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Queensland Coalmine Closures Due to Economic Factors, Not Just Royalties
New analysis reveals that recent closures of Queensland coalmines, blamed by mining companies on the state's royalty regime, are primarily due to the mines' uneconomical nature, cyclical profitability tied to coal price fluctuations, and rising operational costs.
Queensland Coalmine Closures Due to Economic Factors, Not Just Royalties
New analysis reveals that recent closures of Queensland coalmines, blamed by mining companies on the state's royalty regime, are primarily due to the mines' uneconomical nature, cyclical profitability tied to coal price fluctuations, and rising operational costs.
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16% Bias Score
Queensland Ends Dispute with Carmichael Coal Mine Operator Amidst $50 Million Investment
Queensland's Premier announced an end to the state's dispute with Bravus, operator of the Carmichael coal mine, following a $50 million investment promise, despite undisclosed details of a previous royalty deferral deal and ongoing investigations into potential underpayments.
Queensland Ends Dispute with Carmichael Coal Mine Operator Amidst $50 Million Investment
Queensland's Premier announced an end to the state's dispute with Bravus, operator of the Carmichael coal mine, following a $50 million investment promise, despite undisclosed details of a previous royalty deferral deal and ongoing investigations into potential underpayments.
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56% Bias Score
Hillgrove Antimony Mine to Employ Local Workforce, Avoiding FIFO Model
Larvotto Resources will open a $140 million antimony mine in Hillgrove, NSW, next year, employing a non-FIFO workforce to avoid the negative community impacts seen in Kalgoorlie, where a declining population and struggling businesses highlight the lack of community benefit from mining despite soarin...
Hillgrove Antimony Mine to Employ Local Workforce, Avoiding FIFO Model
Larvotto Resources will open a $140 million antimony mine in Hillgrove, NSW, next year, employing a non-FIFO workforce to avoid the negative community impacts seen in Kalgoorlie, where a declining population and struggling businesses highlight the lack of community benefit from mining despite soarin...
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52% Bias Score
Rio Tinto CEO to Step Down
Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm is stepping down after almost five years, prompting a global search for his replacement; the company is focusing on growth in commodities crucial for the energy transition and recently fended off an activist investor's bid to restructure its dual-listing.
Rio Tinto CEO to Step Down
Rio Tinto CEO Jakob Stausholm is stepping down after almost five years, prompting a global search for his replacement; the company is focusing on growth in commodities crucial for the energy transition and recently fended off an activist investor's bid to restructure its dual-listing.
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40% Bias Score
EU Streamlines Mining Approvals to Secure Critical Minerals
The European Union has approved a regulation to accelerate 47 strategic mining projects, including seven in Spain, to diversify critical mineral sources and reduce dependence on unreliable partners, aiming to complete approvals within 27 months while upholding environmental and social standards.
EU Streamlines Mining Approvals to Secure Critical Minerals
The European Union has approved a regulation to accelerate 47 strategic mining projects, including seven in Spain, to diversify critical mineral sources and reduce dependence on unreliable partners, aiming to complete approvals within 27 months while upholding environmental and social standards.
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40% Bias Score
Ukraine's Graphite Mine: A Potential Boon Hampered by War and Outdated Infrastructure
Ukraine's Zavallivsky Graphite Mine, hampered by outdated equipment and war-related issues, struggles to reach its full 30,000-tonne annual capacity, despite possessing significant graphite reserves crucial for global battery production; a proposed U.S. mineral agreement seeks to modernize the secto...
Ukraine's Graphite Mine: A Potential Boon Hampered by War and Outdated Infrastructure
Ukraine's Zavallivsky Graphite Mine, hampered by outdated equipment and war-related issues, struggles to reach its full 30,000-tonne annual capacity, despite possessing significant graphite reserves crucial for global battery production; a proposed U.S. mineral agreement seeks to modernize the secto...
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44% Bias Score
US Court Blocks Arizona Copper Mine Land Transfer
A US appeals court temporarily blocked the land transfer for the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona, halting a deal between Rio Tinto and BHP after appeals from Native American tribes and environmentalists who consider the land sacred; President Trump criticized the decision.
US Court Blocks Arizona Copper Mine Land Transfer
A US appeals court temporarily blocked the land transfer for the Resolution Copper mine in Arizona, halting a deal between Rio Tinto and BHP after appeals from Native American tribes and environmentalists who consider the land sacred; President Trump criticized the decision.
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32% Bias Score
1138 Russian Workplace Fatalities in 2024 Highlight Systemic Safety Issues
In 2024, 1138 Russian workers died in workplace accidents, with miners, firefighters, and fishermen among the most dangerous professions; this highlights systemic occupational safety failures needing urgent policy attention.
1138 Russian Workplace Fatalities in 2024 Highlight Systemic Safety Issues
In 2024, 1138 Russian workers died in workplace accidents, with miners, firefighters, and fishermen among the most dangerous professions; this highlights systemic occupational safety failures needing urgent policy attention.
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20% Bias Score
Australian Diamond Mine Merlin Faces Sale After Owner's Collapse
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited, owner of Australia's Merlin diamond mine, which produced a record-breaking 104-carat diamond, has entered voluntary administration, resulting in the likely sale of the mine and impacting the Australian diamond mining industry.
Australian Diamond Mine Merlin Faces Sale After Owner's Collapse
Lucapa Diamond Company Limited, owner of Australia's Merlin diamond mine, which produced a record-breaking 104-carat diamond, has entered voluntary administration, resulting in the likely sale of the mine and impacting the Australian diamond mining industry.
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40% Bias Score
BHP CEO Succession: Challenges and Candidates
BHP Group anticipates replacing CEO Mike Henry by early 2026, with internal candidates Geraldine Slattery, Vandita Pant, and Ragnar Udd competing, alongside external applicants, to lead the world's largest mining company through economic challenges and ambitious growth projects.
BHP CEO Succession: Challenges and Candidates
BHP Group anticipates replacing CEO Mike Henry by early 2026, with internal candidates Geraldine Slattery, Vandita Pant, and Ragnar Udd competing, alongside external applicants, to lead the world's largest mining company through economic challenges and ambitious growth projects.
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48% Bias Score
Ukraine Faces Legal Showdown with Mining Giant Over Mine Part-Nationalization
Ukraine is pursuing part-nationalization of Ferrexpo's Poltava iron ore mine, prompting the company to initiate international arbitration proceedings due to concerns about violating the UK-Ukraine investment treaty; this action is linked to an embezzlement investigation against oligarch Kostyantyn Z...
Ukraine Faces Legal Showdown with Mining Giant Over Mine Part-Nationalization
Ukraine is pursuing part-nationalization of Ferrexpo's Poltava iron ore mine, prompting the company to initiate international arbitration proceedings due to concerns about violating the UK-Ukraine investment treaty; this action is linked to an embezzlement investigation against oligarch Kostyantyn Z...
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52% Bias Score
Hancock Prospecting's Record Profit Amidst Warnings of Government-Induced Economic Stagnation
Hancock Prospecting reported record A$5.6 billion net profit in FY24, but Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart warns that excessive government red tape is hindering further growth, advocating for an "Australia-first" policy to boost investment and living standards, contrasting Australia's situation with...
Hancock Prospecting's Record Profit Amidst Warnings of Government-Induced Economic Stagnation
Hancock Prospecting reported record A$5.6 billion net profit in FY24, but Executive Chairman Gina Rinehart warns that excessive government red tape is hindering further growth, advocating for an "Australia-first" policy to boost investment and living standards, contrasting Australia's situation with...
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64% Bias Score
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