Column: President Biden’s climate ambitions are all but dead
A proposal championed by the White House to spend around $555 billion on climate and clean-energy measures have stalled.
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Chief executive Chris Griffith says Yamana Gold’s shareholders are warming up to $6.7 billion takeover offer.
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The company’s total gold production fell by 10% to 27,240 oz. in the second quarter of 2022.
Column: China’s sluggish commodity imports set to improve, but risks abound
Overall, China is at a very different point in its economic cycle to much of the rest of the world, writes Clyde Russell.
Electronic nose closer to detecting multiple toxic gases simultaneously
A recently developed environmental sensor may be lifesaving in a number of industries, including mining.
Cost of expansion at Rio Tinto’s Oyu Tolgoi rises again
A cost and schedule reforecast now pegs the total project costs at $7.06 billion, almost $1.8 billion higher than its original estimate in 2015.
Rio Tinto faces labour crunch in Western Australia, warns of inflation hit
Rising covid-19 cases at its Pilbara operations have led to "elevated levels of unplanned absences."
US environmentalists take aim at British Columbia mines
Four American environmental groups are pointing to a report commissioned by the BC Mining Law Reform and SkeenaWild Conservation Trust that analyzes the risks of tailings pond failures in B.C.
Chile top court ratifies closure of Canadian-owned Pascua Lama project
Barrick's controversial gold and copper mining project was previously ordered to shutter by the country's environmental regulator in 2018.
