Category: Australia

Since fossicking through war debris when she was a child living on Manus Island as the daughter of a Royal Australian Navy doctor, Isla MacGregor has since carried with her a deep interest in geology and minerals. Originally from Scotland, the MacGregor family came to Australia in the post-war...

MPI will be focusing on Woodlark Island in 2015 due to concerns raised by communities about mining impacts, especially from the disposal of mine waste into the sea, and the poor transparency record of the proponent, Kula Gold. In this first of a series of articles, we provide a...

Extended Book Review by; Charles Roche, Executive Director MPI and PhD Student, Murdoch University. Kirsch’s new book, Mining Capitalism: the Relationship between Corporations and Their Critics builds on an extensive body of work examining reverse anthropology and the relationship between corporations, critics, and indigenous communities, all with a focus...

MPI has updated their Mining Monitor Newsletter to an online magazine. In recognising the changing face of the media landscape and the quantity of, and flow of information we’re presented with each day, MPI has decided to change the way we communicate with our friends and supporters. This new...

Uranium paper Despite its early promise, nuclear power remains a minor source of primary world energy supplies as well as electricity — and its share is projected to continue to decline, especially as renewable energy sources enter substantial growth in the coming decade. Although the detailed evaluation of known...

Industrial mining, investment and impact in Morobe By Charles Roche,  MPI Executive Director Industrial, large-scale mining has a massive impact on people and place. The more connected you are to country for food, shelter, culture, community and opportunity, the more vulnerable you are to adverse impacts.  This fact was...

Mining in Morobe, Papua New Guinea: Impacts from mining along the Watut River The Mineral Policy Institute’s report into mining impacts along the Watut River in the Morobe Province of Papua New Guinea is now publicly available. The report was officially released and distributed late September2014 to many of...

MPI’s Jessie Boylan has received a public art commission through the Mt. Alexander Shire Council to show new work from the ongoing series Fourteen Ounces. The work will be large light boxes displayed on the Eastern side of the Market building in Castlemaine, Victoria. Opening on the 7th of...