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Is social progress faster in mining-dependent countries?
As the ICMM launches its Social Progress in Mining Dependent Countries report, COO Aidan Davy discusses the role mining can play in helping nations achieve their sustainable development goals.
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MGX: in conversation with a mining innovator
Canadian mining firm MGX Minerals has successfully demonstrated its novel rapid lithium extraction system, which is now ready for deployment. The patented technology represents a notable shift away from conventional...
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How Australian mine working environments are changing
Flexible hours, automation and robotics are all changing the way Australian mine workers go about their jobs. So what are the trends making an impact and are miners being equipped...
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June’s top news stories
BHP and Vale signed an agreement with Brazilian authorities to settle the $5.28bn civil lawsuit related to a tailings dam failure at the Samarco iron ore mine in Minas Gerais...
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The World Coal Association: fit for the modern era?
After much deliberation, BHP has decided to leave the World Coal Association due to differences in their stances on climate change. But what is the WCA’s standpoint on climate change,...
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Tackling the transparency of mine rehabilitation in South Africa
While South African mining companies adhere to a ‘polluter pays’ policy for restoring land damaged by spent mines, there are concerns over the informality of the financial reporting rules. National...
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MINE Magazine – Issue 70
In this issue: Commodities of the future, China’s monopoly on cobalt, rebooting Cuba’s industry, stamping out self-bonding, BHP’s world coal association exit, predicting earthquakes, and more
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Cuba courts new mining investment, but can it compete?
Cash-strapped Cuba wants to reboot its flagging mining sector by luring foreign investors with attractive untapped reserves such as nickel. While there’s been some interest, could frosty relations with the...
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The world’s biggest mining companies in 2018
Industry goliaths such as Glencore, Rio Tinto and BHP emerged as top performing companies, thanks to recovery in global commodities market. Mining-technology.com lists the ten biggest mining companies based on...
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Predicting earthquakes: what’s the best technology available to miners?
A recent earthquake in Papua New Guinea shattered some of the country’s most important gold mines. It also raised the question of what technologies are at miners’ disposal when it...
