Kristy worked on flood rescue all night. When she got home her town was covered in coal

Kristy worked on flood rescue all night. When she got home her town was covered in coal

Coal mines in the Illawarra struggled with last weekend’s deluge,sending coal deposits into residential areas and the Royal National Park where the platypus live.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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Australian miner loses bid to avoid sanctions over Russian coal

Australian miner loses bid to avoid sanctions over Russian coal

A mining company backed by billionaire philanthropists Paul Little and Jane Hansen has lost a legal challenge against Australia’s strict sanctions regime.

  • bySimon Johanson andSumeyya Ilanbey
Forget FIFO – new mine near Perth would offer 500 DIDO jobs

Forget FIFO – new mine near Perth would offer 500 DIDO jobs

Chalice Mining could have 500 local workers producing numerous metals needed for the energy transition,under plans currently with the EPA.

  • byPeter Milne
Rio Tinto plots ‘nature targets’ to curb impact of huge mine in Africa

Rio Tinto plots ‘nature targets’ to curb impact of huge mine in Africa

The mining giant is part of a consortium building a huge new mining province in Guinea,where there are fears for the survival of a species of chimpanzee.

  • byNick Toscano
Groups mount challenge over ‘reckless’ new Qld coal mine

Groups mount challenge over ‘reckless’ new Qld coal mine

The Australian Conservation Foundation and Mackay Conservation Group seek to convince the Queensland Land Court that Whitehaven Coal’s proposed mine would be a reckless contributor to climate change.

  • byTracey Ferrier
Rio Tinto takes over uranium mine clean-up amid spiralling costs

Rio Tinto takes over uranium mine clean-up amid spiralling costs

Rio Tinto will take over rehabilitating the former Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory following years of delays and budget blowouts.

  • byNick Toscano
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Contract labour hired for ‘air legging’ in fatal Ballarat Gold Mine collapse
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Contract labour hired for ‘air legging’ in fatal Ballarat Gold Mine collapse

The miner who died in Ballarat was a contractor brought in to carry out a mining technique the company had been warned was dangerous.

  • byBenjamin Preiss
‘Speculate in bitcoin,hoard gold’:Precious metal’s value soars

‘Speculate in bitcoin,hoard gold’:Precious metal’s value soars

This week,gold crashed through a historic high,leaving many analysts and other market watchers looking for explanations.

  • bySimon Johanson
Traditional owners seek protection for Jabiluka cultural heritage

Traditional owners seek protection for Jabiluka cultural heritage

Traditional owners are seeking federal protection for their cultural heritage on land containing the Northern Territory’s famous Jabiluka uranium deposit.

  • bySimon Johanson andNick Toscano
Miner backed by Rinehart broke environmental rules amid $840m in federal loans

Miner backed by Rinehart broke environmental rules amid $840m in federal loans

Arafura Rare Earths,which counts mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company as a key investor,admitted to proceeding with part of a project before it gained government approval.

  • byDavid Crowe
Jabiluka uranium mine lease sparks tension with Kakadu’s traditional owners

Jabiluka uranium mine lease sparks tension with Kakadu’s traditional owners

A uranium miner backed by Rio Tinto has applied for a 10-year extension to its mining lease over the famous Jabiluka deposit.

  • byNick Toscano andSimon Johanson