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Mining’s changing ESG landscape

Dean Slocum and Chris Anderson of Acorn International on artisanal miners, China in Africa, the NGO-industrial complex, Juukan Gorge and mining’s changing guard.

Frik Els | June 9, 2023 | 1:25 pm

Scientists use 3D printing to create new titanium alloy

A team of researchers from Australia and Hong Kong has…

Staff Writer | June 7, 2023 | 6:06 am

Protein helps separate rare earths more efficiently than new tech

Biology 1, new tech 0.

Staff Writer | June 4, 2023 | 7:00 am

YMP Scholarship Fund offers 45 awards this year

Applications for the 2023 Young Mining Professionals Scholarship Fund are…

Norm Tollinsky | June 1, 2023 | 12:24 pm

Teck funds study on how bacteria-killing copper can reduce infection risk in care homes

First study of its size will be use Health Canada-registered…

Staff Writer | May 31, 2023 | 12:40 pm

UBC uses gravity data to ‘see through’ glacial sediments in critical minerals search

The project will develop updated interpretations for the bedrock geology of the central Quesnel terrane.

Staff Writer | August 19, 2022 | 6:34 am

Researchers figure out how to improve Li-ion batteries’ lifespan

Korean scientists developed a method to strengthen lithium-ion batteries’ anodes, making them more resilient to volume changes.

Staff Writer | August 18, 2022 | 6:06 am

‘Right material’ to efficiently remove mercury from water shows promising results

Researchers at Drexel University have found the right material to efficiently catch mercury —even at low levels— and clean up contaminated bodies of water.

Staff Writer | August 17, 2022 | 5:03 am

British Columbia minerals could be key to reaching climate goals

The world must rapidly build clean energy infrastructure to confront climate change. That means mining.

Michael Goehring | August 16, 2022 | 6:39 am

Not just for toothpaste — how fluoride enhances solar cells’ performance

Tandem solar cells that combine perovskite and silicon-based subcells are expected to better convert sunlight than their conventional single-junction silicon analogs.

Staff Writer | August 15, 2022 | 5:06 am

Australia-based think-tank aims to broker enterprise relationships between miners, Aboriginals

The Ian Kowalick Aboriginal Enterprise Institute aims to broker enterprise relationships and facilitate capacity building to assist remote communities.

Staff Writer | August 14, 2022 | 7:48 am

Scientists figure out how to produce extraterrestrial cement

Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to use materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement, which would be used for buildings, housing, or rocket landing pads.

Staff Writer | August 12, 2022 | 6:05 am

Indigenous Resource Network launches ownership campaign

INR campaigns to provide loans to encourage Indigenous participation in resource projects.

Marilyn Scales | August 11, 2022 | 6:00 am

Tiny pure-gold pin is ‘pulsing heart’ of European space mission

A minuscule gold pin is one of the few materials able to withstand the highly-erosive individual oxygen atoms prevailing at the top of the atmosphere.

Staff Writer | August 10, 2022 | 6:06 am

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