September 22, 2019

Canadian student discovers new mineral inside a diamond

The new mineral was named goldschmidtite.

September 19, 2019

Seabridge joins study of metals on fish

The project is funded by Genome BC and the Gitanyow Fisheries Authority.

September 18, 2019

White-collar miners: how technology is changing one of the most dangerous professions

The numbers produced by research in other countries vary, but are significant.

September 18, 2019

Ecuador court denies requests for popular approval of mining projects

The constitutional court has previously ruled against requests to subject individual mining projects to popular approval, including a request for a community consultation over Australian company SolGold's Cascabel mine.

September 18, 2019

BHP CEO’s pay cut by almost 25% after worker’s death, runaway train

While Andrew Mackenzie's base salary was kept at $1.7m, earnings including benefits totalled $3.5m, down from the $4.6m he pocketed in 2018.

September 17, 2019

Teck named to 2019 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index

Teck was the top-ranked mining company on both the World and North American Index based on an in-depth analysis of economic, social and environmental performance.

September 17, 2019

In planet’s fastest-warming region, jobs come with thaw

The Canadian Arctic is one of the fastest-warming places, heating up at about three times the global average.

September 16, 2019

MIT engineers ‘hide’ $2m-diamond under world’s blackest black material

LJ West Diamonds gave them a 16.78-carat natural yellow diamond to experiment with.

September 15, 2019

Las Bambas goes digital

The company signed a contract with Nokia and Telefónica Perú to enable digitalization and automation projects.

September 15, 2019

Scientists uncover the origin of Bronze Age tin

There were no tin deposits where ancient tin ingots where found.