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February 28, 2021

Mining

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Rio Tinto CEO to leave over destruction of Indigenous sites

September 12, 2020 Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia — Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will leave the Anglo-Australian mining giant by March over the destruction of Australian Indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the company said on Friday. “Significant […]

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Rio Tinto CEO loses $3.5M over destroyed indigenous sites

August 24, 2020 Rod McGuirk, Associated Press

CANBERRA, Australia — Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sebastien Jacques will lose around $3.5 million in bonuses due to the destruction of Australian indigenous sacred sites to access iron ore, the mining company said on Monday. […]

Business

Who’s greener? Mine fight pits electric cars against flower

March 7, 2020 Scott Sonner, Associated Press

RENO, Nev. — The rare Tiehm’s buckwheat stands less than a foot tall in Nevada’s rocky high desert, its thin, leafless stems adorned with tiny yellow flowers in spring. To the Australian company that wants […]

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Alamance County mine project draws pushback from environmentalists

January 15, 2020 David Larson

SNOW CAMP — A small community in southern Alamance County has seen a protracted battle over a proposed crushed-stone mine, with property rights and business interests clashing with environmentalist groups over what the new site […]

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