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Miners think local with adoption of new procurement standard
Mining Shared Value, a non-profit initiative of Engineers Without Borders has announced that four mining companies have now adopted the Mining Local Procurement Reporting Mechanism (LPRM), with two more planing to do so shortly. The LPRM is a publicly available…
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Centerra Gold joins CEEC as a sponsor to accelerate energy and water efficiencies
Canadian-based gold miner Centerra Gold has joined the Coalition of Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC) as a new sponsor. In announcing the sponsorship, Alison Keogh, CEEC CEO welcomed Centerra to a global network of visionary miners, mining supply companies and researchers…
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Sandvik plans for greener future in Ontario
Sandvik has announced details on its plans for a greener, more agile future for the company in Canada, and plans to begin this transition in Ontario before the end of the year. The company’s vision for its future operations in…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 207: Mining companies under pressure on ESG, ft Deloitte’s Andrew Swart and Henry Stoch
This week’s episode features a special Thought Leadership segment with Deloitte’s Henry Stoch, National Leader of Sustainability and Climate Change Canada, and Andrew Swart, Global and Canadian Leader of Mining & Metals. Henry and Andrew have a cutting edge conversation on the…
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Seequent and Microsoft partner on global water sustainability commitments
This week, Seequent, a global geoscience software company, was highlighted as one of four global partners working with Microsoft to drive change for good around water quality and conservation. Microsoft President Brad Smith announced Microsoft’s commitment to operating as a…
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GE to exit new coal projects
General Electric said it wants to exit the new-build coal power market. “GE’s Steam Power business will work with customers on existing obligations as it pursues this exit, which may include divestitures, site closings, job impacts and appropriate considerations for…
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The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 203: ‘Not good enough’ – mining industry has ways to go on improving public image, ft Dr. Chris Hinde
This week’s episode features new Northern Miner contributor Dr. Chris Hinde, mining engineer and director of Pick and Pen Ltd., a U.K.-based consulting firm he set up in 2018 specializing in mining industry trends. Chris discusses the big issues he…
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Rio Tinto executives lose millions over Aboriginal site blast in Australia
Rio Tinto’s (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) top bosses will pay millions of dollars for the destruction of two ancient caves in Australia as the group has decided to cut short-term bonuses of some senior executives following an internal review. Chief…
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ESG: Troilus receives approval to dewater pits, first Ecologo certification
QUEBEC – Troilus Gold has received a Certificate of Authorization from Quebec’s ministry of sustainable development, environment and fight against climate change (MELCC) to dewater the Z87 and J4 pits at the past-producing Troilus project. “Obtaining the Certificate of Authorization…
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ESG: Canadian miners’ CSR programs not prompting real change – study
CANADA – Mining companies’ corporate social responsibility programs could yield better outcomes if they tackled ‘real change on the ground,’ new research has found. According to Simon Fraser University’s political economist Anil Hira, miners and companies in other sectors such as…
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REPORT: Is gender equality mining’s ESG blind spot?
SWITZERLAND – Despite an increasing focus on ESG (environmental, social and governance factors), mining companies are failing to consider the disproportionate effects of mining on women and girls, says a report released today by the Responsible Mining Foundation, an independent…
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ESG: University of Exeter spin-out secures investment
UNITED KINGDOM – Minviro, a spin-out company focused on environmental sustainability in the mining space and founded by experts from the University of Exeter, has secured investment to help develop the business. Founded by Robert Pell, who completed his doctorate…
