Germany’s coal consumption continues to go down
Lignite and bituminous coal produced 50% less energy than renewables in Germany during the first three quarters of 2019.
Germany’s coal consumption continues to go down Read More »
Careers
From streaming deals to STOs: financing options for cash-strapped miners
One of the biggest challenges facing the industry is raising capital to fund the projects needed to bring the minerals of the future to market.
From streaming deals to STOs: financing options for cash-strapped miners Read More »
Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC
Exponential expansion of global mining is the dirty little secret and glaring blind spot of Green New Deal evangelists and zero-carbon climate warriors
Mining’s unlikely heroines – Greta Thunberg and AOC Read More »
Australia to review environmental protection act
The Minerals Council of Australia hopes the review deals with regulatory complexity and duplication.
Australia to review environmental protection act Read More »
British Columbia Indigenous rights bill should not be a problem for miners: industry group
The new bill states that Indigenous peoples have to be included in all decision-making that impacts their rights and that all provincial laws would have to be aligned with UN standards.
Miners face ‘tsunami’ on environmental, social, governance front
SG criteria is a set of operating standards used by socially conscious investors to screen potential investments concerning stewardship of the natural environment.
Miners face ‘tsunami’ on environmental, social, governance front Read More »
The Northern Miner awards scholarship to mining engineering student
This year’s winner of The Northern Miner’s $5,000 scholarship is Tyler Sieben, a student in his final year of mining engineering at the University of Alberta.
The Northern Miner awards scholarship to mining engineering student Read More »
How $2 million became $500 million in mining
British Columbia- based business leader Bryan Slusarchuk worked his way up from a golf caddy to a financier of major mining deals.
How $2 million became $500 million in mining Read More »
Analysts say divestment can’t stop ocean of demand for oil
Some pension funds are now bowing to pressure from the divestment movement and shedding at least some of their oil and gas investments. So are insurance companies.
Analysts say divestment can’t stop ocean of demand for oil Read More »
Workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine, world’s largest, to down tools
Unionized miners at Escondida will hold a day-long strike on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with ongoing protests over the high cost of living and extreme inequality in the country.
Workers at Chile’s Escondida copper mine, world’s largest, to down tools Read More »