A total of C$61,500 in scholarships has been awarded to students studying mining-related programs in Canada.

The Queensland Resources Council has released industry figures confirming mining, gas and energy companies added a record A$82.6 billion to the state economy in 2019-20.

Key moves in the mining industry.

IGF says the pandemic will have longer- term consequences on employment in the large-scale mining sector as a result of impacts on local suppliers and community economic activities, mining capex forecasts and current investments.

The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new members at its July 2021 gala dinner and induction ceremony in Toronto.

BHP is leading the way.

A union group said the miner had used the pandemic as a pretext for privatizing some divisions and outsourcing functions to contractors.