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Canadian miners subject to tougher tailings standards The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has updated its tailings standards and it now meets or exceeds most global guidelines. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 7, 2021 | 9:24 am
DeepGreen hits backs at firms opposing seafloor mining Supporting a moratorium is backing the continued destruction of our biodiverse carbon sinks and the numerous other environmental and social ills that come from land-mining, the company says. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2021 | 7:26 am
Germany to shut 1.5 GW of coal generation by December Germany has promised to abandon coal by 2038 and achieve a mostly carbon-free energy system by 2050. Cecilia Jamasmie | April 1, 2021 | 3:50 am
BMW, Volvo, Google and Samsung call for ban on deep-sea mining They are the first global companies to have signed up to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium on mining the seabed. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 6:42 am
New fuel from plastic waste aims to replace fossil fuels in the marine industry Clean Planet Energy plans to use non-recyclable waste plastics to produce two fuels expected to reduce CO2 emissions from the marine industry by 75%. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 6:11 am
ABB, Hitachi to develop GHG-reducing solutions for the mining industry The companies plan to apply ABB’s electrification, automation and digital solutions to mining trucks and excavators provided by Hitachi. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 31, 2021 | 6:08 am
Decommissioning, other environmental costs often underestimated – study Swedish researchers say insufficient financial reporting by mining companies may lead to an underestimation of environmental liabilities. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 29, 2021 | 6:11 am
Uber or Skip? Bronze Age miners had their own food delivery service New research shows that Bronze Age mining sites relied on outside sources to deliver pre-processed food. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 28, 2021 | 8:17 am
Alrosa fetches $23.9m in three auctions The world’s top diamond miner by output held three “special-size diamonds” auctions to celebrate its Jubilee Auction #100. Cecilia Jamasmie | March 26, 2021 | 6:09 am