June 10, 2019

Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research

According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.

June 10, 2019

Swiss expert to start work on new standards for mining dam safety

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has picked someone outside the industry to oversee an initiative aimed at setting new dam safety standards for miners.

June 9, 2019

Scientists produce gold, silver, copper foams

The foams are supposed to give physicists better X-ray sources to employ in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.

June 7, 2019

This 50-year chart shows just how undervalued commodities are

New study plotting US equities against raw material prices going back to 1970 points to 112% upside for commodities just to return to trend.

June 5, 2019

INTERACTIVE MAP: the world’s top fossil fuel producers

Fossil fuels continue to play a dominant role within global energy systems – accounting for around 82% of the world’s energy supply.

June 3, 2019

Association for Mineral Exploration names Kendra Johnston president, CEO

The Association for Mineral Exploration (AME) has appointed Kendra Johnston as president and CEO, effective June 13, 2019.

June 2, 2019

Fungi could offer clues for finding new gold deposits

Australian experts are paying attention to low-impact exploration tools.

May 30, 2019

Newmont ranked top miner on CR Magazine’s 100 Best Corporate Citizens list

Newmont Goldcorp was the sole mining company in the top 20 and one of only two miners to make the magazine’s 20th annual list.

May 26, 2019

Lab-grown diamonds to get sustainability standard certification

The announcement follows a warning by the US Federal Trade Commission regarding the misuse of the words eco-friendly’ and ‘sustainable.’

May 26, 2019

Russian scientists working on technology for extracting non-ferrous and noble metals

The goal is to study the physicochemical patterns and mechanisms of nitric acid dissection of hard-to-process ores.