Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
Toronto, Canada Reuters An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometre ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for Rio Tinto, Burgundy Mines , and De Beers to access their diamond mines in the remote Arctic region. The Winter Road, which serves the region accessible only […]
Essay: NASA’s robotic prospectors are helping scientists understand what asteroids are made of – setting the stage for miners to follow someday
Planetary geologist VALERIE PAYRÉ looks, in an article first published on The Conversation, at how the push to find out more about asteroids could open up new mining opportunities…
Essay: Living near the fire – 500 million people worldwide have active volcanoes as neighbours
In an article first published on The Conversation, geologist DAVID KITCHEN looks at why hundreds of millions continue to live near volcanoes…
Indigenous woman wins prize for campaign against mining firms in Amazon
Brasilia, BrazilReuters Alessandra Korap Munduruku, who headed a campaign that led mining corporations to respect her people’s Indigenous territory in the Amazon rainforest, has been awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize. She is among six 2023 winners from different parts of the globe to win the prize for achievements and leadership of grassroots environmental activists awarded […]
A “green industrial revolution?”: As metal demand soars, can recycling keep net zero goals on track?
As demand surges for metals such as lithium, recycling could cut the impact of mining on people and nature. JACK GRAHAM, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the UK…
Clean energy transition: Mining in South Africa looks to solar, AI and chickens to go green
Africa has many of the metals needed for a clean energy transition – but mining them needs to be greener and more sustainable. KIM HARRISBERG, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Mine collapse in China kills five, 48 miners still missing
Beijing, ChinaReuters At least five people were killed and 48 others were still missing a day after the collapse of a coal mine in China’s northern region of Inner Mongolia, state media reported on Thursday. The open-pit mine operated by small local firm Xinjing Coal Mining Co collapsed in a landslide, leaving dozens of workers […]
Lost radioactive capsule found in Australian Outback after huge search
Sydney, Australia Reuters Australian authorities on Wednesday found a radioactive capsule smaller than a coin that was lost in the vast Outback after nearly a week-long search involving around 100 people along a 1,400 kilometres stretch of highway, officials said. The Caesium-137 capsule lost in transit more than two weeks ago was discovered when a […]
US and allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with more sanctions
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States and its allies imposed further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of the coup with curbs on energy officials and members of the junta, among others. Washington imposed sanctions on the Union Election Commission, mining enterprises and energy officials, among others, according to a Treasury […]
Northern lights: In polar night, Norway-Russia kids event lights up Christmas
GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO, of Associated Press, reports from Barentsburg…