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Three-quarters of small earthquakes in South Korea related to mining explosions – study

Out of 182,000 small seismic events that took place in seven years in South Korea, 135,000 were related to mining explosions.

Staff Writer | April 30, 2023 | 7:34 am

Women in Mining Spotlight: Jeannette McGill

VP and General Manager of Metals and Mining at AspenTech…

Amanda Stutt | April 28, 2023 | 11:52 am

NASA’s mineral mapping instrument goes into retirement

NASA’s Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars produced maps that…

Staff Writer | April 27, 2023 | 6:06 am

Flexible gold sensor may become game-changer for body glucose monitoring

Gold offers a new route toward miniaturized, flexible, implanted medical…

Staff Writer | April 26, 2023 | 6:06 am

Indigenous woman wins prize for campaign against mining firms in Amazon

Alessandra Korap Munduruku has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize.

Reuters | April 24, 2023 | 3:03 pm

Researchers figure out how to make solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer

In a study in the journal Nature Materials, researchers explain what makes them short-circuit.

Staff Writer | June 16, 2022 | 5:05 am

Collaboration between brewers, miners may lead to cleaner water supply

According to a research group led by MIT, waste yeast discarded from a single brewery in Boston could be enough to treat the city's entire water supply.

Staff Writer | June 15, 2022 | 6:06 am

Geoscience BC deploys a common brewery gas sensor to look for metals

Research demonstrates an innovative and cost-effective technique to support critical minerals exploration.

Henry Lazenby | June 14, 2022 | 3:04 pm

Rio Tinto unveils changes following workplace survey that uncovered racism, harassment

RIO is designing new reporting mechanisms for its employees and training modules for top leaders to spot “unacceptable” behaviours in the workplace.

Naimul Karim | June 13, 2022 | 4:44 pm

Deal-hungry miners return to Toronto with EV metals in focus

As the mining industry gathers in Toronto this week for one of its biggest annual events, the focus will be on two groups of metals.

Bloomberg News | June 13, 2022 | 7:05 am

Perpetua Resources moves closer to legacy cleanup at Stibnite Gold project in Idaho

The company will begin water quality improvements in the historical Stibnite mining district this summer.

Amanda Stutt | June 10, 2022 | 2:39 pm

Delta CleanTech, Muskowekwan First Nation partner on carbon capture blockchain project

The goal of the initiative is to reduce the Co2 footprint of industrial production by leveraging the acres owned by First Nations – about 7% of Canada’s total landmass.

Amanda Stutt | June 9, 2022 | 6:00 am

Snow Lake Lithium, University of Manitoba collaborate on deposit research

Two-year research project will provide insights into the most effective exploration strategies to extract lithium from the site in the future.

Staff Writer | June 7, 2022 | 9:42 am

Teck conservation initiatives to protect 14,000 hectares of wildlife habitat in Canada and Chile

Company commits to conserving or rehabilitating at least three hectares for every one hectare affected by its mining activities.

Staff Writer | June 6, 2022 | 3:03 pm

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