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The 280 square kilometres of jarrah forest cleared by Alcoa to date makes its WA operation one of the biggest mines in the world.

Worries of ‘irreversible’ damage to jarrah forest by Alcoa revealed

Water Corporation concluded that contamination of Perth’s dams is “certain” but the state government heavily watered-down its recommendations to reduce the risks from bauxite mining.

  • Peter Milne

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Alcoa has mined WA’s jarrah forest for 61 years.

Alcoa boosts research amid concerns ‘extensive knowledge gaps’ threaten Perth’s water supply

Alcoa’s funding will support a forest research centre for five years and will also boost its own team of environmental researchers from four to eleven.

  • Peter Milne
Normally the ministers for water, state development and the environment approve Alcoa’s mining plan but for 2023 it was elevated to be a cabinet decsion.

WA government overrode water supply warnings to approve Alcoa mining

The WA environment regulator opposed Alcoa’s mining but proposed safeguards if it went ahead. The Cook government ignored the first recommendation and watered down the second.

  • Peter Milne
Alcoa’s Wagerup alumina refinery in WA.

‘Better late than never’: US giant Alcoa set to take over Australian partner in $3.3b deal

Aluminium giant Alcoa has moved to take over Alumina Limited in a blockbuster deal.

  • Nick Toscano and Simon Johanson
Alcoa’s Kwinana refinery occupies prime waterfront industrial land near Perth.

When will Alcoa clean up in Kwinana?

After six decades the US miner has left Kwinana with a contaminated plant and enough toxic red mud to fill Optus Stadium 138 times.

  • Peter Milne
Alcoa is considering closing its 60-year-old Kwinana alumina refinery.

Alcoa to shut down Kwinana refinery that employs 1100 workers

US miner Alcoa will stop producing alumina at its Kwinana refinery by September, leading to the loss of 550 direct jobs with another 200 to go in the following 12 months.

  • Peter Milne
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Matt Reed joined Alcoa Australia in June after BHP took over his former employer Oz Minerals

Alcoa promotes new Australian boss to run global operations

The boss of Alcoa Australia has been promoted to lead the US miner’s global operation from his Perth base after just seven months with the aluminium specialist.

  • Peter Milne
Alcoa has cleared 280 square kilometres of jarrah forest in WA.

WA environment watchdog to scrutinise Alcoa’s jarrah forest mining

Alcoa’s controversial mining of bauxite in WA’s south-west will be subject to the most detailed review possible by the state’s independent environment watchdog.

  • Peter Milne
Alcoa’s 62-year-old lease to mine bauxite stretches from north of Perth to Collie.

Alcoa to continue mining WA’s jarrah forests with added safeguards

US miner Alcoa will choose who monitors whether its bauxite extraction that threatens Perth’s water supply complies with new guidelines announced by the state government on Thursday.

  • Peter Milne
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Serpentine Dam gets all-clear after waterside bushfire

Perth’s largest source of drinking water has escaped damage from a massive blaze that burnt along its water edge over the weekend.

  • Peter Milne

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