Vale enacts emergency protocol at Barragem 5 dam in Brazil
Vale (NYSE: Vale) announced on July 29 that it started, on a preventive basis, the Level 1 emergency protocol for Barragem 5 dam, at Mina da Mutuca, Nova Lima, in the…
Environment
‘Nature first’ approach could unlock value in extractive industries: report
Putting nature above business considerations has the potential to generate 395 million jobs and US$10 trillion in business opportunities by 2030, the World Economic Forum (WEF) says in a new…
Nornickel reports second fuel spill in the Arctic in less than two months
Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel reported that a pipeline belonging to Norilsktransgaz, which is part of the Norilsk Nickel Group, depressurized during the transfer of aviation fuel in the vicinity…
US government to assess Twin Metals mine proposal
Antofagasta’s (LSE: ANTO) Twin Metals Minnesota has received formal notice that its planned copper-nickel-cobalt-platinum metals mine will be assessed through a federal environmental review. The U.S. government’s Bureau of Land…
Demand for EV raw materials to spike: report
The demand for raw materials used to manufacture rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) will grow rapidly as the importance of oil as a source of energy recedes, according to…
Fortescue Metals targets zero emissions by 2040
Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), the world’s fourth largest iron ore producer, has brought forward a self-imposed deadline to be carbon-neutral by 2040, ten years earlier than its closest rivals…
Commentary: Digging deeper into carbon performance in the mining sector
In the coming decades, the ability to combine massively reduced greenhouse gas emissions with wider business goals will be the hallmark of successful mining companies. Climate change is recognized by…
Emissions to drop 6% this year due to pandemic: WMO
Greenhouse emissions are expected to fall by 6% this year due to a global slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, but that would not…
Mining technologies could capture ‘billions of tonnes of CO2 per year,’ says UBC prof
The world needs to limit global temperature increases to between 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius by the end of this century to avoid devastating climate change, according to the Intergovernmental…
Commentary: Mining’s unlikely heroines — Greta Thunberg and AOC
Left-wing darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposed Green New Deal, despite its flimsy 14 pages, is nothing if not all-encompassing and vaulting in its ambition. The bill was also crucial to Ocasio-Cortez’s…
Q&A with De Beers’ Mpumi Zikalala
In February, De Beers announced it was consolidating its assets in South Africa and Canada into one entity called De Beers Group Managed Operations. At the same time, Nompumelelo (Mpumi)…
Argentina court upholds glacier protection law
SANTIAGO, CHILE — In a landmark ruling, Argentina’s Supreme Court has upheld radical legislation to protect the country’s glaciers, with major implications for the mining industry. The 2012 law aims…