Prime Minister Christopher Luxon tightlipped after fast-track panel rejects minerals mining plan
“We want to explore critical minerals…but the way that we unlock it, the way we develop it –…
Mining sector says Taranaki seabed plan rejection ‘embarrassing’
Vidal said it was embarrassing that the decision had come out while New Zealand officials had been sent…
What is the US strategic minerals stockpile? | Business and Economy News
United States President Donald Trump has announced the launch of a strategic minerals stockpile. The stockpile, called Project…
McCallum Brothers investigated by DoC over Pakiri protected corals
DoC Border and Species Trade manager Ben Cornelius confirmed the company was being investigated for two alleged breaches…
Taxpayers on the hook for more as Collie coal mine gets a 5-year lifeline
Coal mining in Collie will continue to be propped up by WA taxpayers until at least 2031, after…
Pilbara home to five animal species most impacted by habitat loss, report finds
Western Australia’s Pilbara is home to the five animal species suffering the most heavily from habitat destruction, a…
BlackRock warns crypto’s love affair with AI is over as an energy war with Bitcoin miners begins
BlackRock is telling clients to stop looking at artificial intelligence as software and start treating it as energy.…
High seas hopes meet hard realities with 2026 set to become a pivotal year for world’s oceans
While 2025 saw tidal shifts in ocean governance, 2026 is the moment of reckoning, when promises to protect…
Oracle (ORCL) TikTok deal lifts AI mining stocks as BTC tags $88,000
Oracle (ORCL) shares jumped more than 6% in pre-market trading to around $190 after Bloomberg reported that TikTok…
OceanaGold secures New Zealand Government’s approval for new mine
Gold production from the WUG is set to commence in 2032. Credit: domnitsky/Shutterstock.com. OceanaGold has secured permit approval…
Indonesian environmentalists blame rapid forest loss in Sumatra for severity of deadly floods
Indonesian environmental activists say the floods and landslides that have devastated parts of Sumatra have been made worse…
EU plans looser environmental rules to allow more mining – POLITICO
Since the start of Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as European Commission president, the executive has put…