The McArthur River Project: The Environmental case for Complete Pit Backfill
Independent report calls for urgent inquiry into McArthur River Mines risks A report published today by the Mineral Policy Institute on environmental risks at McArthur River Mine in the Gulf of Carpentaria makes the case for an immediate inquiry into the mine’s operation and evaluates pit backfill as the...
McArthur River Mine expansion approval process should halt for inquiry: report
Indigenous residents in the Gulf of Carpentaria have taken what they hope will be a pre-emptive strike in the battle over whether the McArthur River Mine (MRM) will be allowed to continue expanding. Key points: Minerals Policy Institute report says a full and proper inquiry is needed Indigenous residents...
Calls to halt McArthur River mine operations over safety and remediation concerns
Report demands mining stop until it can be determined how and at what cost the operation can be made safe The huge McArthur river mine must stop operations until a public commission of inquiry is set up and has examined whether it can be made safe and at what...
Ground Truths; Taking Responsibility for Australia’s mining legacies
MPI is pleased to release Ground Truths; Taking responsibility for Australia’s mining legacies. The report sets out to explain some of the current and potential impacts of Australia’s mining legacies to Australians. The aim was to bring the reality of mining legacies, often hidden by geographical remoteness or simply...
Dilemmas of Development: Mining at Porgera, Papua New Guinea
Even before the perfect storm of expansionary government spending and record low commodity prices threatened Papua New Guinea’s resource dependent economy, questions were being asked about the impact of mining-led development. Inspired by Jerry Jacka’s recent publication Uneven development in the Papua New Guinea highlands: Mining, corporate social responsibility,...
Deep sea mining PNG’s Sensitive Marine Ecosystems
The integrity of marine ecosystems all over the world is threatened by human activities such as dumping of rubbish, disposal of chemical and radioactive waste, extraction of oil and gas, and fishing. Mining for sand and minerals in shallow waters has been conducted for decades, but the latest threat...
Undermined and Wasted: Australia’s Nuclear Landscape
The story runs that everything the ancient Greek King Midas touched turned to gold. In the 1950’s and 60’s uranium was seen as a Midas mineral and, with around 35% of the world’s uranium reserves, Australia became a significant player in the global nuclear trade. At the time with...
A Sense of place, a sense of loss: Australia’s Mining Legacies
With the construction phase of the mining boom over and demand for Australia’s energy and mineral resources waning, now is a good time to reflect upon the issue of mining legacies and what they mean for our connections to landscape and place – our ‘sense of place’. The extractive...