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OP-ED: The green economy starts with a dirt road from a mine

The technologies we rely on every day increasingly depend on mining, with critical minerals providing the building blocks for the emerging electrified and digitalized economy.

Keivan Hirji | October 26, 2023 | 6:18 am

How microbes can help discover new kimberlite deposits

For the first time, modern DNA sequencing of microbial communities…

Staff Writer | October 25, 2023 | 6:06 am

How Romans pioneered silver recycling

Gold impurities in silver coins and lead pollution in Greenland…

Staff Writer | October 24, 2023 | 6:30 am

Curtin University researcher crowned Young Tall Poppy scientist of the year

Dr. Hugo Olierook's research techniques are assisting the mining industry…

Staff Writer | October 23, 2023 | 3:16 pm

Superdeep diamonds reveal how Gondwana grew from below

Superdeep diamonds likely migrated to the surface together with different…

Staff Writer | October 20, 2023 | 5:26 am

Study shows copper’s bacteria and virus killing power on public transit

Funded by Teck as part of its Copper & Health program, the study evaluated the efficacy of three copper-based solutions for reducing the transmission of bacteria and viruses on high-touch surfaces.

Staff Writer | May 19, 2023 | 7:39 am

Scientists purify uranium-laden water using magnetic bacteria

Magnetotactic bacteria can accumulate dissolved heavy metal in their cell walls.

Staff Writer | May 18, 2023 | 6:19 am

How fool’s gold fooled archaeologists for years

Researchers found that many of the fossils from Germany's Posidonia shale do not get their gleam from pyrite, which was long thought to be the source.

Staff Writer | May 17, 2023 | 7:37 am

Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 calls for nominations to steering committee

The application process is open until May 19.

Staff Writer | May 16, 2023 | 12:23 pm

New sponge can remove toxic metals, recover critical minerals from contaminated water

Researchers developed a new sponge that can remove heavy metals like lead and cobalt from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind.

Staff Writer | May 14, 2023 | 4:00 am

What Canada’s new Modern Slavery Act means for miners

New legislation has far-reaching implications for all Canadian-headquartered companies that meet the Act’s thresholds, especially those that are part of complex supply chains prone to human rights challenges, like mining.

Elizabeth Freele and Rachel Dekker | May 13, 2023 | 11:46 am

How earth’s early critters transformed the planet’s crust

The diversification of life on earth, which took place 500 million years ago, led to a drastic change in the chemistry of the planet’s uppermost layer.

Staff Writer | May 12, 2023 | 6:06 am

Scientists find two different types of water in lithium-rich salt flats

US-based researchers have characterized for the first time two types of surface water in the hyperarid salars that contain much of the world’s lithium deposits.

Staff Writer | May 11, 2023 | 6:08 am

Britannia Mine Museum marks 100 years at British Columbia’s Mill No. 3

Designated as a National Historic Site, the 20-storey Mill No. 3 building was an architectural feat of engineering at its time.

Staff Writer | May 9, 2023 | 5:04 pm

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