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Analysis
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![Governments to the rescue? How different countries will utilise infrastructure to emerge from Covid-19]()
Governments to the rescue? How different countries will utilise infrastructure to emerge from Covid-19
The infrastructure sector looks set to be a key area for governments in the post-Covid-19 landscape, but, as Viola Caon discovers, strategies will differ depending on the financial resources available...
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![Anthropologists slam Rio Tinto for destroying ancient Aboriginal site]()
Anthropologists slam Rio Tinto for destroying ancient Aboriginal site
Rio Tinto issued an apology this weekend after the mining company destroyed a 46,000-year-old Aboriginal heritage site as part of an expansion project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
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![Seven things you should know about coal mining in 2020]()
Seven things you should know about coal mining in 2020
Dynamics in the coal energy sector have recently undergone some unusual changes. From declining coal industry jobs under the Trump’s administration in the US to investments in clean coal technologies,...
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![Zambia: bringing order to an unregulated gold rush]()
Zambia: bringing order to an unregulated gold rush
Many developing nations have tried and failed to formalise artisanal mining, but could Zambia have better luck with a new strategy of buying gold directly from informal miners? We investigate.
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![Q&A: ABB on remote connectivity and digital mining services amid Covid-19]()
Q&A: ABB on remote connectivity and digital mining services amid Covid-19
With coronavirus putting further emphasis on the importance of digital operations in all sectors, including mining, there has never been a stronger need for the industry to create modern mining...
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![Mind the gap: stimulus packages set to give developed countries post-Covid-19 advantage]()
Mind the gap: stimulus packages set to give developed countries post-Covid-19 advantage
Developing countries will face greater challenges to restarting their economies compared with their wealthy counterparts, based on the relative sizes of their Covid-19 stimulus packages. By Sofia Karadima
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![Black lung is back: why more is needed to fight dust]()
Black lung is back: why more is needed to fight dust
Despite improvements in health and safety in US mining, dust inhalation remains a real threat, with black lung seeing a resurgence in cases. We speak to the Mine Safety and...
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![Covid-19: how the mining industry is responding]()
Covid-19: how the mining industry is responding
With more than 1.3 million cases of Covid-19 now confirmed around the world, the pandemic is forcing companies to adjust their practices to keep workers safe and maintain production. We...
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![Can Australian expertise help Nigeria’s mining industry to take flight?]()
Can Australian expertise help Nigeria’s mining industry to take flight?
Following the Nigeria-Australia Investment Forum held in Melbourne in March, the two nations plan to work together to develop the former’s nascent mining sector. Can Australian expertise kick-start a new...
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![Coronavirus is changing FDI – but is it going to last?]()
Coronavirus is changing FDI – but is it going to last?
Protectionism is slowly returning, particularly in Europe, as governments impose FDI screening to stop critical assets being bought on the cheap during the Covid-19 pandemic. By Nicu Calcea.
