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The "Soko" mine in southern Serbia, where eight miners died in a 2022 accident, was operating without the necessary approval for mining activities and construction, as revealed by a ruling from the Commercial Court in Kragujevac, which also held the public company "Resavica" and its directors responsible, leading to fines totaling over two million dinars, while the prosecution previously dismissed criminal charges against any individuals involved. #MiningAccident #SafetyRegulations #MiningIndustry #RS

Traditional landowners, the Yindjibarndi people of northwestern Australia, have won a landmark compensation ruling of AUD 150.1 million (approximately USD 2.86 billion) against billionaire Andrew Forrest's mining company, Fortescue, for unauthorized exploitation of their land, marking the largest-ever payment for Indigenous land rights in Australia after a lengthy legal battle that began in 2017. #IndigenousRights #LandJustice #MiningIndustry #AU

Fortescue was found liable by the Federal Court for A$150,000 in economic loss and A$150 million in cultural loss to the Yindjibarndi people due to the destruction of 250 cultural sites on their land in Western Australia, resulting from a protracted legal battle over native title rights that began in 2017. #IndigenousRights #MiningIndustry #CulturalHeritage #AU

Fortescue has been found liable by a Federal Court for economic and cultural losses amounting to A$150,000 and A$150 million, respectively, due to its mining operations on Yindjibarndi land in Western Australia, following a lengthy legal battle initiated in 2017 over the company's failure to negotiate a land use agreement with the local Aboriginal group, despite generating significant revenue from the area. #IndigenousRights #MiningIndustry #CulturalHeritage #AU