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McIlvenna Bay becomes world’s first carbon neutral copper project

The milestone was reached following the completion of carbon purchases to offset emissions from 10 years of exploration.

Canadian Mining Journal Staff | May 18, 2021 | 12:32 pm

Newcrest sets target of net zero emissions by 2050

The goal relates to its Scope 1 and Scope 2…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 18, 2021 | 9:18 am

Spotlight: ESG and sustainable mining

New Edumine course led by Sarah Gordon takes ESG from…

Amanda Stutt | May 14, 2021 | 9:37 am

Ericsson to provide connectivity solution for sustainable mining project

The Swedish telecom company will back the EU-funded Next-Generation Carbon-Neutral…

MINING.COM Staff Writer | May 14, 2021 | 6:06 am

Colonial Pipeline slowly restarts as Southeast US scrambles for fuel

A cyberattack halted 2.5 million barrels per day of shipments…

Reuters | May 13, 2021 | 9:56 am

U.S. court upholds Grand Canyon uranium mining ban, but allows mine nearby

A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower-court ruling keeping a ban on uranium mining around the Grand Canyon, but also upheld a separate decision allowing a uranium mine nearby to open.

Reuters | December 12, 2017 | 10:57 am

ArcelorMittal coal miners widen strike in Kazakhstan

A sit-in by miners of ArcelorMittal's Kazakh unit widened to all of the firm's coal mines on Tuesday as hundreds of workers demanded a 100 percent wage rise.

Reuters | December 12, 2017 | 8:51 am

World’s biggest floating solar power plant starts operating atop former coal mine

China Three Gorges says this would be not only the largest but also the "most intelligent solar power project with the most advanced technology in the world."

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 12, 2017 | 7:13 am

US Senate Chairman presses nuclear regulators on uranium exports by US firm owned by Russia

Senator John Barrasso is expanding a 2010 investigation into the Obama administration’s approval of the sale of Uranium One’s uranium recovery facilities to the Russian state-owned firm Atomredmetzoloto.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 11, 2017 | 5:45 pm

Canadian junior to acquire five lithium projects

Azincourt says the 6,000-hectare land package included in its agreement with New Age Metals represents the largest mineral claim holdings of projects for the lithium group or type of minerals in the Bird River Greenstone Belt.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 11, 2017 | 4:51 pm

Traditional owners say they were forced to negotiate with Adani over Australian mine

Representatives for the Wangan and Jagalingou People said they were forced to sign an Indigenous Land Use Agreement at the Native Title Tribunal for Adani’s Carmichael mine.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud | December 11, 2017 | 4:20 pm

ArcelorMittal miners stage sit-in at four Kazakh coal mines

About 200 coal miners in Kazakhstan refused to leave four mines operated by a unit of ArcelorMittal at the end of their shift on Monday and staged a sit-in.

Reuters | December 11, 2017 | 8:34 am

Glencore says signs labor pacts at most of its Australian coal mines

These new labor agreements with workers at 13 of its coal mines in Australia end months of negotiations over wages and benefits.

Reuters | December 8, 2017 | 10:44 am

Canada’s Desjardins not scratching pipeline loans after all

Lender is moving to a carbon-neutral state by offsetting its own greenhouse gas emissions through the purchase of carbon credits starting this year.

Cecilia Jamasmie | December 8, 2017 | 3:15 am

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