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BHP partners with Indspire to support Indigenous education in Canada

Over three years, Indspire, a national charity that provides bursaries and scholarships to Indigenous students will receive $1.9m.

Staff Writer | September 26, 2023 | 2:15 pm

London to host The Northern Miner’s premier mining and metals symposium of the year

The Symposium provides a stage for strategies on recruiting, mentoring,…

Anthony Vaccaro | September 25, 2023 | 7:45 am

Photojournalist Louie Palu lends a human perspective to Canadian hard-rock mining in new exhibit

Visiting more than 100 active, abandoned and closed mines in…

Chris Hampton - The Globe and Mail | September 22, 2023 | 4:46 pm

Study points to need to clean up legacy mining pollution that poses health risks to millions

It is estimated that 23 million people living on the…

Jackson Chen | September 22, 2023 | 9:04 am

Researchers reveal missing clue to finding pink diamonds

The discovery may help replace the now closed Argyle mine…

Staff Writer | September 20, 2023 | 7:00 am

Steelmaking breakthrough could save money and emissions

Steel production accounts for about 7% of the world’s carbon emissions.

Bloomberg News | January 24, 2023 | 8:35 am

New geochemical data to support critical minerals exploration in British Columbia interior

Release adds to a public data set that now includes analytical results from over 1,500 till samples, filling in significant gaps in previous and historical sampling.

Staff Writer | January 23, 2023 | 4:45 pm

ChatGPT doesn’t know where the world’s copper comes from, AI images show mining stuck in the Great Depression

So much for data mining and machine learning.

Frik Els | January 20, 2023 | 1:55 pm

Iron Ore Company of Canada donates 34 hectares of land to Labrador City

A parcel will be developed by the Town as a green space dedicated to senior citizens, the remaining to benefit the community.

Staff Writer | January 20, 2023 | 6:34 am

NI 43-101 consultation shows divide between regulators and industry

In the wake of the Bre-X Minerals gold salting fraud of the 1990s, Canada's regulators National Instrument 43-101. But it isn't perfect.

Alisha Hiyate | January 19, 2023 | 8:12 am

Use tech jobs to attract women to industry, Future Minerals forum panel says

The industry needs to encourage mentors, adjust mindsets and offer technology jobs to boost the level of women from just 8% of the global mining workforce.

Colin McClelland | January 18, 2023 | 6:15 am

How abandoned mines can become clean energy storage systems

A novel technique called Underground Gravity Energy Storage turns decommissioned mines into long-term energy storage solutions.

Staff Writer | January 17, 2023 | 7:05 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

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