Deep-sea mining scars last decades, but life returns
A new study led by Britain’s National Oceanography Centre (NOC) has revealed that the effects of a deep-sea mining experiment in the Pacific Ocean more…
Environment
Northern Dynasty jumps as Trump order spurs Pebble project optimism
Northern Dynasty’s shares jumped 32% on hopes Trump’s order could fast-track the Pebble project in Alaska.
Poilievre vows 6-month Ring of Fire OK
Canadian opposition leader Pierre Poilievre says he would give federal approval for the contentious Ring of Fire development in northern Ontario within months if he…
Barrick fined for excess cobalt in BC river
Barrick Gold (NYSE: GOLD; TSX: ABX) has been hit with a $114,750 fine for its repeated, excessive discharge of toxic materials from the now-decommissioned Nickel…
Franco-Nevada’s Panama arbitration set for 2026
Arbitration proceedings between royalty and streaming company Franco-Nevada (TSX, NYSE: FNV) and Panama over the reopening of the $10-billion (C$14.5-billion) Cobre Panama copper mine are…
Palliser pressures Rio Tinto to drop dual listing
Activist investor Palliser Capital is urging the chair of Rio Tinto (NYSE, ASX, LSE: RIO), the world’s second largest miner, to abandon its primary London…
Infographic: Major mining infrastructure across Canada
Rich mineral deposits must be accessible before they can be properly developed. In some cases that means building large-scale and expensive road and power networks…
What happens when the tax gets axed?
Canada’s major political parties have all tabled plans to chop the carbon tax but there’s been little discussion on reforming the emissions levies applied to…
JV Q&A: How Dundee Sustainable Technologies’ eco-friendly advances boost ESG credentials
Dundee Sustainable Technologies (CSE: DST) has developed two innovative metallurgical processes that offer significant environmental benefits for the mining industry. The recent tailings dam breach…
Mining Indaba: ESG costs could derail African projects, study finds
Some African mining projects could be shelved by the high cost of meeting Western environmental, social and governance criteria, according to a recent study from…
Chile orders Lundin mine near sinkhole shut for good
Chile’s environmental authority SMA ordered on Thursday the “total and definitive” closure of Lundin Mining’s (TSX: LUN) Alcaparrosa mine after an almost three-year probe into a massive…
Opinion: Trump drops a bomb on green energy
President Donald Trump has long been a supporter of traditional energy. During his campaign, he spoke negatively about electric vehicles, wind and other renewable energy…