Safety metrics continued to improve amongst leading miners in 2020, says GlobalData
Despite the challenges of COVID-19, mining safety metrics improved in 2020.
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Canada formally rejects proposed Grassy Mountain Coal Project
The open-pit metallurgical coal mine was denied approval due to potential environmental impacts.
Barrick and stakeholders agree on ESIA oversight for Pueblo Viejo tailings
The tailings storage facility is a key component of a planned $1.3bn expansion project of...
Human rights and mining wrongs: what do miners still have to do?
Has the mining industry reached the limits of the effectiveness of simply raising awareness of...
Staff picks: policy changes to revolutionise Australia’s mining sector
With Australia reportedly mulling a net-zero emissions target that could bring its climate goals in...
Mining companies face moment of reckoning
Desecration is a word no one wants levelled at them. For mining giant Rio Tinto, it’s one it has heard a lot in recent months. Some of its actions in Australia have been widely condemned...
Out of thin air: tracking underground miners in poor connection areas
A new project developed at Nazarbayev University’s Institute for Smart Systems and Artificial Intelligence, Kazakhstan, could improve the safety of miners underground. The new technology is being developed to determine the location of miners based...
Aftercare in the community, and the next chapter of Jabiru
The Ranger uranium mine refined its last ore in January 2021, and as rehabilitation work continues, the town aims to move on.
Teaching and toolkits: inside the UN’s push for better tailings management
The UNECE has unveiled an online toolkit to better educate miners and mine operators about the dangers of tailings mismanagement.
Can a green revolution reinvigorate the UK steel industry?
UK think tank Common Wealth has put out proposals to make the UK a leader in green steel, warning that the UK cannot deliver on net-zero ambitions without greening the steel sector. Common Wealth argues...
A view from above: could satellite imagery help in the fight against illegal gold mining?
Illegal gold mining in the Amazon is a well-known practice, but a recent image shared by NASA shows the vast destruction of rainforest in the Peruvian Amazon and the impact of unregulated mining. We explore...
