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High rates of vaccine hesitancy among mine employees in Mali – report

Data gathered in southern Mali by Critical Care International suggest very few of the population would accept a vaccine if offered today.

MINING.com Editor | April 9, 2021 | 7:00 am

EY Canada launches centre of excellence for mining and metals

The centre's business-led and technology-enabled approach will support mining and…

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | April 8, 2021 | 11:11 am

GRAPH: Global metal and ore production at a glance

Critical metals and minerals are a tiny sliver of a…

MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2021 | 1:02 pm

Pre-consultation for Pan American Silver’s Escobal begins this month

The world’s third largest silver mine has been shut since…

MINING.com Editor | April 6, 2021 | 12:10 pm

Raw materials from EV battery recycling have smaller carbon footprint – study

Finnish researchers used simulation-based life-cycle to account for emissions and…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 5, 2021 | 6:11 am

Death toll at Glencore’s mine puts spotlight on illegal mining

Workers will go to extreme lengths to break into mine sites in Africa, sometimes tunneling underneath walls or living underground to extract ore with a pick-axe.

Bloomberg News | June 28, 2019 | 10:36 am

Your diamond ring now comes with a resume and passport

Russia’s Alrosa is rolling out a program that will allow jewelry buyers to track their diamond’s history in detail.

Bloomberg News | June 27, 2019 | 1:24 pm

Peru native groups use new legal strategy to push back on oil, mining plans

Native communities from the Peruvian Amazon and the Andes have filed at least eight lawsuits against the government since passage of the so-called "prior consultation" law in 2011.

Reuters | June 27, 2019 | 9:20 am

SolGold’s Nick Mather on receiving TNM’s Mining Person of the Year Award

We have the potential to turn Ecuador into the second greatest copper-producing nation on earth.

John Cumming - The Northern Miner | June 27, 2019 | 9:07 am

Future of mining in Ecuador to be decided by gov’t — SolGold

Court has determined that asking inhabitants of certain provinces about the matters relevant to other areas is unconstitutional.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 27, 2019 | 9:03 am

Renewable energy sources in the US now outstrip coal

While the US coal industry has been for years losing ground to renewables, they overtook the fossil fuel for the first time ever in April.

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 26, 2019 | 6:52 am

Proposed US mining legislation follows strict party lines — editorial

For miners, probably the worst part of the bill is its proposed imposition of a 12.5% royalty on all new mining operations, and 8% on existing ones.

Northern Miner Staff | June 23, 2019 | 3:00 pm

Visualizing US energy use in one giant chart

U.S. energy use has been generally increasing, eventually topping 100 quads per year by 2018.

Visual Capitalist | June 21, 2019 | 8:12 am

Group sues Trump administration for withholding information on mining decision

A conservation group on Thursday sued the Trump administration for withholding documents related to its decision to cancel a 20-year ban on mining in a Minnesota wilderness area.

Reuters | June 20, 2019 | 3:18 pm

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