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Royal Cornwall Museum reveals first Bronze Age tin mining tools discovered in Europe

Recent carbon dating research provides insight into the mining techniques of our ancestors.

Staff Writer | June 14, 2024 | 3:41 pm

Women in Mining spotlight: Flavia Tata Nardini

CEO and co-founder of Fleet Space Technologies, which was named…

Amanda Stutt | June 13, 2024 | 11:00 am

Ontario Mine Rescue names 2024 provincial competition winners

Out of eight teams, Agnico Eagle’s Macassa Mine came out…

Staff Writer | June 11, 2024 | 12:18 pm

How mining companies can break out of the talent trap — report

New report by the Boston Consulting Group explores the impact…

Staff Writer | June 5, 2024 | 4:46 pm

Mine pollution has isolated British trout — study

Trout living in rivers polluted by metal from old mines…

Staff Writer | June 4, 2024 | 6:15 am

Gold nanoclusters help remove toxic chemicals from wastewater

A scientific team at Flinders University has discovered a novel way to degrade and potentially remove toxic organic chemicals, including azo dyes, from wastewater.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2024 | 6:06 am

Nutrien donates $11m to Saskatchewan School of Mining

Saskatchewan Polytechnic has received the largest gift from a corporate donor in its history toward its Time to Rise campaign supporting the construction of the new Saskatoon campus.

Staff Writer | March 19, 2024 | 4:17 pm

Barrick opens training academy at Buzwagi mine in Tanzania

The Barrick Academy will be training more than 2,000 foremen, supervisors and superintendents from the Africa and Middle East region in the next 24 months.

Staff Writer | March 18, 2024 | 3:31 pm

British Columbia launches Energy & Mines Digital Trust for international ESG reporting compliance

Major mining operators in BC can now receive their Mines Act Permit as a digital credential, to prove their required operational permit status to investors, customers and regulators.

Amanda Stutt | March 14, 2024 | 12:04 pm

Queen’s University, UBC, unveil C$2 million Don Lindsay Teck Award in mining engineering

The endowments will generate annual renewable scholarships at each university, providing financial support for students pursuing mining studies.

Staff Writer | March 14, 2024 | 6:56 am

UK university training centre aims to fuse AI into metals industry

New £18 million Centre for Doctoral Training in Digital Transformation of Metals Industry has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council.

Staff Writer | March 13, 2024 | 6:46 am

Coal mine’s 60-year-old fire an example of how long-term disturbances affect soil richness

Researchers at Michigan State University analyzed soil microbes near a mine fire that has been burning for more than 60 years.

Staff Writer | March 13, 2024 | 5:39 am

Precious metals may be replaced by iron, manganese, cobalt in “green” catalysts

New methods for the synthesis of drug precursors use catalysts made of iron, manganese and cobalt.

Staff Writer | March 12, 2024 | 6:06 am

How to perform land restorations in the High Arctic

The High Arctic area that hosted the Svea coal mines for 100 years has been restored so that natural and geological processes can be re-established.

Staff Writer | March 10, 2024 | 6:39 am

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