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![Could blockchain sift out conflict minerals and fakes from the supply chain?]()
Could blockchain sift out conflict minerals and fakes from the supply chain?
Blockchain could bring about new levels of traceability and accountability across the diamond supply chain, according to miners Alrosa and De Beers, who recently began trialling a new platform. Wider...
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![Mining safety by changing cultures: Actions to overcome worker fatigue]()
Mining safety by changing cultures: Actions to overcome worker fatigue
As part of an ongoing series produced in association with Carroll Technologies examining health and safety best practice and innovation at mining and industrial sites, Todd Dawson, project manager of...
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![Is it better to build a new mine or to buy one?]()
Is it better to build a new mine or to buy one?
‘Smart buying’ and merger activity has driven new mine openings in recent years, but with reserves and ore grades declining, will it make more sense for companies to build or...
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![Mining the world’s rarest mineral in meteor craters]()
Mining the world’s rarest mineral in meteor craters
An ultra-rare mineral named reidite has been found in what is possibly the world’s largest crater at Shark Bay in Western Australia. The crater is only the sixth-known on Earth...
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![Developing Plateaus lithium project in Peru: the triangle becomes a square]()
Developing Plateaus lithium project in Peru: the triangle becomes a square
Plateau Energy Metals is developing lithium and uranium resources in Peru, both of which have never been mined in the South American country. Its CEO Alex Holmes talks about the...
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![Giving miners a voice: how disempowered workers face safety risks]()
Giving miners a voice: how disempowered workers face safety risks
Research from Cardiff University and the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has demonstrated that miners who are excluded from the decision-making process in regards to safety and health matters...
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![Inside Nornickel: the drive to target the battery metals boom]()
Inside Nornickel: the drive to target the battery metals boom
Nornickel is the world’s largest producer of high-grade nickel, and is currently sitting in a perfect position to take advantage of the coming battery metals boom. At last year’s Capital...
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![Down with the kids: can mining ever be cool?]()
Down with the kids: can mining ever be cool?
In its fifth year, the Mining Association of Nova Scotia’s Mining ROCKS! contest hopes to educate young people about mining and encourage them to consider a career in the industry....
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![Self-contained self-rescuers: the devices which save lives]()
Self-contained self-rescuers: the devices which save lives
The atmosphere in a mine can be volatile, which is why mining breathing equipment is so important. Despite the greatest safety precautions being undertaken by mine operators and workers, breathable...
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![Eyes on the road: in pursuit of safer, cleaner mining vehicles]()
Eyes on the road: in pursuit of safer, cleaner mining vehicles
Mining is a highly profitable yet destructive industry, with mining vehicles often to blame for pollution and accidents. A new collaborative project led by the International Council on Mining and...
