In Chile, the impact of mining and the lack of regulation of water markets have produced water scarcity conflict in local Indigenous communities.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Mining
Displaying 301 - 320 of 525 articles
Mine communications are complex, slow and unreliable. The solution to keeping miners safe, and rescuing them when disaster strikes, might just be in their hands already.
Mining will continue to be a dominant force in Western Australia’s future but the health sector is the more likely to deliver jobs and growth than tourism or agriculture, new research shows.
A new documentary examines indigenous activism in Peru – calling attention to the dark side of the country’s economic boom.
iPhones, Boeing 787s, Teslas and a whole host of other technologies all rely on rare metals – so much so that a new era beckons.
The mining industry is more resilient because of the recent downturn and it will be global supply and demand that will affect these companies in the future.
The literary hero represents a sea change in the region’s history.
Critics of Australia’s fuel tax credits system have pointed to its impact on the budget bottom line, but calculating that cost is far from straightforward.
Without careful policy consideration the rise of artisanal and small-scale mining in resource rich African countries stands to disturb agricultural activity and associated livelihoods.
The Chinese £1bn investment in Sheffield, a former mining town in northern England, comes with valuable lessons about how Africa can maximise economic value in its dealings with China.
Future factories in space could be used to launch large structural sections to build space stations.
Two musicals set in working class mining communities – one in the UK and the other in South Africa – have diametrically opposed messages: one of hope; the other, despair.
Nauruans used to be some of the richest people in the world, before their mining industry imploded. Now, as the island aims to develop sustainably, there are signs of the green shoots of recovery.
Mining proposals are often hugely controversial in South Africa and can even lead to violence. Better strategic assessments based on participation and precaution would help.
Identifying mine waste materials as economic resources will help support global demand for critical metals, boosting the mining industry during the downturn. All with environmental benefits.
Mining requires huge amounts of energy – could it be replaced with renewables?
Miners were among the first workers to organise into trade unions from the middle of the 1700s, battling a lack of legal recognition and resistance from the mine owners.
What are the issues facing rural and regional Australia? The challenges are many and varied – and only some have made the national political agenda – but these areas deserve better than neglect.
Rehabilitating old mines is a crucial responsibility for the industry. But many Australian mine sites have been simply left alone or left for the taxpayer to fix.
Space mining could generate a massive resources boom. Here’s a way to make sure the benefits of that boom reach everyone on the planet.
Top contributors
-
Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
-
Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University
-
Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
-
Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
-
Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
-
Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
-
Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware (USA); Honorary Professor, The University of Queensland
-
York Research Chair in Environmental Law & Justice in the Green Economy, York University, Canada
-
Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
-
Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
-
Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
-
Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
-
Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney
-
Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
-
Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
