boom ends.

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, coal, muswellbrook-2333, nsw, australia

• Agency assessing $1b Adani loan blocks FOI request for board meeting times

  Exclusive by the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy and Alexandra Blucher

  Posted February 13, 2017 06:01:32 | Updated February 13, 2017 11:46:22

  The Federal Government agency considering a $1 billion loan to mining giant Adani rejects an FOI request from Greenpeace for information about its upcoming board meetings, saying it could encourage protesters and media interest.

  Topics: mining-industry, industry, business-economics-and-finance, mining-environmental-issues, environment, australia, qld

• Mining giant should protect Mount Isa children from lead, expert says

  By Donna Field

  Posted February 10, 2017 07:11:37 | Updated February 10, 2017 11:42:39

  An 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

• Mount Isa residents urged to seek tests for lead exposure

  Exclusive by Donna Field

  Posted February 09, 2017 13:00:30 | Updated February 09, 2017 13:08:37

  The 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

• View over Lake Cowan in the Great Western Woodlands image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 08, 2017 17:49:17

  Topics: environmental-management, environmental-policy, mining-environmental-issues, kalgoorlie-6430, norseman-6443, southern-cross-6426

• The Great Western Woodlands in Western Australia's Goldfields - 1 image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 08, 2017 17:49:17

  Topics: environmental-management, environmental-policy, mining-environmental-issues, kalgoorlie-6430, norseman-6443, southern-cross-6426

• Cave Hill in the Great Western Woodlands, WA image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 08, 2017 17:49:17

  Topics: environmental-management, environmental-policy, mining-environmental-issues, kalgoorlie-6430, norseman-6443, southern-cross-6426

• Great Western Woodlands - 2 image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 08, 2017 17:49:17

  Topics: environmental-management, environmental-policy, mining-environmental-issues, kalgoorlie-6430, norseman-6443, southern-cross-6426

• Duelling campaigns fight for future of spectacular Great Western Woodlands

  ABC Goldfields

  By Sam Tomlin and John Wibberley

  Posted February 08, 2017 17:49:17

  The future of 16 million hectares of woodlands covering the bulk of Western Australia's Goldfields looms as a major issue in the region heading into the WA state election.

  Topics: environmental-management, mining-environmental-issues, state-parliament, kalgoorlie-6430, southern-cross-6426, norseman-6443

• BHP port expansion on hold pending dust review

  ABC North West WA

  By Jasmine Bamford

  Posted February 08, 2017 16:55:37 | Updated February 08, 2017 17:50:37

  BHP'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

• Bootu Creek image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 02, 2017 15:16:36

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860

• Moth-balled Top End manganese mine Bootu Creek reopens

  ABC Rural

  By Carl Curtain

  Posted February 02, 2017 15:16:36 | Updated February 02, 2017 16:19:06

  A manganese mine, which was placed in the hands of administrators 12 months ago, is once again operating.

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860

• Drone to watch over NT legacy mines

  ABC Rural

  By Carl Curtain

  Posted February 01, 2017 16:54:09

  The Northern Territory Department of Resources launches a drone to photograph old and deteriorating mine sites.

  Topics: mining-industry, environmental-technology, mining-environmental-issues, mining-rural, internet-technology, tv-technology, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860

• Mine drone image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 01, 2017 16:54:09

  Topics: mining-industry, environmental-technology, mining-environmental-issues, mining-rural, internet-technology, tv-technology, alice-springs-0870, darwin-0800, tennant-creek-0860

• Concerns raised over Santos' Narrabri environmental impact statement

  ABC New England

  By Kerrin Thomas and Tawar Razaghi

  Posted February 01, 2017 12:12:10 | Updated February 02, 2017 06:57:55

  Coal seam gas company Santos is accused of misleading its shareholders after releasing its Environment Impact Statement for developing its gas reserves in northern New South Wales.

  Topics: industry, mining-environmental-issues, mining-rural, business-economics-and-finance, environment, environmental-impact, narrabri-2390, nsw

• Plans for $100 Solomon Islands gold mine to reopen

  Pacific Beat

  By Richard Ewart, Bindi Bryce and staff

  Posted January 31, 2017 08:55:12

  The Solomon Islands Government says it plans to reopen the gold mine that was sold to local landowners by an Australian miner in 2015 for $100.

  Topics: environment, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, solomon-islands, pacific

• Solomon Islands government determined to see Gold Ridge mine re-open Audio

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  Pacific Beat

  4min 59sec

  Posted January 30, 2017 07:50:00 | Updated January 30, 2017 09:53:06

  The government in Solomon Islands is pushing ahead with plans to reopen the Gold Ridge Mine outside Honiara.

  Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, pacific, solomon-islands

• Move to reopen yellow diamond mine and avoid costs

  ABC Kimberley

  By Ben Collins

  Posted January 27, 2017 14:22:06

  Yellow diamonds could be mined in the Kimberley again and taxpayers could avoid up to $40 million of future environmental liabilities, if Mines Minister Sean L'Estrange can attract a new operator.

  Topics: diamonds, mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, derby-6728

• Residents building war chest for Maroochydore Sands mine court action

  By Jonathan Hair

  Posted January 26, 2017 16:50:37

  Residents on Queensland's Sunshine Coast vow to fund a $200,000 legal battle against a proposed sand mine.

  Topics: courts-and-trials, activism-and-lobbying, mineral-sands, mining-environmental-issues, local-government, maroochydore-4558, qld, australia

• CSG-rich land set aside for Australian-only sales

  Posted January 25, 2017 17:25:27 | Updated January 26, 2017 12:05:21

  A 58-square-kilometre parcel of coal seam gas-producing land in the Surat Basin is set aside exclusively for the Australian market by the Queensland Government.

  Topics: mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, industry, environment, mining-environmental-issues, rural, mining-rural, surat-4417

• Electric cars, renewable energy drive cobalt growth

  ABC Rural

  By Babs McHugh

  Posted January 25, 2017 15:08:38 | Updated January 26, 2017 10:41:11

  Hopes are high for a massive cobalt deposit in WA as demand grows for lithium-ion batteries, of which cobalt is a key ingredient.

  Topics: mining-rural, alternative-energy, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, perth-6000

• Contaminated water from mine discharged into Edith River

  By Steven Schubert

  Posted January 25, 2017 09:24:35 | Updated January 26, 2017 09:33:25

  A gold mine north of Katherine starts deliberately discharging contaminated water into a river due to the heavy rainfall in the area.

  Topics: environment, mining-environmental-issues, weather, katherine-0850

• New Acland coal mine expansion approved by Federal Environment Minister

  By Isobel Roe

  Posted January 20, 2017 17:43:16 | Updated January 20, 2017 20:14:46

  Josh Frydenberg gives his approval to the controversial $900 million coal mine expansion on Queensland's Darling Downs, but the project has more hurdles to clear before it can go ahead.

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, rural, environment, federal-government, states-and-territories, acland-4401

• Hazelwood rehabilitation to cost $743 million, Engie says

  ABC Gippsland

  By Nicole Asher

  Posted January 20, 2017 14:52:27

  The rehabilitation of Hazelwood mine is expected to cost $439 million, with work on the power station site set to reach $304 million, the owner says.

  Topics: coal, electricity-energy-and-utilities, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, morwell-3840

• Goldfields uranium mine gets green light from WA Government

  By Jarrod Lucas

  Posted January 09, 2017 22:38:10

  Western Australia's first uranium mine is a step closer as the state's Environment Minister Albert Jacob grants approval for a project at Wiluna in the northern Goldfields.

  Topics: uranium-mining, mining-industry, environmental-impact, mining-environmental-issues, states-and-territories, wiluna-6646, wa, perth-6000

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