EY’s business risks ranking key to energy transition supply response
The results of EY’s Top 10 Business Risks survey are in play as the industry considers a supply response to the wall of metal demand the energy revolution is generating,…
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Tahltan-BC agreement puts Indigenous consent at centre of permitting process for Skeena’s Eskay Creek
Skeena Resources (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) is welcoming the historic consent-based decision-making agreement reached earlier between the province of British Columbia and the Tahltan Central Government, the political arm of…
Brumadinho won’t break Vale, but the piper still hasn’t been fully paid
Vale, one of the world’s biggest producers of iron ore and nickel, has been in the news a lot lately. The Brazilian miner has been making strikes towards “green” credentials…
Mining Indaba: Global fractures over Russia-Ukraine war trigger big policy, market shifts – Veracity Worldwide
Russia’s war on Ukraine is dividing the global order along fault lines, and Africa risks being caught in the middle, the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba heard this week. Veracity…
EPA deals fresh blow to PolyMet’s US$1B copper-nickel mine
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has dealt a fresh blow to PolyMet Mining’s (TSX: POM) plans to build an open pit copper-nickel mine in Minnesota, by recommending that the…
Nevada Gold Mines invests in 200MW solar plant; construction to begin in Q3
Nevada Gold Mines (NGM) is investing in a 200-megawatt (MW) solar power plant designed to accelerate its decarbonization program, in line majority owner Barrick Gold‘s (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) Greenhouse Gas…
AME Roundup: B.C. mining production achieves record in 2021
The Association of Mineral Exploration’s annual Roundup event kicked off this week, providing the first opportunity for industry delegates to mingle in person at an industry event following the start…
Global Mining Symposium: Panel examines ESG integration and reporting
Companies are facing increasingly complex reporting procedures for environmental, social and governance and preparing and publishing reports on ESG in an industry-compliant manner can be difficult, especially for juniors with…
Global Mining Symposium Thought Leadership panel discusses ESG and how values drive values
The Northern Miner’s third Global Mining Symposium of 2021 began with a Thought Leadership panel discussing one of the most important issues facing the mining industry: environmental, social and governance…
JV Article: Onyen’s innovative software solution helps companies more easily address ESG reporting
Ethical investment is flourishing but for mining companies seeking to promote their green credentials, there are pitfalls. While environmental social and governance (ESG) issues are gaining importance in the industry,…
Upcoming Edumine Courses: ESG and sustainable mining
New Edumine course led by Sarah Gordon takes ESG from concept to concrete.
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 207: Mining companies under pressure on ESG, ft Deloitte’s Andrew Swart and Henry Stoch
This week’s episode features a special Thought Leadership segment with Deloitte’s Henry Stoch, National Leader of Sustainability and Climate Change Canada, and Andrew Swart, Global and Canadian Leader of Mining…