Illegal mining in Central, South America decimating snake populationsA recent study found that illegal gold and copper mining in Ecuador, Colombia and Panama is decimating the populations of five newly-described tree-dwelling snake species.Staff Writer | January 31, 2023 | 6:06 am
Canada injects $75 million into BHP’s Jansen potash mineBHP is building Jansen in stages, with the first one…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 31, 2023 | 3:19 am
Rio Tinto sorry for loss of radioactive capsule in AustraliaThe loss of a small, but “highly radioactive” widget has…Cecilia Jamasmie | January 30, 2023 | 3:44 am
Greece approves Eldorado Gold’s tailings plan for Skouries Permit is a one of the key items required to restart construction at the Skouries copper-gold project in northern Greece. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2021 | 9:09 am
Risks to Great Barrier Reef could thwart tycoon’s coal plans A final decision on rejecting or approving Clive Palmer’s plans is expected within the next 30 days. Bloomberg News | April 29, 2021 | 6:37 am
Bacteria may be used to source high-grade copper – study Bacteria found in mines are able to transform toxic copper ions to stable single-atom metallic copper. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 29, 2021 | 6:11 am
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation supports Golden Predator’s Brewery Creek project Brewery Creek operates under a socio-economic accord with the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in. MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 29, 2021 | 6:06 am
Glencore’s board approves pay package for Nagle 74% of the company's shareholders supported the compensation plan for Nagle of up to $6.4 million in any one year. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2021 | 5:49 am
Condor Gold completes drilling at La India pits Miner now has the complete dataset for the Northern Starter Pit and for the first six drill holes in the Southern Starter Pit. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 29, 2021 | 3:58 am
Canadian First Nation, with rare sway over mining, puts Newmont on notice Tahltan territory sits on an estimated 50.6 million ounces of gold and 12.5 billion pounds of copper. Reuters | April 29, 2021 | 3:49 am
Interview – Tom Butler, former ICMM CEO: Holistic approach needed to minimize risk at tailings dams The next big piece of work on tailings is the implementation guidance, said former International Council on Mining and Metals chief executive. Global Business Reports | April 28, 2021 | 10:00 am
Greenland Ruby secures $18 million financing Funds will enable the rubies and sapphires miner to accelerate growth plans by starting exploration in other license areas. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 28, 2021 | 10:00 am