Junior Mining News

Mercury from the northern hemisphere reaches Australia

By analyst By Valentina Ruiz Leotaud Mercury likely originated in small-scale gold mining operations and coal-burning power plants in the northern hemisphere is reaching the Australian tropics, new research has found. According to scientists from a variety of institutions in New South Wales, polluted northern hemisphere air travels thousands of kilometres from north to south.

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New program in Queensland aims to attract 3,000 new mining jobs

By analyst By Andrew Topf The Queensland Government is getting behind a pilot program that, together with an industry group, is hoping to bring thousands of mining equipment and services positions to the Bowen Basin within the next decade. The METS Ignited Bowen Basin Cluster Program is a joint initiative between the state government and

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