Cooking oil could help clean up mercury at mining sites, researchers say
Researchers worked out a way for a canola oil polymer to trap mercury metal, mercury vapour and organo-mercury compounds
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BHP turns to electric car batteries to recharge its nickel business
The rise of electric vehicles is driving the world's biggest mining house, BHP , to switch gears and invest heavily in its long-suffering nickel business.
Glencore secures leases for Wandoan coal project, environmentalists react
The Anglo–Swiss multinational secured the first mining leases for its $7 billion Wandoan coal project in Queensland’s Surat Basin
Utah asks the EPA to pay $1.9 billion for mine-waste spill
The western U.S. state is asking the EPA to pay for the cost of cleanup and long-term maintenance of the San Juan River and Lake Powell
Good and bad news from Japan-China oil sands projects in Canada
On the bright side, the companies have started production of ultra-heavy crude oil at their Hangingstone Oil Sands Project in Alberta
INFOGRAPHIC: The Yukon: Where mineral potential is coming of age
While the Yukon only produced 2.2% of Canada’s gold in 2016, the territory’s considerable potential may finally be getting realized in a big way.
AbraPlata hires Canadians and Australians to undertake PEA at Diablillos
The junior miner wants Toronto’s Roscoe Postle Associates and Perth’s GR Engineering Services to undertake a Preliminary Economic Assessment of its Diablillos silver-gold project
Copper price jumps to highest since 2014
Customs data show rebound in Chinese copper imports in July.
Lithium processors prepare to meet demand in era of electric car
Producers of processed lithium - an essential element for batteries used in electric cars - are agreeing long-term contracts with their customers to fund the investments needed to address a looming shortfall.