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Five green energy trends topping miners’ agendas in 2021 – report

Wood Mackenzie says commodities will increasingly be marketed on their green credentials.

MINING.com Editor | January 27, 2021 | 12:18 pm

British Columbia First Nation, Coeur, sign Silvertip mine agreement

The IBA provides a framework for a mutually beneficial relationship…

MINING.com Editor | January 26, 2021 | 1:12 pm

Miners using new ESG and transparency framework

Ivanhoe was the first to adopt Mining Shared Value's Local…

MINING.com Editor | January 26, 2021 | 12:28 pm

Scientists develop anode-free zinc battery for storing renewable energy

In the anode-free battery, a zinc-rich cathode is the sole…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 25, 2021 | 6:15 am

Brumadinho dam collapse could have been predicted weeks in advance – study

A new study shows that by applying satellite radar imaging…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | January 24, 2021 | 7:22 am

These bacteria can help you find rich platinum deposits

Fresh research shows a new role for bacteria in cycling platinum group metals in soils and sediments, offering a better understanding of how to search for them.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 22, 2016 | 6:10 am

Former oil sands workers eye renewables market

Edmonton-based group aims to re-train 1,000 jobless workers into solar panel installers by 2018.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 21, 2016 | 8:30 am

Here is how being math savvy can make you a better miner

Today, professionals can improve their valuation by using Geostatistics, a group of techniques that model spatial processes and allow estimation of values at unsampled locations.

edumine | March 14, 2016 | 10:03 am

CHARTS: Mining slowdown worsening job prospects in Canada

While the shock has certainly been the largest for oil-producing regions, the issue has rippled through to other industries and provinces.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 11, 2016 | 9:10 am

Two years after Mexico’s biggest mine spill villagers still don’t trust their drinking water

Here's what went wrong and how the impacts could have been minimal.

edumine | February 29, 2016 | 11:45 am

The story of the great mining project that wasn’t so

Here’s how you can prevent this from happening to you

edumine | February 16, 2016 | 9:58 am

UK scientists develop new method to find copper deposits

Technique likely to become an inexpensive way to uncover rich copper deposits.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 5, 2016 | 3:28 am

Northern College welding student honoured by Canadian Welding Association

Deborah Mates, the Director of the CWA Foundation, was at the Kirkland Lake campus on Monday to recognize Northern College’s third year Welding Engineering co-op student Andy Yang for his passion and academic excellence in welding.

Northern College | January 19, 2016 | 8:52 am

Gemstone ring raffle to fund female mining student

A Faberge amethyst ring is to be raffled in London with the aim of raising £5,000 for a female to study at Camborne School of Mines (CSM) as part of a wider initiative to encourage more women into the mining profession.

University of Exeter | November 27, 2015 | 3:54 pm

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