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Mining brines from dormant volcanoes could provide battery metals, gold

Oxford researchers say it is possible to extract copper, gold, zinc, silver and lithium from brines trapped in porous rocks at depths of 2 kilometres below dormant volcanoes.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | July 4, 2021 | 6:30 am

Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

The Pacific island nation has notified a United Nations body…

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 2, 2021 | 2:45 pm

Silver through the ages: The uses of silver over time

Silver is one of the most versatile metals on Earth,…

Visual Capitalist | July 1, 2021 | 9:10 am

Curtin University, Australian gov’t form zero-carbon future centre for heavy industry

The centre will be a catalyst to aid focus on…

MINING.com Editor | June 30, 2021 | 1:27 pm

University of Saskatchewan tailings study sheds light on risks

A team of scientists have taken a closer look at…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | June 29, 2021 | 12:00 pm

PhD student wins competition for environmental work on Commerce Resources’ Ashram deposit

Sophie Costis, a PhD student with the Université du Québec, has won the Geoscience Research Challenge.

MINING.com Editor | December 5, 2019 | 12:57 pm

All about private placements — volume one of four

Sector expert Maurice Jackson begins a four-part series on private placements with a conversation with Tekoa Da Silva of Sprott USA.

Streetwise Reports | December 3, 2019 | 3:39 pm

A crash course in junior mining – what mining and technology share in common

Junior companies are the lifeblood of the mining business – without them there would be no ounces to replace the depleting reserves at operating gold mines.

Palisades Gold | December 3, 2019 | 3:32 pm

Coal power generation continues to drop in the US

While the use of the black fuel plummets, natural gas rises and nuclear generation remains stable.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 1, 2019 | 7:00 am

Canadian town of Asbestos, in Quebec, seeks new name

Former mining town asks residents to submit suggestions.

Cecilia Jamasmie | November 28, 2019 | 9:45 am

New law to give indigenous peoples more sway in British Columbia

B.C. on Tuesday became the first province in Canada to legally commit to bringing its laws up to the standards outlined in the U.N. Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Reuters | November 27, 2019 | 2:30 pm

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Mining brines from dormant volcanoes could provide battery metals, gold

Nauru puts UN on two-year deadline to make deep-sea mining rules

Silver through the ages: The uses of silver over time

Curtin University, Australian gov’t form zero-carbon future centre for heavy industry

University of Saskatchewan tailings study sheds light on risks

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PhD student wins competition for environmental work on Commerce Resources’ Ashram deposit

All about private placements — volume one of four

A crash course in junior mining – what mining and technology share in common

Coal power generation continues to drop in the US

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Canadian town of Asbestos, in Quebec, seeks new name

New law to give indigenous peoples more sway in British Columbia