Green bonds grow as financing option
Green bonds are a rising source of funding as project developers widen their search for financing beyond stock markets, according to a panel at a New York mining conference. There…
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World Bank tribunal rules against Canada’s Montauk in dispute with Colombia
A World Bank tribunal has ruled in favour of Colombia in a feud with Canada’s Montauk Metals (TSXV: MTK). A mining ban imposed by the Gustavo Petro administration on the…
Ranchers to fight coal bid in Alberta court
Applications to drill for metallurgical coal in southwestern Alberta are pitting ranchers against an exploration company backed by Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart. Calgary-based Northback Holdings, a subsidiary of Rinehart’s…
Pink sea pigs, transparent sea cucumbers discovered in area targeted by deep-sea miners
A Pacific research expedition found transparent sea cucumbers, bowl-shaped sponges and pink sea pigs among other species in the same area where The Metals Company (NASDAQ: TMC) wants to harvest polymetallic…
Atlantic Mining sees Touquoy mine as green energy hub
Atlantic Mining Nova Scotia, a subsidiary of St Barbara (ASX: SBM), has kicked off a program to explore the feasibility of converting the now closed Touquoy gold mine in Moose…
Yukon mulls subsidies to help miners decarbonize: CBC
The Yukon government is considering subsidizing mining companies in the territory to help them cut emissions, according to CBC. In a submission last summer to the government’s cabinet committee…
Heavy storms wash out Australian gold production
Gold output in Australia fell 9% in the first quarter after tropical storms flooded mines and halted some operations, consultancy Surbiton Associates says in a new report. Gold production dropped from…
Editorial: Mining’s EV halo dims
It wasn’t supposed to be this way. Mining’s association with planet-saving electric vehicles (EVs) was supposed to make mining, if not cool, at least more acceptable. Maybe even virtuous. But…
Deep-sea nickel hits battery grade for The Metals Co.
The production of nickel sulfate from polymetallic nodules during tests is believed to be a first in the mining sector.
Hecla’s Yukon unit fined $100,000 for chemical risks
Hecla Mining‘s (NYSE:HL) Yukon-based subsidiary has been hit with a $100,000 fine for overlooking certain environmental risks at its large silver mine situated 350 km north of Whitehorse, according to…
NGO sues Norway over deep-sea mining plans
Environmental activists have once again turned to the Norwegian courts, this time suing the government over its plans for seabed mineral exploration, which they claim has failed to test the possible…
Chinchillas fluster Gold Fields’ Chile plans
Gold Fields has 10 days to prove there are no rodents living in the Salares Norte mine area or it will face fresh sanctions.