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Rare diamonds show life-giving elements present on Earth soon after it formed

Volatile gases conserved in diamonds found in ancient rocks indicate that the basic chemical composition of Earth’s atmosphere was laid down at least 2.7 billion years ago.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 13, 2021 | 6:11 am

Webinar: Responsible mining on the ground

As the need for independent ESG data keeps growing, this…

MINING.com Editor | July 12, 2021 | 12:51 pm

Mediterranean silver likely traded during the Trojan War, the founding of Rome

Scientists used high-precision isotopic analysis to identify the ore sources…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 10, 2021 | 12:45 pm

Lithium-sulphur batteries one step closer to becoming viable

Researchers developed a technique that suppresses polysulfide shuttling in Li-S…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | July 9, 2021 | 6:07 am

Australia to appeal climate ruling that threatens fossil fuels

Environment Minister Sussan Ley has “formed the view there are…

Bloomberg News | July 9, 2021 | 3:35 am

The 5 biggest challenges facing the mining sector

Its priorities include tailings pond management and obtaining social licence for resource extraction projects.

Albert Van Santvoort - Business in Vancouver | December 13, 2019 | 11:48 am

The financial sustainability imperative

The perception of sustainability as a nice-to-have but costly luxury has changed irrevocably in the past 18 months.

John O’Brien, Partner, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | December 12, 2019 | 12:16 pm

Bougainville independence could revive one of world’s biggest copper mines

Panguna has an estimated 5.3 million tones of copper and 19.3 million ounces of gold, which would make the reserves worth about $60 billion at today’s prices.

Amanda Stutt | December 11, 2019 | 3:27 pm

UBC scientists take ideas from the lab bench to the mine site

If you have a mine company with a tailings pond full of coal slurry or a coal deposit that is no longer economic, there could still be value in it

Nelson Bennett-Business in Vancouver | December 10, 2019 | 3:25 pm

Guatemalan mine resistance speaks out in Western Canada

It was the first advocacy effort of its kind in a mining conflict that has spanned a decade, three countries and multiple legal challenges.

Hayley Woodin - Business in Vancouver | December 10, 2019 | 2:52 pm

ICMM updates mine-community relations guide to reflect investors’ pressure

Improved guidance integrates the eight effectiveness criteria of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 10, 2019 | 9:39 am

Geoscience BC to explore copper-gold deposits buried below till

The non-profit just launched the C$2.9-million Central Interior Copper-Gold Research series.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 9, 2019 | 6:20 am

Arizona once had tall mountains, indicative of copper deposits

A research group led by Jay Chapman, an assistant professor at the University of Wyoming, published a study that shows that much […]

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 8, 2019 | 6:30 am

Colombia’s artisanal gold miners now part of a traceable global supply chain

More than five hundred gold panners have received support from an on-the-ground team to attain socially and environmentally responsible mining practices standards.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2019 | 11:00 am

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