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Growing human rights focus in due diligence for lenders

The growing focus on human rights goes well beyond the operational realm into a mining project’s entire upstream and downstream supply chain.

By Vassie Maharaj and Dr Vidette Bester, SRK Consulting | November 10, 2022 | 12:54 pm

Metal detectorist finds Viking Age silver treasure

Forty-six silver objects found by accident in central Norway turned…

Staff Writer | November 9, 2022 | 7:00 am

World’s CO2 hotspots pinpointed by Al Gore-backed climate project

The website "Climate Trace" includes maps and data on 72,000…

Bloomberg News | November 9, 2022 | 3:17 am

Scientists understand how to better study iron, other minerals

Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University have investigated the status of…

Staff Writer | November 8, 2022 | 6:06 am

Top five most searched jobs in the mining industry

When thinking of mining jobs within the mining industry, many…

Joel Coogan and Arvinder Hundal - CSG Talent | November 7, 2022 | 6:34 am

Flash method may allow quick recovery of precious metals from e-waste

Flash Joule heating is being proposed at Rice University as a mechanism to recover rhodium, palladium, gold and silver from electronic waste.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 18, 2021 | 6:06 am

Scientists propose new ‘salty’ non-toxic gold extraction process

Researchers at Aalto University developed a method that uses chloride for the leaching and recovery of gold from ore.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 16, 2021 | 1:11 am

Video: Uranium in the stars and on the cards

Uranium got a bad reputation as a fuel used by nuclear plants, but some academics argue nuclear power must be part of the clean energy transition.

MINING.com Editor | October 14, 2021 | 3:39 pm

Visualizing the journey of a mining entrepreneur

Mining may be an industry nearly as old as humankind itself, but the process of how a patch of ground becomes a mine is no different from the modern start-up.

Nicholas LePan - Visual Capitalist | October 13, 2021 | 2:47 pm

The largest copper mines in the world by capacity

Global copper production has expanded with populations and economies, especially in China, which consumed 54% of the world’s refined copper in 2020.

Govind Bhutada - Visual Capitalist | October 13, 2021 | 10:16 am

Scientists propose using CO2 to create Martian fuel

An updated chemical process could cheaply bring astronauts back from Mars and help mitigate climate change.

MINING.COM Staff Writer | October 12, 2021 | 1:30 am

Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids

Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | October 11, 2021 | 6:06 am

Eira Thomas: ‘there’s huge opportunity for young innovators’ in mining

Part of the exploration team that discovered the Diavik diamond mine, Thomas was also named one of the World Economic Forum's “Young Global Leaders” in 2008.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | October 8, 2021 | 12:30 pm

Duo share Nobel chemistry prize for work on solar cell advances

Two scientists, working independently of each other, won the Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work into molecular construction and its impact on a range of uses from solar cells to battery storage.

Bloomberg News | October 6, 2021 | 2:42 pm

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