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Co-operation between artisanal miners and companies gains momentum

Artisanal mining is considered the main source of global mercury pollution.

Bruno Venditti | March 3, 2021 | 11:27 am

Alaska-British Columbia mine rivers no risk to marine habitat – report

Bilateral conclusion: the rivers continue to support and sustain aquatic…

Jeremy Hainsworth - Business in Vancouver | March 2, 2021 | 11:09 am

Webequie Nation, Juno ink MOU for Ring of Fire exploration

Juno is the largest claim holder within the Ring of…

MINING.com Editor | March 1, 2021 | 12:25 pm

New lead battery technology could be lower-cost solution to store solar energy

Engineers are working to incorporate a bipolar technology that uses…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | March 1, 2021 | 6:10 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Freeport to expand US copper mines as Biden moves to…

MINING.com Editor | February 26, 2021 | 11:24 am

Proof engineers’ ground-breaking haul road monitoring device a proven asset

A ground-breaking innovation to monitor haul road conditions has been demonstrated by researchers to have the potential to revolutionize the mining industry.

Proof Engineers | January 22, 2018 | 12:13 pm

These five technologies will shake up the mining industry in 2018

In the last few years of companies being forced into more cost-saving and efficiency measures have naturally bred innovation.

Ben Robinson | Charlton Morris | January 9, 2018 | 8:38 am

This new model tracks copper use from cradle to grave…to reincarnation

Research also charts rapid growth of China’s copper use.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 6, 2017 | 7:44 am

Mining’s innovation deficit: transforming to a new performance model

The mining industry needs to ramp up productivity. The solution lies in adopting lean and design thinking approaches, following key several principles.

Peter Bryant and Satish Rao | November 24, 2017 | 11:21 am

This new method for getting gold from e-waste may be just what miners need

Canadian start-up EnviroLeach has created a new environment-friendly chemical process with the potential to transform precious metal extraction in the mining and electronic waste (e-waste) sectors.

Des Kilfoil | October 18, 2017 | 6:27 am

Millions of dollars in gold end up in Switzerland’s sewers every year

Researchers estimate that roughly 43 kg of gold — worth about $1.8 million at current prices — and 3,000 kg of silver (worth nearly $1.7 million) were flushed away last year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 12, 2017 | 3:48 am