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South32 wants to extend its mine into two new areas — adjacent to Avon and Cordeaux Dams — thereby extending the mine’s life until 2048 and extracting an additional 78 million tonnes of coal. There is strong opposition to the mine’s expansion, including from local and state environment groups, Water NSW, the Independent Advisory Panel on Underground Mining (IAPUM) and climate scientist Tim Flannery. Many gave evidence at the IPC public hearings in December. Water NSW opposes the mine’s expansion because of the expected damage to water quality and quantity. It said 25 swamps would be...

South32 wants to extend its mine into two new areas — adjacent to Avon and Cordeaux Dams — thereby extending the mine’s life until 2048 and extracting an additional 78 million tonnes of coal. There is strong opposition to the mine’s expansion, including from local and state environment groups, Water NSW, the Independent Advisory Panel on Underground Mining (IAPUM) and climate scientist Tim Flannery. Many gave evidence at the IPC public hearings in December. Water NSW opposes the mine’s expansion because of the expected damage to water quality and quantity. It said 25 swamps would be...

A mining engineer holds up a tablet to a rock quarry. Credit: Morsa Images/iStock. As the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) wave continues to build around the world, many are wondering what this year has in store. According to Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, investors plan to double their allocations to sustainable investments over the next five years, and 20% say that Covid-19 is accelerating those allocations. The pandemic has greatly intensified the growing societal concern over rising inequality and the negative impacts of human activity on our planet. Investing t...

January 6, 2021 Most consumers don’t know about the issues in the gold supply chain, but a significant number said they’d pay extra for certified responsibly mined gold product, according to a new survey by MVI Marketing. The survey tallied 1,015 U.S. respondents, aged 25–50, with a household income greater than $50,000, who have purchased $200 worth of jewelry or more in the past three years. It was cosponsored by the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and Rio Grande. The study found that less than 20% of those consumers were aware of the term artisanal mining, and most didn’t u...

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