Net-zero goal within reach, or is it, new surveys argue
Solar energy will dominate the mining industry by 2040, or it will take an additional 20 years, according to two new executive surveys from different sides of the globe. Mining…
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BC’s new digital credentials system aims to give miners an edge on sustainability
After two years of testing, Energy & Mines Digital Trust (EMDT) has launched digital credentials for British Columbia mining operators to streamline the process of sharing confidential permitting and sustainability…
PDAC 2024: Burzynski on Windfall’s excess; Wabun, O3, Lundin, McConnell also awarded
John Burzynski, Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) chairman and CEO, recalls how exploration drilling at the Windfall gold project in Quebec set a few records and ruined an entire generation of…
Exclusive: Barrick CEO Bristow drives another U-turn in a remote land
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD), the second-biggest gold miner by market value, this month poured its first gold in Papua New Guinea in nearly four years as CEO Mark…
PDAC: Faster permitting key to advancing critical mineral projects, panel warns
Governments must help cut permitting and production timelines if Canada is to produce enough minerals to reach net zero goals by 2050, says the CEO of Ring of Fire project…
PDAC 2024: Demand, energy transition tailwinds to elevate copper, say bankers
Copper is a good bet to outperform other major metals over the next year, based on strong market fundamentals, senior Canadian bankers told delegates this week at the world’s largest…
Feds plan scrutiny of Chinese offtake deals, minister says at PDAC
The federal government says it’s considering how to handle offtake agreements that function as loans or investments by China in Canadian mining companies as it continues to clamp down on…
Why your board needs real ESG expertise
Last February, Norway’s sovereign wealth fund announced it would vote against re-electing the boards of 80 major companies including Apple, Microsoft, Nestlé, and Samsung because they failed to set or…
Sweden to remove uranium ban
District Metals (TSXV: DMX; US-OTC: DMXCF) and Aura Energy (ASX: AEE) are among companies welcoming Sweden’s steps to remove a ban on uranium mining this year. The Nordic country’s government…
Montage Gold gains on Lundin-backed financing
Montage Gold (TSXV: MAU; US-OTC: MAUTF) hired a new CEO and nearly doubled a Lundin Group-backed stock offering to fund the US$712 million Koné gold project in Côte d’Ivoire. Toronto-based…
Sibanye-Stillwater to cut 2,600 jobs in South Africa
The precious metals producer kicked off in October a restructuring process at its four loss-making mines that was expected to result in the loss of 4,095 jobs.
Video: Tahltan Nation offers heavy equipment training in mobile simulators
The Tahltan Nation is rolling out schooling for licences in hauling trucks, bulldozers and loaders, a vice president of the Indigenous group’s development company says in a new video. A…