21 miners trapped at Chinese coal mine following flooding
Chinese authorities are rushing to rescue 21 miners trapped at the Xinjiang coalmine in Hutubi County, in the west of China, after the mine flooded over the weekend.
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Vattenfall and Kaunis Iron team up for fossil-free mining
Swedish state-owned power company Vattenfall has announced a partnership with Kaunis Iron for the development...
Tracing mining’s carbon emissions with blockchain
The World Economic Forum’s Mining and Metals Blockchain Initiative hopes to accelerate responsible sourcing in the industry by pooling resources...
Toughness and technology: what can we learn from two decades of mine rescues?
The recent entrapment of 22 miners at China’s Hushan gold mine has shone a spotlight on mining disasters and rescues,...
Is there a future for Australia’s fly-in fly-out mining workers?
Pandemic-related border restrictions and quarantine requirements have been especially punishing for Western Australia’s fly-in fly-out mining workers. As the state’s...
Mining and deforestation: the unheeded industry challenge?
The people behind the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) have kept an eye on global man-made deforestation. The declaration aimed to halve deforestation by 2020, and now aims to…
Climate inaction: what is the cost for Australian mining?
The rising threat of climate change has not been one that’s gone under the radar. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has been a rude awakening on just how quickly risk management…
Australian Indigenous group to rate mining firms on ESG performance
The WGAC, which represents the Eastern Guruma area in the iron ore-rich Pilbara region, hopes the idea will emphasise the importance of ESG factors for investors and the public. The…
After declining ore grades and Covid-19 impacted silver output in 2020, production is forecast to rise by 8.1% in 2021, says GlobalData
Global silver mine production is estimated to have declined by 2.4% to 849.7 million ounces (moz) in 2020, the fourth consecutive annual decrease, partly owing to lockdowns and restrictions at…
Global copper production to recover by 5.6% in 2021, after Covid-19 hit output in 2020, says GlobalData
After two consecutive years of flat growth, mainly due to lower ore grades and the production disruptions, the impact of COVID-19 on mining operations led to global copper production declining…
Normalising respect and remedy for human rights in mining
Ten years after the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, data from the RMI Report 2020 shows that large mining companies score a low average…
