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Canadian mining giant Barrick Gold continues playing its cards close to its chest regarding the sale of its 50 per cent stake in Kalgoorlie-Boulder's iconic Super Pit.
Topics: mining-industry, gold, kalgoorlie-6430
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The rise of FIFO workers in one of the Northern Territory's last surviving mining towns has led unionists to call for drastic measures, however some experts say a golden era is clearly over.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-rural, regional-development, people, community-and-society, nt, darwin-0800
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Topics: mining-industry, housing-industry, housing, nhulunbuy-0880
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Carbon pricing, new LNG supplies from US shale gas, and coal demand are all on BP's radar as the world moves towards decarbonisation.
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, business-economics-and-finance, oil-and-gas, perth-6000
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| UpdatedBabs McHugh speaks with Claire Fitzpatrick, BP Australia, MD for exploration and production, on carbon pricing and LNG future
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, perth-6000
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Slater & Gordon and Ten Network have upset investors with profit warnings, while South32 shares fell despite a return to profitability.
Topics: company-news, stockmarket, mining-industry, media, australia
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Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, telecommunications, wireless-communication, information-and-communication, mining-industry
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| UpdatedThe vexed issue of internet speed, mobile phones and loss of landlines may be addressed with new trial.
Topics: mining-rural, rural, telecommunications, mining-industry, perth-6000
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| UpdatedClive Palmer tells a Brisbane court he cannot remember details of multi-million-dollar payments made by his mining empire while he was chairman.
Topics: clive-palmer, courts-and-trials, mining-industry, brisbane-4000, townsville-4810
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| UpdatedBooming coal prices compensate for falling food and liquor prices to boost Wesfarmers' bottom line, helped by better than expected growth from Bunnings.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, company-news, retail, mining-industry, coal, australia
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| UpdatedThe terms clean coal and high-efficiency, low-emissions power stations are high on political agenda. But can they help reduce emissions?
Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, energy, alternative-energy, coal, perth-6000
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Topics: mining-industry, alyangula-0885
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There are calls for limits on FIFO workers amid concerns that one of the NT's few surviving mining towns is losing the last of its residential workers.
Topics: mining-industry, mining-rural, unions, federal---state-issues, human-interest, community-and-society, industrial-relations, nt
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| UpdatedThe 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
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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