Mining’s largest worker well-being blind spot? Psychological health & safety
After over 25 years of working in and consulting to the mining industry, I’ve grown accustomed to the need to create compelling arguments to put a variety of internal and…
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Automation & IoT Snapshot: Eight suppliers supporting Industry 4.0
Miners are looking to digitalization and automation to increase productivity and safety and lower costs. Here’s a look at some of the suppliers that are offering up crucial connectivity, equipment…
Copper Mountain shuts B.C. mine after ransomware attack
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; ASX: C6C) has shut its mine in southern British Columbia as it works with authorities to repel a ransomware attack.The shutdown is a preventative measure as Copper…
GMS: EY’s Theo Yameogo on ESG and digital transformation — ‘We need to communicate’
Are ESG ratings for miners clear enough? Are ESG principles clearly understood by most people? What role can digital transformation play in mining? Theo Yameogo, sector leader for EY Americas…
ESG, geopolitics ranked top risks for mining companies, EY survey shows
Global mining and metals executives view ESG, geopolitics and climate change as the top three risks facing their business over the next 12 months, according to this year’s ranking of…
No quick fix to reduce tailings, ICMM roadmap shows
The London-based International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) says mining companies should be able to use emerging technologies within 15 years to drastically reduce the tailings that continue to…
Analysis: No reduction in tailings dam failures over the past two decades
A newly released assessment of global tailings management facilities (TMFs) data paints a jarring picture showing that relative to global mine production, there has been no improvement in the rate…
Mining industry on track to meet decarbonization targets, say analysts
The availability of risk capital for miners is biased towards those with concrete plans for achieving net-zero emissions targets by 2030, says Keith Russell, global director for energy transition, purpose…
Two Trevali managers arrested in Burkina Faso due to Perkoa mine flood: reports
Burkina Faso news sources report that two Trevali Mining (TSX: TV) executives were arrested in the country due to the tragic flooding at the Perkoa zinc mine that trapped and…
One ‘Zamazama’ dead, 46 arrested in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Basin
About 700 tonnes of gold-bearing material valued at about $191,357 (ZAR2.5 million) has been recovered in a multidisciplinary enforcement action on eight premises on Monday in South Africa’s West Rand,…
PDAC showed industry eager to return to ‘normal’
A few things were top of mind for delegates as they converged on the Metro Toronto Convention Centre June 13-15 for the first in-person Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada…
Anglo American takes on an industry-first sustainability-linked loan
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has agreed to a US$100 million, 10-year loan from the International Finance Corporation in what is understood to be the mining industry’s first known sustainability-linked financing…