Mining threats UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Canada
Out of 75 documented threats against nine designated natural and cultural sites, 23 belong to the "physical resource extraction" category.
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Komatsu introduces the 980E-4 mining haul truck
The 980E-4 offers electric truck pedigree, one of the largest payloads available, and an answer to market demand for 400-ton trucks
Abandoned Aussie gold mine to become renewable energy hub
Project addresses one of the biggest challenges faced by the wide-scale adoption of renewable energy — storage.
Semafo adding ounces in Burkina Faso
Montreal-based producer expects to produce more than 400,000 ounces by 2019.
Barrick Gold halts Veladero mine on fresh cyanide spill
The incident happened on Sep. 8, when a pipe carrying process solution in the heap leach area was struck by a large block of ice that had rolled down the heap leach valley slope, Barrick said.
Iron ore price: Roy Hill ramp-up pushed into 2017
Australia's largest iron ore mine eases some near-term oversupply fears.
This 18-carat gold toilet can now be used at New York’s Guggenheim Museum
Visitors are invited to reflect on social inequality whilst they "make use of the fixture individually and privately,” says the museum.
Goldplat completes farm-out deal with Ashanti for Ghana gold project
Ashanti can acquire 75% of Goldplat’s majority stake in the Anumso gold project in Ghana.
Huge shot in the arm for uranium price
Europe's biggest energy project and the UK's first nuclear plant in a generation is greenlighted.
