June 14, 2019 Australian mining industry group advocates for carbon capture technologies For the Minerals Council of Australia, it is key that the resource industry understands the importance of implementing carbon capture and storage solutions.
June 13, 2019 Rio Tinto, Western Australia bring automation to the classroom The world’s No.2 miner invested $1.4 million to help develop Australia’s first nationally recognized qualifications in automation.
June 12, 2019 Wheaton Precious Metals leverages blockchain to streamline accounting The platform, which Blockhead Technologies says is the future of mining technology, enables companies to have greater control over their current data.
June 11, 2019 Monarch’s Beaufor mine wins F.J. O’Connell trophy The F.J. O’Connell trophy is awarded annually to recognize a mine’s efforts throughout the year in accident prevention.
June 11, 2019 Europe researches, miners work on social licence to operate framework European nations are working on making sure the new wave of resource exploitation applies lessons learned from countries such as Canada and Australia.
June 11, 2019 India unveils spacecraft that will look for energy sources on the moon Chandrayaan-2, the country’s second lunar mission, is scheduled to lift off July 15.
June 10, 2019 Five BHP tailings dams could pose ‘extreme risk’ to communities in event of collapse The Australian miner released risk assessment results in response to pressure from a group of investors that requested information on facilities controlled by nearly 700 mining companies be disclosed.
June 10, 2019 Bonus schemes play a role in tailings dams failures – research According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.
June 10, 2019 Swiss expert to start work on new standards for mining dam safety The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has picked someone outside the industry to oversee an initiative aimed at setting new dam safety standards for miners.
June 9, 2019 Scientists produce gold, silver, copper foams The foams are supposed to give physicists better X-ray sources to employ in experiments at the National Ignition Facility.
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