Editorial: Resource regulators under Trump
Amidst the flurry of executive orders signed by U.S. President Donald J. Trump — starting four hours after his inauguration on Jan. 20 — were several that benefited the resource…
Environment
Imperial’s Mount Polley disaster followed years of permit delays
In 2004, Imperial Metals (TSX: III) notified B.C.’s Ministry of Environment that it would apply for a water-discharge permit so that it could restart its Mount Polley copper mine near…
Commentary: Canada’s energy companies and miners need to work together
It’s interesting to watch two sectors that should be joined at the hip in defense of their joint futures and wonder why they’re not — at least not in any…
Commentary: Powering the Essakane gold mine
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) operates in extremely remote regions of the world, and with mining a highly power-intensive business, energy is not something we take for granted. Our Essakane gold mine…
UBC, Terra CO2 team up for US$7.5M tailings research prize
VANCOUVER — Lee Groat, a mineralogist and professor from the University of British Columbia, may have just cracked one of mining’s biggest environmental problems — acid rock drainage (ARD) —…
Could microbes hold the key to more environmentally friendly mines?
Bioremediation became a buzzword for the Canadian mining industry in the 1970s and ’80s. Today, researchers at the University of Toronto’s Lassonde Institute of Mining are coming up with the…
Barrick taps Cisco for digital reinvention
When it introduced its Mine of the Future program in 2008, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO) introduced automated machinery, remote operations centres and data analytics into an industry that has a…
Electric vehicles graduate from ‘science project’ status
Since 2011, Artisan Vehicle Systems has provided battery-powered vehicles for the mining sector by retrofitting diesel-powered equipment made by other manufacturers, such as Atlas Copco. The California-based company makes electric…
Green future for Goldcorp at Borden Lake
VANCOUVER — International miner Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has partnered with technology firm Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology to make its Borden Lake gold project near Chapleau, Ont., the…
Eco Oro files for arbitration against Colombian gov’t
Eco Oro Minerals (TSX: EOM) claims the Colombian government has eviscerated its US$250-million investment in the country and is filing for international arbitration. The Vancouver-based junior has been developing its…
Enviro group CPAWS files lawsuit against De Beers at Victor
A not-for-profit group that has worked to protect public lands and resources in Ontario since 1968, including dissuading development in Algonquin Provincial Park, has filed a private lawsuit against De…
Commentary: Climate change rhetoric ignores natural forces, geological history
The attempted rapid conversion of the North American economy from fossil fuels to green energy — recently in vogue in the U.S. — suddenly appears to be on hold with…