Environment
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Seafloor miner DeepGreen plans listing through merger with SPAC
Seafloor mining hopeful DeepGreen Metals is planning to go public through a merger with Sustainable Opportunities Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: SOAC), a special purpose acquisition fund (SPAC) focused on ESG, energy and metals. The combined company will be called The Metals…
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St Barbara reports half-year results; faces environmental charges in Nova Scotia
Australia-based miner St Barbara (ASX: SBM) has released financial results for its half-year ended Dec. 31 that represent “an encouraging recovery from the operational disappointments of the first quarter,” according to the company’s managing director and CEO, Craig Jetson. In…
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Carbon footprint of nickel sulphate transport may start to worry OEMs – report
Market analyst Roskill issued a report, where its experts say that they expect concerns over carbon emissions from the transport of nickel sulphate feedstocks such as mixed hydroxide product (MHP) to grow over the coming years. According to Roskill, increased…
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Alberta reinstates 1976 coal policy after public outcry
Bowing to public pressure, Alberta has reversed course on its decision last May to rescind the province’s 1976 policy governing coal exploration and development in the Eastern Slopes region of the Rocky Mountains. At the time when it lifted the…
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Sponsored: New technology evolves passive water treatment
As we all strive towards more sustainable practices, Canada’s mining industry is held to some of the highest environmental standards in the world. Thanks to new research and technology, water treatment techniques are advancing at an unprecedented rate, unlocking new…
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Robert Friedland opens Remote Roundup: ‘In our world, the geologists are the gods’
The Association for Mineral Exploration opened up its Remote Roundup – its first virtual conference in the event’s 38-year history – with special guest speakers that included a keynote talk from Robert Friedland, founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines.…
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Supercritical CO2 power plants may help miners reach renewable energy targets
Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization CSIRO and U.S.-based GTI, a company that uses technology to address energy and environmental challenges, are joining forces to develop a supercritical CO2 (sCO2) power plant that could assist mining companies to reach…
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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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Approaching circularity in mining
The role of sensor-based sorting in future green mining
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Teck copper mine in Chile switches to renewable energy
Teck Resources has signed a long-term agreement that will provide its Carmen de Andacollo copper operation in central Chile with 100% renewable power, eliminating 200,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – the equivalent of taking 40,000 cars off the…
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Nearly a tonne of CO2 emitted per oz of gold produced in 2019 – report
Gold mines emitted on average 0.8 tonnes of CO2 equivalent for every ounce of gold that was produced in 2019, according to a report from S&P Global. Strong price performance has led to a large number of new gold mines…
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REGULATIONS: MAC slams fed decision to join environmental review of Teck’s Castle project
OTTAWA – Canada’s national association for miners, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), is weighing in on the federal government’s decision to review Teck Resources‘ proposed Castle Mountain metallurgical coal project in B.C., saying the additional review is unnecessary as…
