Alcoa investigation
- Investigation
- Mining
Lack of oversight at Alcoa’s mines raises concerns over Perth’s drinking water
Documents show Water Corporation was locked out of Alcoa’s mining sites in state forest, while several state government departments were also keeping them in the dark.
- Holly Thompson
Latest
Greens MP refers Alcoa to watchdog over more alleged WA tree clearing breaches
The Greens MP trespassed in Alcoa’s mining area to investigate another suspected clearing breach late last year.
- Hamish Hastie
WA premier ‘disappointed’ in Alcoa after forest-clearing fine but backs exemption to keep mining
The $55 million fine is an unprecedented amount and will see the US-based miner avoid prosecution.
- Hamish Hastie
- Exclusive
- Mining
Behind the scenes of how Alcoa’s $200k Kings Park sponsorship fell apart
Documents released under Freedom of Information laws show Alcoa had agreed to be a major sponsor of a conservation festival – a $200,000 commitment over two years – but the plans fell apart amid public scrutiny.
- Holly Thompson
Alcoa butts heads with mines department over Darling Ranges exploration plans
Bauxite miner Alcoa’s plans to drill more than 100,000 holes a year as it explores the Darling Ranges have raised the hackle of WA’s mining department.
- Holly Thompson
Alcoa claimed it was ‘here with the facts’ on WA jarrah forest rehabilitation. The ads watchdog ruled otherwise
The US mining giant launched an advertising blitz after it was revealed it had not completed rehabilitation on a single hectare of the 280 square kilometres it has cleared over the decades.
- Heather McNeill
Kings Park festival caught up in Alcoa ‘greenwashing’ claims
A major festival in Peth’s iconic Kings Park has been drawn into allegations of greenwashing as public comment closes on the EPA’s scrutiny of US miner Alcoa’s operations in the northern jarrah forests.
- Holly Thompson
Alcoa fined $400k after caustic chemical spill in Kwinana burns Gilmore College students
Alcoa was fined $400,000 plus $5536 in costs in the Rockingham Magistrates Court on Tuesday over the incident, which took place in 2022.
- Hamish Hastie
Water Corp suggested new $1 billion desalination plant over mining fears, documents reveal
The utility claimed other agencies tasked with approving Alcoa’s mining activities had been instructed to put social and economic factors above water source protection.
- Hamish Hastie
- Updated
- WA election
Cook rejects Greens push for ban on bauxite mining in WA forests
The ban could see 7000 jobs from Alcoa and South32’s operations impacted.
- Hamish Hastie