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Matthew Fenton and Maggie Layman named Young Mining Professionals of the Year

The YMP awards recognize two mining professionals under forty who have demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and innovative thinking.

Carl A. Williams - The Northern Miner | March 9, 2021 | 6:00 am

Alternative financing remains underpenetrated avenue for miners – report

Alternative financing options could generate $800 billion for miners over…

MINING.com Editor | March 8, 2021 | 10:31 am

Gold, silver demonstrate viability of new process for building ultralight materials

Nanometer-sized metal struts that form nested networks on separate hierarchical…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 8, 2021 | 6:11 am

Rare earth unlocks key reaction in copper, gold, silver, uranium mineralization

The new finding on the role of cerium came out…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | March 7, 2021 | 7:30 am

Tests find copper can kill 99.9% of germs on high-touch surfaces

Copper is the only solid metal touch surface registered as…

MINING.com Editor | March 5, 2021 | 12:52 pm

Selling autonomous trucks moves from push to pull: Caterpillar

The technology has gained traction and customers are asking for them.

Michael Allan McCrae | July 29, 2018 | 7:27 am

Lakes, rivers near abandoned mine sites likely source of antibiotics

Canadian researches came to such conclusion after spending years examining waterbodies located within five kilometres of abandoned mine sites.

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 17, 2018 | 8:57 am

China’s Tsinghua University unit to buy aluminium firm for $3.7bn

Tianshan has annual aluminium smelting capacity of 1.4 million tonnes.

Reuters | June 12, 2018 | 11:44 am

Young Australians oblivious to mining

Despite mining contributing about 6 per cent of the country's GDP, a study revealed that almost six out of 10 of young Australians know nothing at all about mining careers.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 16, 2018 | 5:26 pm

Argentina luring Australian investors into its mining sector

The Deputy Secretary for Sustainable Mining is scheduled to meet with executives from Australia's largest mining companies and banks.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 13, 2018 | 6:45 pm

First Nation and British Columbia to share gold mine tax revenue

The agreement is aimed at ensuring that the Indigenous group receives a share of the mineral tax revenue collected from the Brucejack Gold Mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 11, 2018 | 5:24 pm

Diamond museum opens in Belgium

The DIVA museum has a butler that allows visitors to peek inside various rooms where precious treasures are kept.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | May 4, 2018 | 5:30 pm

First ever Resources for Future Generations conference expected to attract upwards of 2,000 attendees

The conference will bring sustainability and ethical issues around energy, mining, and water into the spotlight.

Frik Els | May 4, 2018 | 4:51 pm

Battery metals supply crunch to slow near-term EVs growth — Moody’s

Lack of new projects, investment deficit and increasing political risk will hit supply of cobalt, lithium, copper and nickel, key metals for making the batteries that power electric cars.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2018 | 6:03 am

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