March 20, 2023

Barrick commits $30 million to expansion of education infrastructure in Tanzania

The Barrick-Twiga Future Forward Education Program's objective is to build 1,090 classrooms, 1,640 ablution blocks and 270 dormitories across 161 schools nationwide.

March 20, 2023

Rio Tinto has more work to do, cultural heritage audit finds

Audit found nearly half of Rio's assets lacked access to appropriately qualified cultural heritage expertise within the business.

March 16, 2023

Teck’s Trail Operations in British Columbia makes the Zinc Mark

Zinc Mark uses an assurance framework that aims to promote responsible production practices and demonstrate commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

March 16, 2023

Newmont to study direct air carbon capture in its tailings

The rapid electrochemical mineralization to form dolomite (REMineD) method will be explored in the three-year $4.3 million project.

March 16, 2023

Elon Musk’s Starlink linked to illegal mining in Brazil

Over the past five weeks, Brazil's environment agency has seized seven Starlink terminals on Yanomami land.

March 10, 2023

BHP inks $188m contracts with First Nations at Jansen potash project in Saskatchewan

The three and a half year contracts will support more than 400 local jobs with over 50% planned to be Indigenous.

March 8, 2023

Women in Mining Spotlight: Monica Ospina

Ospina is the founder of O Trade, a firm that works with mining companies to create regional development through community engagement.

March 6, 2023

Teck, UBC announce $2.9m investment for tailings management research and education

A new professorship will aim to strengthen the pipeline of skilled engineers to work in tailings management immediately after graduating.

March 6, 2023

Ontario OKs Ring of Fire road review plan by First Nations

The area’s most advanced project is Ring of Fire Metals’ Eagle’s Nest nickel project.

February 24, 2023

Gemfields reports updated ‘G-Factor for Natural Resources’ figures

Measure promotes greater transparency around the level of natural resource wealth shared with the governments of host countries.