Miners need more engineers to meet new tailings dam safety standard
More than a third of the world’s tailings dams are at high risk of causing catastrophic damage to nearby communities if they crumble.
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Giga Metals aims to develop world’s first carbon-neutral mine
The Turnagain project in British Columbia is considered one of the largest undeveloped sulphide nickel deposits on the planet.
Orocobre, EnergyX join forces to develop ‘green’ lithium extraction technologies
The companies want to address the challenges associated with the extraction of the metal.
Minera Alamos acquires third project in Mexico
The Cerro de Oro gold project, made up of two claims containing 8,200m of historical drilling, expands the miner's holdings in Zacatecas.
Donald Trump Jr. calls for blocking giant Pebble mine
President Trump's eldest son took to Twitter to oppose the vast copper-gold-molybdenum project in Alaska, which is supported by the administration.
BNDES raises $1.5 billion from sale of Vale shares
The share sale reduced the development bank's stake in the company to 3.7% from 6.3%
RPMGlobal teams up with Australia’s Testlab to advance mining standards
Under the partnership, RPMGlobal will collaborate in Natural Resources project.
RCT to provide semi-autonomous solutions at Rothsay in Australia
RCT will install its ControlMaster guidance automation technology onto three Sandvik LH203 underground loaders.
Star reports first results from Rio Tinto bulk sample
Company has begun to receive results from bulk-sampling program at the Star-Orion South project in central Saskatchewan.