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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…

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…

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…

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

Rio Tinto, Boart Longyear receive ‘safe day, every day’ awards at AME Roundup

Rio Tinto Exploration Canada took gold for achieving over 317,000 hours without a reported injury in 2020.

Amanda Stutt | February 4, 2022 | 2:09 pm

Why the mining industry’s boardrooms need to believe in ESG

At AME Roundup in Vancouver, speaker Jamie Strauss said blockchain will become the basis for companies to communicate ESG assessments.

Amanda Stutt | February 3, 2022 | 4:00 pm

Romios, Lakehead University research gold, base metals project in NW Ontario

Study of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) occurrences and the over-7-km-long alteration zone have begun.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | February 3, 2022 | 7:32 am

How an aluminum product is helping scientists better understand the Big Bang

Alumina has been used to make a new type of optical element that will improve the performance of telescopes studying radiation from the Big Bang.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 3, 2022 | 6:06 am

AME Roundup: Ian Telfer on how not to build a gold miner

Ian Telfer shares some of the major pitfalls towards value creation for major gold miners.

Henry Lazenby | February 2, 2022 | 8:48 am

Reconciliation: Action needed instead of symbolism, says Jody Wilson-Raybould

Jody Wilson-Raybould says enabling Indigenous self-determination would support Indigenous peoples' cultural, social, and economic well-being.

Henry Lazenby | February 1, 2022 | 7:35 pm

Earth’s ‘Goldilocks zone’ responsible for metal ore deposit formation

Researchers have discovered a ‘Goldilocks zone’ at the base of the earth’s crust where temperature allows for metals to be transported to shallower levels near the surface.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | February 1, 2022 | 6:06 am

Highest levels of atmospheric mercury pollution now found in Amazon rainforest due to gold mining

Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon is causing exceptionally high levels of atmospheric mercury, new research has found.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | January 31, 2022 | 6:06 am

Chile’s constitution drafters want to annul mining concessions on indigenous lands

Proposal to suspend Chilean mining and forestry concessions that infringe on indigenous land was approved.

Bloomberg News | January 26, 2022 | 8:41 am

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