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Agnico Eagle marks 90th anniversary of Macassa mine, makes $2.2m cancer donation

In addition to celebrating the #4 Shaft project, Agnico announced a 10-year commitment to the Canadian Cancer Society.

Staff Writer | September 15, 2023 | 3:29 pm

Rio Tinto IOC donates $3m to Cégep de Sept-Îles for research and training pavilion

The initiative is part of a collaboration between IOC and…

Staff Writer | September 14, 2023 | 5:21 pm

Hertz Lithium, Penn State University develop efficient process for extracting lithium from spodumene

Spodumene mineral is the major source of high-purity lithium.

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

Ancient volcano in US may hold largest lithium resource on Earth

A new study estimates that the McDermitt Caldera hosts claystones…

Jackson Chen | September 11, 2023 | 2:49 pm

Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education awards student scholarships

Rhys Thurstun from Redeemer Lutheran College and Mufaro Tom from…

Staff Writer | September 11, 2023 | 6:16 am

Mining’s top ten ‘S’ trends in ESG for 2023

A recent Harvard study indicates 81% of institutional investors in the US and 83.6% in Europe plan to increase their ESG allocations over the next two years.

Elizabeth Freele and Rachel Dekker | January 17, 2023 | 6:35 am

‘Era of trust’ is over, says VRIC’s Jay Martin, as mining juniors head for Vancouver shores

The trust that allowed for global trade over the last 30 years has shifted irreversibly, and countries are now scrambling to secure supplies of natural resources as a matter of national security.

Henry Lazenby | January 16, 2023 | 6:24 am

Former gold mine to host largest underground caverns in history

The site, located under the Black Hills of South Dakota, will host the largest neutrino experiment in history.

Staff Writer | January 15, 2023 | 6:45 am

The view from England: Space rocks and rockets, the final frontier

Space never ceases to fascinate, whether it is our reaching the extra-terrestrial or the extra-terrestrial reaching us.

Chris Hinde | January 13, 2023 | 2:27 pm

Toughest material on earth now a reality

Scientists measured the highest toughness ever recorded of any material, in a chromium, cobalt, and nickel alloy.

Staff Writer | January 13, 2023 | 6:06 am

Superdeep diamond reveals new info on earth’s geological processes

A superdeep diamond recovered in Guinea has become the messenger of new information on plate tectonics.

Staff Writer | January 12, 2023 | 5:06 am

Scientists one step closer to turning coal into graphite

A team at Ohio University carried out a series of simulations showing how coal can be converted to valuable—and carbon-neutral—materials.

Staff Writer | January 8, 2023 | 7:49 am

The View from England: When copper production was dominated by the Welsh

The U.K. no longer springs to mind as a mining giant, but it used to have a dominant role in the global industry.

Chris Hinde | January 6, 2023 | 6:16 am

Carbon-capture plants also have harmful emissions — but there is a solution

A group of scientists has come up with a machine-learning solution for forecasting amine emissions from carbon-capture plants using experimental data.

Staff Writer | January 5, 2023 | 6:06 am

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