WA Premier points to Margaret River mining legislation Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has told protesters at parliament he understands their opposition to a coal mine in the Margaret River wine and tourist region.

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Moly Mines awards Spinifex contract Moly Mines has awarded a multi-million-dollar contract to manage the Spinifex Ridge Iron Ore project mining camp to ESS Pantarlangu, a joint venture between the traditional owners and custodians of Spinifex Ridge and the Compass Group.

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Failed QCIRG rail track bid has cost taxpayers $1.5 million The Queensland Coal Industry Rail Group (QCIRG) put together an estimated $5 billion bid to counter a plan by the Queensland government to float QR National on the stock exchange by the end of the year.

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Rooftop protestors to face trial A self-described anarchist who gatecrashed Prime Minister Julia Gillard's climate change policy announcement will face trial over an anti-coal mining protest staged on Queensland's Parliament House rooftop.

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Amendment clears path for Kvanefjeld

Greenland Minerals and Energy has welcomed an amendment made by the Government of Greenland to the standard terms for exploration licenses that allows for the inclusion of radioactive elements as exploitable minerals for the purpose of thorough evaluation and reporting.

Old enemies join forces against miners

The curious alliance of Labor and the Greens in Canberra has an odd parallel in Queensland, where environmentalists have united with farmers against miners. Long-term environmental activist Drew Hutton summed up the bond between the groups, which have warily eyed each other for decades.

Raising to rev up exploration in Burkina

Ampella Mining has raised about $42 million via the private placement of 21.5 million ordinary shares at $1.95 per share. The funds, which will add to the about $12 million already held by Ampella, will be used to accelerate exploration programs at its Batie West Project in the West African country of Burkina Faso.

Garnaut caught up in waste dumping accusations

Climate-change expert Ross Garnaut is linked with two companies accused of using a controversial method of releasing mine waste into rivers and the ocean in Papua New Guinea. Professor Garnaut conducted the Rudd government's 2008 climate-change review which urged action on the issue, including an emissions trading scheme (ETS).