Ross Beaty to receive TNM’s lifetime achievement award
Ross Beaty flipped the laptop around and pointed its camera to the sea. “That’s a whale-watching boat,” the veteran mining entrepreneur said from Bowen Island near Vancouver. “There’s been a…
Environment
Federal watchdog snaps at climate, Indigenous gaps in Ottawa’s critical minerals strategy
Canada’s auditor general criticized the federal critical minerals strategy for not adequately probing the impact increased mining will have on the environment and Indigenous communities. The government program issued in…
Fortescue founder plugs ‘real zero’ ambitions; calls Trump an ‘economic pragmatist’
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) founder and executive chairman Andrew Forrest says that both the mining industry and the broader world are gradually embracing the concept of “real zero” over…
TNM names 2024 award winners: Jack and Adam Lundin, Amparo Cornejo, and Ross Beaty
The Northern Miner has named Jack and Adam Lundin as its Persons of the Year for 2024. Amparo Cornejo, chief sustainability officer of Teck Resources, has been chosen as the winner…
‘We’ve moved on,’ BHP says of failed Anglo bid, before walking back comments
BHP’s (ASX: BHP) leadership gave its clearest indication yet that it won’t make another bid for smaller rival Anglo American (LSE: AAL), but later walked back some comments about “moving…
Trillions needed to achieve net-zero by 2050 — Wood Mackenzie
The world is currently on course for global warming levels between 2.5˚C and 3˚C by the end of the century, far exceeding the 1.5˚C target outlined in the Paris Agreement…
US recycles over billion dollars in gold from electronics
The United States led all nations in terms of gold recycled from discarded electronics, according a new study by London-based metals trader The Gold Bullion Company. Using waste data from…
Liability trial for BHP in Samarco dam collapse begins in London
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP; ASX: BHP) faces a potential US$47-billion payout in damages over the 2015 Mariana Dam disaster in Brazil, believed to be the country’s most catastrophic environmental…
Left and right ‘unite’ against Rio lithium project in Serbia
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) faces a crucial test this month in Serbia as leaders of a small town vote on whether to allow Europe’s largest lithium project,…
How junior miners can meet the new ESG funding hurdles
The conversation around environmental, social, and governance ESG considerations in mining has grown increasingly sophisticated over the last decade, giving rise to an evolving set of requirements that companies must…
Orion, Allianz among US$15T in funds seeking to boost mining investments for tripling output
A global group of institutional investors including Allianz, Legal & General and Orion Resource Partners wants to attract more funds to the mining industry by polishing its image and educating…
New Mexican president avoids open-pit ban
Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum, who started this month after winning an election in June to succeed Andrés Manuel López Obrador, so far hasn’t declared she’ll act on her predecessor’s wish…