December 2, 2024

Rio Tinto, Imperial College London launch Centre for Future Materials

Rio will invest $150 million in the Centre over the next 10 years.

November 22, 2024

Curtin University, Draslovka partner to advance glycine leaching technology

Non-toxic amino acid has the potential to replace hazardous chemicals like cyanide in mineral extraction processes, Curtin professor says.

November 19, 2024

Rio Tinto report shows bullying remains rife with women targeted

Rio Tinto’s latest report comes after the government of Western Australia in June 2022 released its own landmark inquiry.

November 19, 2024

Calgary researcher wins Mitacs Innovation Award for tailings dam monitoring technology

Dr. Susanne Ouellet’s ideas are based in part on her discovery about landslides, where she used DAS to reveal previously unknown slope failure mechanisms.

November 15, 2024

University of Arizona gets $2.5m grant from Freeport-McMoRan to fuel mining education

The investment comes as the mining industry also adapts to the increasing demand for minerals crucial to green energy technologies.

November 13, 2024

Curtin University’s environmental DNA program expands mission with $5m funding from BHP

The nine ongoing projects include developing new eDNA methods to survey threatened and elusive reptile populations in the Pilbara region.

November 11, 2024

Mining for Diversity Gala highlights advancements of women in industry

Women in Mining Sudbury will be hosting its first annual Mining for Diversity Gala on Nov. 21.

November 8, 2024

Fasken named global mining law firm of the year 

Fasken has received two awards at the Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) Awards in London.

November 7, 2024

Teck’s Amparo Cornejo named TNM’s first Operator of the Year

Cornejo,first joined Teck in 2014 as director of social responsibility and corporate affairs.

November 6, 2024

Agnico Eagle, Teck among top winners of 2025 PDAC awards

The Bill Dennis Award goes to the exploration team who discovered the East Gouldie gold deposit at Agnico's Canadian Malartic mine.