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JV Video: Arbitration finance moves into the mainstream, says Burford Capital

As governments tighten oversight of critical minerals projects and geopolitical tensions reshape resource policy, mining companies are increasingly facing disputes with host states and commercial […]

Henry Lazenby | March 8, 2026 | 8:00 am

Quebec simplifies environmental process

Quebec, one of North America’s biggest producers of minerals such…

Colin McClelland | October 7, 2025 | 2:23 pm

New approach needed to boost Canadian output: Sprott CEO

Canada’s next prime minister had better be serious about expediting…

Frederic Tomesco | April 28, 2025 | 5:15 am

Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report

Deep sea mining is expected to negatively affect countries that…

MINING.COM Editor | November 14, 2024 | 1:00 am

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

Over the past decade, resource misclassification has saddled the mining…

Henry Lazenby | October 18, 2024 | 2:00 pm

AME Roundup: BC’s first critical minerals strategy has some asking, ‘Is it enough?’

British Columbia launched its Critical Mineral Strategy at Vancouver’s AME BC Roundup on Monday, proposing 11 actions to boost the mineral sector […]

Henry Lazenby | January 23, 2024 | 3:00 pm

Mining’s top ten ESG trends for 2024

A range of sustainability and ESG forces will shape the business of mining in 2024, building on the trends of 2023, a […]

Blair McBride | January 16, 2024 | 5:21 pm

Five ‘good practices’ for integrating ESG in mining

Contrary to popular perception, the mining industry has been responding to what we like to call “ESG” concerns since the environmental movements […]

Kevin D’Souza | October 12, 2023 | 8:47 am

Mexican president exhorts American company to settle after mine closure

Mexico’s President Andrés Manuel López Obrador exhorted Vulcan Materials’ subsidiary, Calica, to accept his government’s $440 million offer for the 2,000 hectares […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | October 7, 2023 | 1:41 pm

Animal biodiversity should be key component of restoration efforts – study

Measuring land restoration efforts should include the target area’s animal biodiversity, a recent study by Charles Darwin University shows. In the paper, […]

Staff Writer | August 2, 2023 | 5:20 am

Bolivia looks to mineral wealth as gas era fades

Once hailed for its growth, Bolivia is facing an economic reckoning. The huge gas reserves on which the country has prospered for […]

Tom Azzopardi | July 24, 2023 | 9:44 am

New draft decree proposes limiting issuance of mining titles in Colombia’s vulnerable ecosystems

Colombia’s government made public a draft decree aimed at setting new criteria for establishing temporary natural reserves within the context of mining […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 23, 2023 | 11:16 am

Let business lead on energy transition, AusCan Forum hears, while Trudeau touts values

The world has a long way to go to meet net zero emissions targets, but resource-rich Australia and Canada are both well-positioned […]

Alisha Hiyate | July 20, 2023 | 12:21 pm

Families in the DRC increasingly rely on children working in cobalt mines – report

Families in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have become dependent on the income produced by their children […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | July 16, 2023 | 8:29 am

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JV Video: Arbitration finance moves into the mainstream, says Burford Capital

Quebec simplifies environmental process

New approach needed to boost Canadian output: Sprott CEO

Deep sea mining puts $560 billion in land extraction at risk — report

How resource ‘classification debt’ chips away at miners’ growth and investor trust

AME Roundup: BC’s first critical minerals strategy has some asking, ‘Is it enough?’

Mining’s top ten ESG trends for 2024

Five ‘good practices’ for integrating ESG in mining

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