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Contaminants affect invertebrates years after Mount Polley mine disaster

A recent study shows that contaminants from the tailings dam breach that took place at the operation in 2014 have been affecting local fauna for years.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 29, 2022 | 6:54 am

Education Spotlight: 360 mining industry overview

Updated course is designed for anyone who needs to interface…

Amanda Stutt | May 26, 2022 | 4:49 pm

Cleaner gold extraction technology goes global

"This technology will offer many benefits to resource industries, including…

Staff Writer | May 25, 2022 | 6:06 am

Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund to award $156,000 to earth sciences students

Scholarships will be awarded to students pursuing a career in…

Staff Writer | May 24, 2022 | 11:25 am

OBITUARY; Graham Farquharson – the straightshooter who busted Bre-X and changed the industry

Farquharson passed away this month in Toronto at the age…

Naimul Karim | May 23, 2022 | 5:09 pm

ERM outlines the true cost of mine closure

Unless mining companies think more strategically about closure, the long lasting trail of liabilities will continue to mount.

LOUISE PEARCE - SPECIAL TO THE NORTHERN MINER | March 4, 2021 | 10:06 am

Curtin University ranks 2nd in world for Mineral and Mining Engineering

The latest results show Curtin achieved ranking in 30 subjects, including four subjects in the top 50 in the world and 20 in the top 200.

MINING.com Editor | March 4, 2021 | 6:00 am

All the world’s metals and minerals in one visualization

We live in a material world, in that we rely on materials to make our lives better.

Visual Capitalist | March 3, 2021 | 12:36 pm

Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum

Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution.

Bruno Venditti | March 3, 2021 | 11:27 am

Alaska-British Columbia mine rivers no risk to marine habitat – report

Bilateral conclusion: the rivers continue to support and sustain aquatic life in conjunction with mining and other land use activities.

Jeremy Hainsworth - Business in Vancouver | March 2, 2021 | 11:09 am

Webequie Nation, Juno ink MOU for Ring of Fire exploration

Juno is the largest claim holder within the Ring of Fire, a metal rich region in northern Ontario.

MINING.com Editor | March 1, 2021 | 12:25 pm

New lead battery technology could be lower-cost solution to store solar energy

Engineers are working to incorporate a bipolar technology that uses silicon wafers in traditional lead batteries.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2021 | 6:10 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to electrify the nation; Minnesota court hands victory to PolyMet copper-nickel project; Sibanye-Stillwater to invest in European lithium company.

MINING.com Editor | February 26, 2021 | 11:24 am

Nanotechnology platform to trace diamonds launched

Nano Innovator Holdings (NIH) has unveiled a prototype platform for end-to-end identification of rough and polished diamonds that uses nanotechnology.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 25, 2021 | 6:27 am

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