Australia at risk of losing its ‘shine,’ miners warn
BHP the latest to issue warning over Australia’s competitiveness
following Regis gold mine rejection.
Environment
Atlantic Mining faces $80M cleanup bond deadline amid court battle with Nova Scotia
A Nova Scotia subsidiary of Australia’s St Barbara (SBM:ASX) is scrambling to pay off a $79.9 million cleanup bill by next Tuesday for its closed Touquoy gold mine. The company,…
Vale pegs cost for carbon-free mining and steelmaking at over US$1T
Vale’s CFO said that the biggest challenge is to reduce the cost of the energy transition.
Eagle cleanup focuses now on site’s water after PwC takes over Victoria
One week after PricewaterhouseCoopers took over Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX), the cleanup effort at its former Eagle mine is focused on groundwater monitoring, while plans are coming together for an…
Scientists study new copper source: algae
Researchers at Brock University near Niagara Falls, Ont. are investigating a new way of extracting copper from an unlikely source: algae bloom. The study, led by assistant professor of chemistry…
Heavy rains to threaten 25% of world’s copper projects by 2050
Copper extraction is crucial to the energy transition, but a quarter of sites mining the metal face a rising threat from the impacts of climate change by mid-century, according to…
Teck Coal fined $221,000 for unauthorized waste disposals in BC
Teck Resources‘ (TSX: TECK.B) former coal unit has been handed fines totalling approximately $221,000 for nearly 30 cases of environmental breaches in southeastern British Columbia over a two-year period. On…
Mining could resume at Eagle despite Victoria’s end, Yukon says
The Yukon government didn’t intend to shutter Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle Gold mine permanently, or for the company’s board to resign, it said Friday, despite moving this week to…
JV Video: Dundee’s Clevr tech avoids cyanide in gold processing alternative
Dundee Corp.’s (TSX: DC-A) Clevr process, a cyanide-free method for gold recovery, could boost mining in regions where the toxin’s use is controversial or restricted, president and CEO Jonathan Goodman…
Update: Victoria Gold loses control of Eagle as court appoints PwC as receiver
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) has been placed into receivership, meaning control of the company and its Eagle property in the Yukon are now in the hands of a third party,…
Teck-Glencore JV aims to jumpstart stalled Minnesota project
NewRange Copper Nickel is embarking on a series of studies over the next year to assess whether new mining technology and sustainability developments can remove permitting barriers at its key…
Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine site groundwater highly contaminated, Yukon government says
Groundwater flowing from Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VGCX) Eagle mine shows signs of high cyanide contamination, though much of the water is being contained on site and regulated drinking water isn’t…