December 22, 2023 Can beaten-up junior miners fight illegal short-selling? CIRO and the Canadian Securities Administrators are forming a working group early in the year to study short selling in Canada.
December 20, 2023 PDAC report examines challenges facing Canada’s exploration labour market The study reveals labour demand trends are often disconnected from post-secondary education trends in many key occupations for mineral exploration.
December 19, 2023 Genetically modified bugs may help the US recover REEs from e-waste The bacterium Vibrio natriegens could help optimize the efficiency of the purification of rare earth elements found in smartphones and other electronics.
December 18, 2023 Copper Mark awarded to Teck’s Quebrada Blanca and Carmen de Andacollo mines in Chile Copper Mark is awarded to mines assessed as meeting 32 responsible production criteria including greenhouse gas emissions, community health and safety, respect for Indigenous rights, and business integrity.
December 14, 2023 George Cross remembered for a lifetime spent chronicling Canada’s mining heartbeat His parting advice to all is, "Learn the value of compound interest.”
December 13, 2023 Fighting climate change trumps supplying minerals for energy transition — report Caliber's Mining, Metals and Minerals Global Reputation Report revealed respondents placed priority on the industry’s efforts to fight climate change over its ability to secure a steady supply of raw…
December 11, 2023 Curtin University research fellow wins Mineralogical Society of America award Dr. Denis Fougerouse from the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences named 2024 recipient.
December 8, 2023 Saskatchewan post-secondary schools to create new Global Institute for Energy and Mines GIEMS will also provide training and experiential learning to help build the provincial workforce in the areas of skilled trades, engineers and scientists.
December 7, 2023 Mitacs taps UBC mining professor Bern Klein for exceptional leadership award Dr. Bern Klein teaches at the Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering at the University of British Columbia.
December 5, 2023 Barrick named Tanzania’s employer of the year North Mara mine has been named employer of the year at the 2023 Association of Tanzania Employers awards ceremony.
Krypton in zircon grains reveals landscapes’ history and potential future, researchers say By measuring the krypton, the Curtin University team was able to work out how long zircon grains spent near the Earth’s surface before they were buried, like a ‘cosmic clock’. January 16, 2026 | 12:40 pm
