February 15, 2022

Million-years-old minerals reveal new info on earth’s recycling mechanism for surface material

Ancient pieces of garnet, zircon and rutile found on the coast of Oman have given scientists a new understanding of subduction.

February 15, 2022

New training program aims to tackle labour shortage, break barriers in Canadian mining

The 14-week program at Collège Boréal, called Mining Potential, will launch at its campuses in Sudbury and Timmins to expose students to the mining industry and prepare them for entry-level…

February 13, 2022

From ancient pups to warships – miners find more than just ore

Miners have come across treasures that even though have nothing to do with what they were initially looking for, are still invaluable.

February 11, 2022

Mining will profit from supporting carbon tax policies, researchers say

“To get to zero emissions, we need metals. It would be the largest boom the mining industry has seen since the California Gold Rush of 1849. The demand would be…

February 10, 2022

Researchers develop ICP-coring system for deep mining

A new coring system has the potential to obtain and test "living" samples from the deep earth.

February 8, 2022

The 20 best mining schools in the world

The QS World University Rankings by Subject released this week is led again by the Colorado School of Mines.

February 7, 2022

Mining association to set up protocol to tackle discrimination, sexism by year-end

The association, which includes about 50 of Canada’s leading mining companies, is developing an “equity, diversity, and inclusion” protocol as part of its existing Toward Sustainable Mining program.

February 4, 2022

Rio Tinto, Boart Longyear receive ‘safe day, every day’ awards at AME Roundup

Rio Tinto Exploration Canada took gold for achieving over 317,000 hours without a reported injury in 2020.

February 3, 2022

Why the mining industry’s boardrooms need to believe in ESG

At AME Roundup in Vancouver, speaker Jamie Strauss said blockchain will become the basis for companies to communicate ESG assessments.

February 3, 2022

Romios, Lakehead University research gold, base metals project in NW Ontario

Study of volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) occurrences and the over-7-km-long alteration zone have begun.