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ApaulD

Why mining companies fight so hard against change
#climatechange #auspol #mining
For every dollar mining spends on wages they make on average $6 in profit. #money Manufacturing industry makes 79c for every dollar spent on wages.
#industry Hospitality makes 40c for every wage dollar.

australiainstitute.org.au/post.

The Australia Institute · Big profits, but don't be suckered into thinking mining dominates Australia's economy Mining companies love to talk about how much they contribute to Australia's economy. But really their biggest "contribution" is their profits - and they want to keep more of those.Mining companies love to talk about how much they contribute to Australia's economy. But really their biggest "contribution" is their profits - and they want to keep more of those.
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Mojo ♻️

Fifth-generation farmers fighting to save their land
The Byrne family in western Victoria refuses to surrender their farm to a US-backed mineral sands mining company. They want to keep farming and pass their land on to future generations—but under Australian law, their options are limited.
Experts say landowners who resist approved mines face long, expensive legal battles with little chance of success. Is this what fair land rights look like?

#auspol #landrights #farmersvsminers #mining #greed #multinationals

abc.net.au/news/2025-03-31/don

ABC News · Fifth-generation farming family determined to protect their land from minersBy Gillian Aeria
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Ivor

I was at Carrs Mine at Nenthead today, tasked with more shale removal. The blockage here is reduced enough to enable people to walk through. The well engineered retaining wall on the left will allow safe public access in future.

After we finished, Pete asked if we wanted to explore further into the mine. This meant walking, through some deeper water, then on hands and knees and finally sliding through a shoulder wide gap, turning on to my side to get through. Not fun.
#mining #exploring

In a disused lead mine in the North Pennines, shale has fallen from above left, almost blocking access. There is a solid limestone roof and right hand side to the level. There is light from my helmet lamp.
Further back from the previous photo, there is a dry stone wall on the left to hold back loose shale from falling into the level. Just added is a new supporting wall of steel tubes and timber. These ensure that no loose shale can fall into the level. A man in red overalls is digging out the shale from the floor, filling trugs with the material.
Continued thread
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anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖

In short: US companies can apply for #mining rights in international waters, essentially bypassing international environmental regulations and protections meant to safeguard the ocean. This is a huge step towards the industrial #exploitation of the #DeepSea, which remains one of the last pristine frontiers on Earth.

And it’s not just a legal technicality, this is an environmental disaster in the making!

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Photo of massive green machine being released into the ocean While the world debates industrial fishing and offshore wind farms, a new corporate threat is creeping into the ocean. One that could strip-mine the seabed under the guise of 'green technology'
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AGF : poemproducer

#extraction #extractivism #mining #state #left #strategies

new book and talk w thea riofrancos
cenhs.libsyn.com/226-extractio

cenhs.libsyn.comCultures of Energy: 226 - Extraction (feat. Thea Riofrancos)Cymene and Dominic advise universities on how to handle blackmailers and wish a certain daughter a happy birthday on this sweet sixteen episode of the podcast. Then (13:40) Dominic chats with the brilliant Thea Riofrancos about her new book Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (now available for pre-order from WW Norton ). We start with extraction as a difficult topic for the Left and then turn toward why people are talking so much about "critical minerals" of late. We discuss her travels to lithium frontiers like Chile and Nevada and Thea puts forth an important distinction between extraction and extractivism. Thea explains how resistance can be world-making, and how writing for broad audiences makes you a sharper theorist. We close with the backstory to one of her latest collaborative projects, the , how it grew out of pandemic-era efforts to catalyze a green stimulus, and how it now acts, among other things, to shape green policy and build supply-chain solidarity.
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Ivor

I was introduced by Pete to a couple of guys recording a podcast at Nenthead a few weeks ago. I was doing a bit of walling. It's available at their website www.countrystride.co.uk.

It's worth a listen as it covers a lot of the history of Lead mining in the N Pennines. Pete has been around the area since he was a boy, then while studying geology and ever since. Very knowledgeable.

The volunteers get an honourable mention, with our 'passion projects'!
#mining #Cumbria

Screenshot of a page from www.countrystride.co.uk of their podcast #146 about Nenthead Lead Mines. There's a sketch of the buildings at the Assay House and up towards Carrs mine.
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