May 11, 2021 New technology aims for tailings monitoring from space The University of Nottingham, Terra Motion and Geospatial Insight are making a tailings dam motion monitor service available to miners.
May 10, 2021 New MIRARCO Mining Innovation research project garners federal grant The research will focus on understanding how engineered structures in mines respond to stimuli, so falls of ground can be reduced, making mines safer.
May 10, 2021 Low carbon world needs $1.7 trillion in mining investment Wood Mackenzie says miners need to spend that amount in the next next 15 years to help supply enough metals needed for the shift to a low carbon world.
May 9, 2021 Cleanup efforts of mining-polluted streams prove effective over time — study Restoration efforts at four Superfund sites allowed mining-impacted watersheds to recover to near-natural conditions in less than 20 years.
May 7, 2021 How blockchain will help miners meet evolving ESG demands In the mining sector, blockchain is already being used to trace materials to ensure they are being produced ethically and without human rights concerns.
May 4, 2021 Idle oil wells may be the source of massive methane emissions — study Researchers at the University of Cincinnati studied, for the first time ever, methane emissions from inactive oil wells in the largest oil-producing region on Earth.
May 2, 2021 Manganese, nickel, silicon are main focus of battery research Roskill examined the potential of patent analysis to understand the lithium-ion battery technology landscape.
April 30, 2021 Dozens, and counting, of uses for silver Without silver, we may not have solar panels, one of the greatest boons to clean energy generation we've yet seen.
April 30, 2021 De Beers overtakes Newmont to lead ESG ranking of global miners De Beers scored the highest in London-based Alva’s quarterly rating of environmental, social and governance perceptions this week.
April 29, 2021 Miners can be champions of biodiversity too ESG strategy has to be much more than a box-ticking exercise on a grand scale.
Silver price whipsaws again as thin liquidity fuels wild swings Spot silver was up more than 7% to about $76 an ounce by mid-morning in New York on Friday, having earlier tumbled toward $64. February 06, 2026 | 01:23 pm
