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• BHP settles ATO dispute for $529m, without admitting fault
  BHP settles a longstanding tax dispute with the ATO for $529 million, for taxes alleged to be owing between 2003-18.
• The town so young and transient, its cemetery is empty
  Nestled on hot red sand 563 kilometres from Adelaide, Roxby Downs officially opened in November 1988 to service BHP's Olympic Dam mine. There are currently 300 jobs available in the town, and pla …
• WA miners search for workers, but this time without 'mercenary-type salaries'
  Recruitment specialists say mining companies, desperate for workers in remote areas, are again turning to FIFO workers from the eastern states, but are unlikely to pay the sky-high wages seen in the l …
• Nyrstar confirm job cuts at Port Pirie smelter
  Nyrstar will cut 120 jobs from its Port Pirie lead smelter next year, as concerns grow about the Belgian company's finances and ability to repay a nearly $300 million SA Government loan.
• Super Pit view from the ground

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• Entergy agrees to continue transitioning its Arkansas coal power plants to produce cleaner energy
  Entergy Arkansas strikes an agreement to transition its two coal-fired power plants in Arkansas to cleaner energy resources within 9 – 12 years.
• New research suggests ‘energy revolution’ will create a divide in Britain’s economy
  New research commissioned by Drax Group shows that the ‘energy revolution’ could result in a two-tier economy in Britain, leaving millions of families and business behind.
• Worker killed in collision at Elkview mine
  A coal mine worker has been killed in a two vehicle collision at Teck Resources’ Elkview mine in British Columbia.
• COP 24: Trump administration to present side event on coal
  The Trump Administration is reportedly planning a side event on fossil fuels at the upcoming climate summit (COP 24) in Poland.
• IEA Executive Director presents findings from World Energy Outlook 2018
  Panellists at the Technical University of Vienna discussed the WEO’s outlook for the future of electricity, opportunities for further electrification, and the future of hydrogen.