Nornickel signs support package with indigenous peoples
Representing over 90% of the indigenous population in the Russian North, the organisations signed with Nornickel a “comprehensive” support package…
28 Sep 2020
Q&A: US rare earths and blunting China’s monopoly with Energy Fuels’ Mark Chalmers
According to US Geological Survey data, the US imported 80% of its rare earths from China between 2015-2018, while China continues to eclipse every other country in terms of annual…
24 Sep 2020
A green giant? The new issue of MINE Magazine is out now
Brazilian mining giant Vale is moving to address concerns and reduce its emissions by a third by 2030. As part of its efforts, experts from the MIT Environmental Solutions Initiative…
23 Sep 2020
Mental health in mining: laying the blueprint with Western Australian FIFO workers
The very nature of the mining industry lends itself to discussions regarding worker safety. As human workers interact with heavy industrial equipment, as miners themselves excavate minerals from tunnels beneath…
21 Sep 2020
RemoteSpark: the future of mixed reality in mining
Mixed reality could play a significant role in the future of mining, especially in the post-Covid-19 world where reduced travel and physical distancing are likely to continue for some time.…
18 Sep 2020
Commodity markets trends: Gold leads Twitter mentions in August 2020
Gold leads as Mining Technology lists the top five terms tweeted in commodity markets in August 2020, based on data from GlobalData’s Influencer Platform. 1. Gold – 1116 mentions The…
17 Sep 2020
Could ESG mitigate the insurance risk of climate change to mining?
Willis Towers Watson publishes its Mining Risk Review each year. While the review discusses the long-term challenges facing mining, the industry itself has faced an unforeseeably difficult year in wrestling…