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Precious metals and the fight against covid

Precious metals have broad applications in the medical field, well beyond the dental uses most people associate with them.

Sprott Asset Management | December 30, 2020 | 11:10 am

Education for a more sustainable mining future

Ultimately, sustainable mining is about encouraging balance between all involved…

Rob Tyson - Mining International Ltd. | December 29, 2020 | 3:12 pm

Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells

A team in the US designed a highly active catalyst…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 29, 2020 | 7:00 am

Scientists propose new evolutionary system of mineral classification

Researchers say the current IMA classification system doesn’t capture the…

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 27, 2020 | 7:00 am

MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week

Canada rejects Shandong Gold’s bid to buy TMAC; Operations restart…

MINING.com Editor | December 24, 2020 | 4:33 pm

UNESCO to place Great Barrier in high risk list unless Australia steps up protection efforts

The UN body is especially worried about Australia's decision to allow dredging and dumping of 3 million tonnes of dredge spoil in reef waters, as part of a coal port expansion.

Cecilia Jamasmie | May 1, 2014 | 11:00 am

Eric Angeli: Most economists ignoring cracks in the system

“The apparent recovery of the last few years has not been confirmed by the data available -- in fact it has been just the opposite."

Sprott Asset Management | April 26, 2014 | 11:25 pm

Rio Tinto walks away from massive Pebble copper-gold project

Rio becomes the second large diversified miner, after Anglo American, to back out of the project in less than seven months.

Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2014 | 4:00 pm

Canpotex sells potash to India at 7-year low price

The price of the soil nutrient is down 25% in a year.

Frik Els | April 4, 2014 | 5:53 pm

Suncor can’t randomly drug test employees, panel rules

Panel rules the program would be an unreasonable invasion of privacy.

Ana Komnenic | March 26, 2014 | 10:43 pm

Gas sector to replace mining as Australia’s main growth driver

Together with other four key industries, gas could add $250 billion to the economy over the next two decades, shows a new study.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 24, 2014 | 10:40 am

Anglo quits coal terminal expansion in Australia

The withdrawal leaves India's GVK Group and Adani as the only two groups considering port expansions in the region.

Cecilia Jamasmie | March 7, 2014 | 2:00 pm

Are you good at lifting gold bars? The Fed has an opening

Just a reminder, gold bars are heavy.

Michael Allan McCrae | February 24, 2014 | 8:25 pm

Canada’s 2014 budget kind to miners, extends 15% exploration tax credit

Other than the tax credit deferment, Canada's new budget doesn't include any significant changes for the country’s mining and metals industry.

Cecilia Jamasmie | February 12, 2014 | 2:16 pm

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