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Cultivating the next generation of miners

Talent is the greatest natural resource.

Global Business Reports | June 21, 2023 | 2:49 pm

Gold, platinum-powered AI helps monitor breathing, heart rate

Scientists combine nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to bring machines one…

Staff Writer | June 21, 2023 | 6:06 am

Lake Shore Gold team tops Ontario mine rescue competition

Eight district champion teams from across Ontario were evaluated on…

Staff Writer | June 20, 2023 | 12:32 pm

The view from England: Mining and the wealth of nations

In the 18th century, a nation's wealth was generally seen…

Chris Hinde | June 19, 2023 | 3:51 pm

Women in Mining Spotlight: Freda Campbell

Campbell was awarded the 2023 Indigenous Trailblazer Award by Women in…

Amanda Stutt | June 16, 2023 | 10:38 am

Diamond-formation process inside earth’s core unveiled

Researchers have found that due to the conditions of the core-mantle boundary carbon comes out of a liquid iron-metal alloy and forms diamonds.

Staff Writer | September 11, 2022 | 7:10 am

Teck, Science World partner to educate students about the role of metals in daily life

Fourth largest attraction in British Columbia outfitted high-traffic areas with antimicrobial copper surfaces.

Staff Writer | September 8, 2022 | 3:59 pm

Another ‘Dr. Copper’

Copper coating developed by UBC researchers led by Dr. Amanda Clifford could be the next superbug fighter.

Amanda Stutt | September 6, 2022 | 10:46 am

Compounds that promote vegetation diversity key to ecological restoration in open-pit coal mine dumps

Researchers find interesting restoration results at the Antaibao open-pit coal mine.

Staff Writer | September 6, 2022 | 6:06 am

Copper Innovation Hub launched in Colombia

The Hub’s goals are to conduct research on all things copper and support countries’ transition towards a clean energy future.

Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 | 11:30 am

How machine learning can help identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits

Two novel machine learning techniques are able to identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits by characterizing magma fertility.

Staff Writer | September 4, 2022 | 6:55 am

Curtin University researchers make battery-free breakthrough

Research found a more effective way to improve the output of autonomous power sources used to power vital mining equipment in remote or underground locations.

Staff Writer | September 1, 2022 | 9:00 am

Primitive vegetation played key role in composition of earth’s continental rocks

Primitive plants transformed what was once a Mars-like planet of barren rock into a world of life growing in organic-rich soils.

Staff Writer | September 1, 2022 | 6:06 am

AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals

Prior to this development, less than 10% of the melting temperatures of the 200,000-plus inorganic compounds that have been identified on earth were known.

Staff Writer | August 31, 2022 | 5:05 am

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