Coal country races to shield itself from Biden’s climate plan
Lawmakers in mining states from Wyoming to West Virginia are determined to fight back coal's slow downfall.
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Decommissioning, environmental costs often underestimated – study
Swedish researchers say insufficient financial reporting by mining companies may lead to an underestimation of environmental liabilities.
Nornickel stops water inflows at two Arctic mines
The Oktyabrsky and Taymirskiy mines account for 36% of ore mined by the company in Russia.
Canada needs to work toward gaining leadership in the EV revolution – report
Roskill states that Canada’s access to key battery raw materials gives the country an advantage when it comes to cell and module production.
Eleven miners trapped inside flooded gold mine in Colombia
The emergency at an illegal gold mine in Caldas was reported on Friday, March 26, 2021.
London trader Stratton to sell First Cobalt’s refinery output in 5-yr deal
Under the deal, First Cobalt will have the option to sell up to 100% of its annual cobalt sulfate to Stratton.
Uber or Skip? Bronze Age miners had their own food delivery service
New research shows that Bronze Age mining sites relied on outside sources to deliver pre-processed food.
MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week
Class action against Rio Tinto over Oyu Tolgoi escalates; Taseko wins court battle over Florence copper project; Resolute Mining shares drop 25% on Ghana lease termination
The bull and bear case for copper price
A new report by Roskill says the industry opinion is strongly – and evenly – divided between bearish and bullish views.