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Wage slaves vs gold owners

Wages cannot keep up with how fast the US federal government has been devaluing the dollar, and perhaps the only way to protect against this is to own gold.

Rick Mills - Ahead of the Herd | March 26, 2021 | 10:39 am

Illegal gold rush in the Amazon raises risk to indigenous people

Illegal gold and diamond mining in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest…

Bloomberg News | March 25, 2021 | 5:31 am

Rio Tinto to use solar technology to power California mine

Heliogen's AI-powered technology will be deployed at Rio's borates mine,…

MINING.com Editor | March 24, 2021 | 2:51 pm

Odds ‘n’ Sods: Why permitting matters

Permitting is a necessary evil in the mining business.

Ralph Rushton - The Northern Miner | March 23, 2021 | 2:01 pm

New technique for rehabilitation of mine rock waste piles may prevent acid drainage

Spanish researchers propose excavating waste piles and sorting the materials…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 23, 2021 | 6:11 am

What we call man-made diamonds could ultimately determine their success

The industry is still undecided in how to present diamonds to consumers following the wider-scale emergence of man-made stones in recent years.

Paul Zimnisky | May 22, 2019 | 11:14 am

Scientists replicate medieval gold purification technique

American researchers proved that a purification method that dates back to the 10th Century still works.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 21, 2019 | 6:47 am

Only one-eighth of the solar system should be mined – study

Researchers want space-miners to focus on the Moon, Mars and iron-rich bodies tumbling through the asteroid belt and leave things such as Jupiter and Saturn alone.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 19, 2019 | 7:55 am

GALLERY: Art of Mining global photography submissions

PWC's 2019 Art of mining participants demonstrated what transformation looks like to them through iconic photography.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 17, 2019 | 3:18 pm

Canada injects $325K into ‘climate change adaptation’ for mining sector

Mining Association of Canada (MAC) will be in charge of developing program to give miners tools and knowledge needed to better plan for climate change.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 17, 2019 | 11:20 am

How a gold mine drama set this man on a path to lead Australia

The drama surrounding the rescue of two men trapped in an Australian gold mine in 2006 has unearthed an unlikely star -- Bill Shorten, a union leader who’s now poised to become the nation’s prime minister.

Bloomberg News | May 16, 2019 | 9:37 am

Rio Tinto’s iron ore mine expansion gets environmental nod

Approval is subject to conditions, including the protection of national park water resources and endangered ghost bats.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 13, 2019 | 9:35 am

Thousands rally in Colombia against Minesa’s gold project

People in the north-central city of Bucaramanga are worried because the project sits just outside the Páramo de Santurbán.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 12, 2019 | 8:17 am

YMP launches 10 more scholarships totalling $44K, including inaugural Northern Miner scholarship

The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) is bumping up its YMP Scholarship Fund for the 2019-20 academic year for students in mining-related university programs in Canada.

The Northern Miner | May 10, 2019 | 12:53 pm

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