May 3, 2021

Gemstone jewellers, miners launch information centre to promote traceability

The Gemstones and Jewellery Community Platform provides information on responsible sourcing, due diligence, environmental protection, human and labour rights.

April 29, 2021

Greece approves Eldorado Gold’s tailings plan for Skouries

Permit is a one of the key items required to restart construction at the Skouries copper-gold project in northern Greece.

April 29, 2021

Caterpillar flags supply chain risks as global recovery boosts earnings

Company said global shortage of semiconductor chips could affect its ability to keep up with increasing customer orders.

April 29, 2021

Bacteria may be used to source high-grade copper – study

Bacteria found in mines are able to transform toxic copper ions to stable single-atom metallic copper.

April 28, 2021

Interview — Tom McCulley, CEO Anglo American Peru: “Quellaveco will meet international standards for tailing disposal from day one”

First production at Quellaveco project in Peru, which has the capacity to generate 300,000 tonnes of copper annually in its first 10 years of operation, is expected in 2022.

April 28, 2021

Deep-sea mining robot lost on cobalt-rich floor of Pacific

The GSR robot had been operating at a depth of 4.5 kilometers (2.8 miles) in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.

April 28, 2021

Interview – Tom Butler, former ICMM CEO: Holistic approach needed to minimize risk at tailings dams

The next big piece of work on tailings is the implementation guidance, said former International Council on Mining and Metals chief executive.

April 28, 2021

Interview – Adam Matthews, Church of England Pensions Board: “In five years you will see a very different landscape in tailings management”

The Global Tailings Review (GTR) released last year the first-ever Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, aimed at strengthening current best practices around tailings dams in the mining sector.

April 28, 2021

Interview – CEMI CEO Doug Morrison: “The delay in getting approval for mining projects is almost all related to environmental impact”

Company is looking for useful ways to use the benign tail that is left behind.

April 28, 2021

Interview — Eduardo Ruiz, Amphos2: “The trend is to design tailing facilities that have less water”

Standards are definitely improving with more automatization, control and monitoring, says Amphos21 general manager.