An international body is investigating acute toxic pollution and a PNG government-approved plan for a $15.6 billion mining project at Lake Kutubu -– a world listed site, reports Calliste Weitenberg.
Mining
Kiernan: from security guard to larger-than-life mining character
Michael Kiernan, former boss of Consolidated Minerals, remains one of the Australian mining industry’s most colourful figures, having developed for himself a “black widow” reputation in the sector.
Queensland farmers rise up to take on the miners
Queensland’s Surat Basin has the third largest energy resource in the world but farm groups are warning that mining areas risk catastrophic environmental damage to food-producing areas, reports Amanda Gearing.
Resources boom about to catch fire
The Australian economy is lurking, waiting to re-emerge in coming months as the mining sector gains renewed confidence, with promising capex and construction figures announced yesterday.
Papuan shootings: we will probably never know the truth
Papua is a media black hole with foreign journalists rarely permitted to report from the province. The true story behind the latest shootings of 29-year-old Australian Drew Grant and security guard Markus Ratealo will probably never be revealed.
A mining boom for mining companies… not for anyone else
New research suggests the benefits of the mining boom were far smaller than believed.
The destruction of Australia’s most productive food bowl
Australia’s most productive agricultural region, the Liverpool Plains in North-West NSW, is under siege from BHP Billiton and coal and gas companies, writes Rosemary Nankivell.
Where does Garrett stand on the McArthur River Mine?
A surprise decision by the Federal Court in late December will cause real headaches for both the Commonwealth and Northern Territory Governments, writes Bob Gosford.
The Oz Minerals dream is turning into a nightmare
The dream of creating a diversified, cashed-up miner has quickly turned into a nightmare, with Oz Minerals shares closing at only $0.63 cents yesterday, writes Adam Schwab.
AFR offers faux-support for cartel busting
Never popular with infrastructure owners (who’d have thought?), the very principles of the competiton policy have come under sustained attack in recent years, writes Bernard Keane.
Origin Energy targeted for $12.91 billion takeover bid
Australia’s second biggest energy retailer, Origin Energy has received a $13 billion takeover offer from British gas company, BG Group, writes Glenn Dyer.
Time for Rio Tinto toffs to call Australia home
Surely it would be in the interests of Rio Tinto shareholders to shift the headquarters to Australia now that we have wall-to-wall Labor Governments, writes Stephen Mayne.
