The Queensland government has announced new mining reforms aimed at encouraging investment in the sector.
Mines Minister Dr Anthony Lynham on Monday said that under the Mineral and Energy Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020, the governm…
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Brazil’s Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that tightens the safety rules and inspection for dams in the mining industry, setting fines of up to one-billion reais ($187-million) for failure to comply.
The legislation reinforces the prohibition of the …
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The government of Greenland has announced two major amendments to the country’s mineral licensing standard terms and conditions, including the postponement of the transferred outstanding yearly exploration obligations for all mineral exploration licenc…
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The government of Greenland has announced two major amendments to the country’s mineral licensing standard terms and conditions, including the postponement of the transferred outstanding yearly exploration obligations for all mineral exploration licenc…
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Barrick Gold Corp has lost a court challenge in Papua New Guinea over rights to a highlands gold mine and intends to appeal to the country’s Supreme Court, the miner said on Tuesday, prolonging a dispute that has halted output as gold prices soar.
Pap…
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The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has urged the federal government to extend the Junior Minerals Exploration Incentive (JMEI) to the oil and gas sector.
In its pre-Budget submission, Appea also recommended four ot…
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The Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority (FFSA) has ordered Aim-listed Afarak Group COO Dr Danko Koncar to pay €120-million to the State of Finland.
This follows after Koncar failed to comply with obligations imposed on him in the FFSA decision to…
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The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has blasted the Western Australian government’s decision to revise policy in order to secure domestic gas supply.
The state government this week unveiled the changes to the Wester…
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The Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has called on the members of the state Parliament to support Liberal National Party’s (LNP’s) proposal to freeze royalty rates for the next ten years, saying it would protect the Queensland economy from the impact…
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The Western Australian state government on Friday announced that it has successfully halved the assessment timeframes for exploration programme of work applications.
The Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) in February announced…
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