Explorer combs near ex-Rio copper mine in Pacific
A private Canadian junior is exploring on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island that suffered a decade-long civil war and environmental damage linked to a former Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE:…
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Savannah converts to indicated most of Barroso lithium project resource in Portugal
Savannah Resources (AIM: SAV) has announced a significant resource upgrade for the Barroso lithium project in Portugal, with 93% of resources now in the indicated category. The update is a…
AngloGold Ashanti project in Colombia hit by court-backed mining ban
AngloGold Ashanti’s (NYSE: AU) stalled La Colosa gold project in Colombia faces another setback after a local court upheld a mining ban. The 10th Administrative Court of Ibagué, the capital…
Glencore tussles with farmers in Australian court over carbon storage plan
Australian farmers are taking mining giant Glencore (LSE: GLEN) to federal court to block a carbon capture and storage plan they say will pollute an underground water reservoir a fifth…
NexGen confident in uranium project OK even as nuclear regulator pauses process
Shares in NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) have risen by half in the past six months on surging uranium prices but the federal regulator has put a temporary hold…
UK law firm backs Madagascar villagers against Rio Tinto in mine pollution claim
Residents say the QMM ilmenite mine has contaminated surrounding lakes and waterways with toxic metals.
Tesla can’t dodge activist shareholder proposal on deep-sea mining: SEC
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared the way for an activist proposal on sea-floor mining to be considered at Tesla’s upcoming annual general meeting. The SEC rejected a…
Video: Douglas Silver on the clash between NPV and ESG
There’s an inherent conflict between the way mining investments are valued and environmental social and governance (ESG) principles, says mining veteran Douglas Silver. Net present value (NPV), the dominant metric…
Miners can reverse trust deficit — but it won’t be easy
The mining industry has a trust problem. Broad-based trust in our industry seems at an all-time low. The impact is wide-ranging: fracturing of public attitudes, community resentment and opposition, regulatory…
Video: New Ontario rules due April 1, Pirie says
Mine approval times are to be shortened without changing environmental standards in new Ontario regulations to be delivered next week, provincial Mines Minister George Pirie says in a new video….
Freeport, Barrick, Newmont among winners in nearly US$500M for clean energy
The Biden administration is granting almost half a billion dollars to clean energy projects run by Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX), the Nevada Gold Mines partnership of Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD)…
Why Ontario can’t afford to ignore juniors in the next budget
Without a doubt, one of the most important challenges facing the next generation is global warming and the need to decarbonize the transportation sector. This can only happen with the sustainable…