June 24, 2022

Rio2 shares fall on EIA rejection of its Fenix Gold project in Chile  

While Fenix meets the environmental regulations and requirements, it didn’t provide enough information on how it aims to eliminate the “adverse impacts” that the project will have on the area’s…

June 21, 2022

Vale to spend $400 million in 2022 to remove tailings dams

The dam elimination program has already cost the company $857 million of the $4 billion it projects to spend by 2035.

June 21, 2022

Trudeau’s energy chief unveils low-carbon industrial strategy

The primary goal is to accelerate the energy transition from fossil fuels in each region, and to engage Indigenous groups and industry players on how to best achieve quick results.

June 21, 2022

Pathways to sustainable smelting 

As major economies march towards a net-zero future, there is a growing endeavour to produce metals with little-to-no carbon footprint.  

June 21, 2022

FPX, Indigenous partner sign MOA for Decar nickel project in British Columbia

The new MOA between FPX and the Binche Society formalizes protocols for continuing the co-operative working relationship established regarding exploration and development activities.

June 20, 2022

Fission Uranium signs agreement with Indigenous communities for PLS project in Saskatchewan

According to Fission, this agreement reflects its commitment to building strong relationships with rights holders.

June 16, 2022

Symboticware acquires Palifer AI, enables predictive maintainance and ESG

Palifer is a Silicon Valley-based technology startup backed by accelerator Y-Combinator, which has been used to launch iconic brands like Airbnb, DoorDash, Coinbase, Instacart and Dropbox.

June 16, 2022

PDAC 2022: As ESG drives metal demand and constrains supply, miners will have to innovate  

Teck’s vice-president of sustainable development gave examples of how the company is attempting to solve operational issues through innovation — including using ideas from Star Trek.

June 15, 2022

PDAC 2022: Northwest Territories leaders ask Ottawa to help with infrastructure to benefit mining

Infrastructure that lags behind southern Canada is limiting the potential of the territory’s mining development and increasing its costs as well, said leaders of the N.W.T. government at PDAC.

June 14, 2022

Key EU Parliament groups reject green label for gas, nuclear

The European Commission’s proposal to label gas and nuclear as sustainable has been highly controversial.