November 10, 2020

West Africa judge finds Guinea guilty of 2012 mine site killings

The Economic Community of West African States Court found Guinea responsible for the killing of six villagers and the wrongful arrest, injury or torture of 15 others at a 2012…

November 9, 2020

Crude by rail poses higher social than financial risk – report

Moody's says reputational and social risks associated with accidents far outweigh the financial risk for rail operators.

November 9, 2020

People near Broken Hill mine in Zambia show high blood levels of lead, cadmium

Residents of Kabwe Town have high levels of toxic heavy metals and exhibit clinical symptoms of lead and cadmium toxicity.

November 8, 2020

A new method to monitor soil stability at open-cast mines from space

Scientists are using data from the Sentinel 1 mission to investigate lignite regions in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

November 6, 2020

Canada’s warming Arctic – implications

The danger for the Arctic is “out of sight, out of mind.”

November 6, 2020

The future for gold – is it brighter than ever?

There's an interesting truth about the price of gold.

November 5, 2020

Webinar: Climate change and mining

Responsible Mining Foundation's web panel takes place in multiple time zones November 10.

November 4, 2020

Nordgold launches community forest initiative in Burkina Faso

The Oubritenga community forest project will have a range of social and environmental benefits, the miner said.

November 3, 2020

RANKED: Top 10 zinc mines in the world

MINING.COM takes a look at the 10 biggest zinc producers in world in terms of 2019 output.

November 2, 2020

High-purity Finnish copper helps scientists study dark matter

Researchers in the US and Canada are doing the impossible to keep the copper as pure as possible.