Archives: Mining policy

Leaders from the resources sector are aiming to address the chronic and systemic skills shortage facing the Australian mining industry at November’s International Mining and Resources Conference & Expo (IMARC), in Sydney, Australia, the event organisers say. The Federal Government’s jobs and skills summit will this week work towards addressing Australia’s overall labour shortage but[…]

The Copper Mark, the assurance framework to promote responsible practices and demonstrate the copper industry’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, has been awarded to two more sites from Antofagasta and Southern Peaks Mining. With these additions, over 20% of the world’s global mined copper production now comes from Copper Mark-awarded sites. In[…]

Beacon Events has rebranded the Mines and Money London event and come up with three comprehensive tracks that, it says, covers a spectrum of critical topics around the energy transition, ESG, sustainability, circular economy, technology, services and junior mining investment. New for 2022, Resourcing Tomorrow, brought to you by Mines and Money, is a global[…]

The International Council on Minerals and Metals (ICMM) today released a 2021 safety performance report from its member companies that highlighted 43 fatalities among these firms last year. ICMM members, the ICMM says, have an unwavering commitment to the health and safety of workers, and work unceasingly to eliminate fatalities and prevent injuries, towards a[…]

The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Canada’s Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister Responsible for FedNor, has announced an investment of C$1.3 million to enhance and expand the capabilities of the NORCAT Underground Centre with a series of initiatives in direct alignment with the federal government’s Critical Mineral Strategy. This includes, among others, the mandate to drive[…]

Australia’s Asset Management Council recently announced a new partnership with Rio Tinto, the mining and metals company operating in 35 countries around the world. Its purpose is to produce the materials essential to human progress and asset management is a key aspect and enabler of Rio Tinto’s business. The Asset Management Council is a professional[…]

Anglo American has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with EDF Renewables, a global leader in renewable energy, to work together towards developing a regional renewable energy ecosystem (RREE) in South Africa. The ecosystem is expected to be designed to meet Anglo American’s operational electricity requirements in South Africa through the supply of 100% renewable electricity[…]

Anglo American announces that its managed copper operations in Chile – the Los Bronces and El Soldado mining operations and the Chagres smelter – have been awarded the Copper Mark in recognition of responsible copper production practices. The Copper Mark framework has been developed to demonstrate the copper industry’s commitment to both the green energy[…]

Kinross Gold is making plans to suspend its Russian operations following Russia’s ongoing military offensive in Ukraine. The company, noting it was deeply concerned about the loss of life and destruction in Ukraine, expressed its sympathy and support for the people who are suffering because of the tragic situation. Kinross announced a donation of $1[…]

US government officials and Polish officials, including Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister, Jacek Sasin, have announced that NuScale Power and Poland’s KGHM Polska Miedź SA (KGHM) have signed an agreement to initiate the deployment of NuScale’s innovative small modular reactor (SMR) technology. The definitive agreement between NuScale Power, whose SMR is the first and only small[…]