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Carbon-neutral biosurfactants may help boost mineral extraction from low-grade ores

“The world’s growing reliance on minerals and metals in the transition to a clean energy future is exceeding current extraction capabilities."

Staff Writer | March 17, 2022 | 5:10 am

New insights into how to discover porphyry-type copper deposits

Porphyry-type deposits provide most of the world's copper and molybdenum,…

Staff Writer | March 16, 2022 | 6:10 am

NSS Canada expands into education with new technology for students and future workers

Collège Boréal, CEWIL Canada, NSS Canada and Dynamic Earth are…

Staff Writer | March 15, 2022 | 3:53 pm

Scientists optimize process to transform wastewater sulfur into battery materials

Researchers at Stanford University have found a new way to…

Staff Writer | March 14, 2022 | 6:06 am

11th annual Veolia Water Technologies scholarship awarded at SME

Heath Orcutt, a graduate student at Colorado State University, was…

Staff Writer | March 11, 2022 | 6:00 am

Nordgold launches community forest initiative in Burkina Faso

The Oubritenga community forest project will have a range of social and environmental benefits, the miner said.

MINING.com Editor | November 4, 2020 | 6:00 am

RANKED: Top 10 zinc mines in the world

MINING.COM takes a look at the 10 biggest zinc producers in world in terms of 2019 output.

MINING.com Editor | November 3, 2020 | 11:43 am

High-purity Finnish copper helps scientists study dark matter

Researchers in the US and Canada are doing the impossible to keep the copper as pure as possible.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | November 2, 2020 | 6:25 am

The causes behind pyrite oxidation – and acid mine drainage

Researchers at Penn State University say that if fracturing and erosion at the surface, and thus oxidation, occur slowly, acid mine drainage can be avoided.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | November 1, 2020 | 6:51 am

Prairies Snapshot: Eight companies with interesting properties to watch

Canada's Manitoba and Saskatchewan provinces are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration.

Magda Gardner - The Northern Miner | October 30, 2020 | 2:04 pm

IGF, UNDP offer Gender and Mining Governance course

The free seminar runs online November 2 to 27.

MINING.com Editor | October 30, 2020 | 12:28 pm

How Olympic Dam went from mother of all digs to debottlenecking

The final chapter on the world's most ambitious – and costly – mining project has closed.

Frik Els | October 29, 2020 | 5:33 pm

New coral species prized for mining potential

Three species of black coral have been discovered on the seabed of the northern Pacific Ocean, an area where several countries have contracts to explore for metals including cobalt and nickel.

Reuters | October 29, 2020 | 8:14 am

How mining can affect food security in Africa

Mining and other extractive industries can have a significant impact upon a local population's food security.

Rob Tyson - Mining International | October 29, 2020 | 6:00 am

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