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

Deep sea mining is expected to negatively affect countries that mine metals on Earth, risking over $560 billion in annual export earning, […]

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

‘We can raise more money in the Middle East,’ says junior that left Canada for UAE

The graphite junior that redomiciled to the United Arab Emirates…

Alisha Hiyate | July 24, 2024 | 2:07 pm

Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

Some of Canada’s leading mining law firms say their clients…

Alisha Hiyate | July 2, 2024 | 3:08 pm

The US must close an Inflation Reduction Act loophole that could benefit Indonesian nickel

The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) established new incentives for…

Gregory Wischer | May 22, 2024 | 3:06 pm

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

Panamanian activists to protest against approval of Orla Mining’s EIA for Cerro Quema project

Activist groups announced a protest action for Monday to reject the recent approval by the Panamanian Ministry of Environment of Orla Mining’s […]

Cecilia Jamasmie | June 4, 2023 | 11:36 am

Illegal mining in Central, South America decimating snake populations

A recent study published in the journal ZooKeys found that the proliferation of illegal open-pit gold and copper mining operations in the […]

Staff Writer | January 31, 2023 | 6:06 am

Electra Battery Materials sheds non-core Canadian assets

Electra Battery Materials (NASDAQ, TSX-V: ELBM), until recently known as First Cobalt, announced on Wednesday that is disposing its non-core Canadian assets while retaining […]

Staff Writer | January 4, 2023 | 5:09 am

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

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

‘We can raise more money in the Middle East,’ says junior that left Canada for UAE

Dead Solaris deal has cash-strapped Canadian miners considering the door

The US must close an Inflation Reduction Act loophole that could benefit Indonesian nickel

Mexican president exhorts American company to settle after mine closure

Animal biodiversity should be key component of restoration efforts – study

Bolivia looks to mineral wealth as gas era fades

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