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Honduras is the most dangerous country in the world for environmental activists. Those who have opposed mining, hydroelectric, logging and tourism have faced violence and death.
Noise-induced hearing loss is an occupational health hazard. It remains a prevalent condition in the South African mining industry.
Throughout human history, clay has played a role in many different industries. Its unique properties make it suited for a wide applications in widely ranging industries.
Rare-earth metals are currently mined or recovered via e-waste recycling — methods with drawbacks including high cost, environmental damage, and risks to human safety. This is where we come in.
Unless mining is done differently, rushing to bring copper mines into production could unleash unacceptable, catastrophic impacts.
Some companies rank high on some lists that measure environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, and rank near the bottom on other lists. Which rankings should we trust?
Right now, the nation is almost entirely dependent on other countries for minerals that are used in everything from wind turbines to strike fighters and satellites.
Space mining might be closer than you think. But legal issues about the ownership of space resources must be urgently addressed to avoid space wars over natural resources.
Our neighbour’s stability and prosperity is in our interests. Surely, there can be no better example of this than the current crisis: what is good for PNG is also good for Australia.
The destruction of one ancient rock shelter is devastating. But there's a greater loss to cultural heritage that is occurring from the 'cumulative impacts' of mining operations in WA.
Mining is not just a physical engineering process. It requires social engineering as well.
A growing body of research suggests that investors care about human rights and consultation with Indigenous communities, and consider them important to the value of their investments.
It seems the production of Earth science knowledge in Africa is simply not progressing, despite the world's interest in (and exploitation of) the continent's mineral wealth.
The damage mining causes to Sydney's water supplies is unsustainable, and the law has failed to stop it.
Before the goldrush, Indigenous people told stories about how the bronzewing pigeon seeded precious minerals across the land. Europeans stole not just land, but the value deep within it.
South Africa's economic recovery plan must focus on at least three areas: protecting vulnerable populations, supporting the vulnerable sectors and external trade diversification.
We think of mountains as remote and little affected by human activity. Unfortunately, the negative impacts of what we do has important implications for nature, wildlife and human society.
Who cares what happens to bootprints on the Moon? All humans should. And thankfully the US Congress and president agree.
If Clive Palmer pursues his claim against the Western Australian government in the High Court, and wins, he's still got a big legal hurdle to overcome.
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Professor of Environmental Science and Human Health, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment, University of Delaware (USA); Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Department of Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Director and Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney
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Andrew Dempster is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, Australian Centre for Space Engineering Research; Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunications, UNSW
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Professor Emeritus, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
