Archives: Mining policy

ioneer Ltd, a lithium-boron project developer, has confirmed the issuance of a Class II Air Quality Permit for its Rhyolite Ridge project in Nevada, USA. The issuance of the Air Quality Permit follows a detailed review of the project by the State of Nevada Division of Environmental Protection Bureau of Air Pollution Control and is[…]

The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has released a report that benchmarks the 2020 safety performance of its members. “ICMM members have an unwavering commitment to the health and safety of their workers and are working to eliminate fatalities, towards a goal of zero harm. To support this commitment, ICMM compiles, analyses, and[…]

Oxbotica and TRL have piloted the use of what they say is the first Code of Practice for the safe and cost-effective deployment of autonomous vehicles in unstructured off-highway environments, such as mines, with a live trial conducted in a quarry using a number of off-road vehicles. The Innovate UK-funded consortium has developed and demonstrated[…]

New Gold is set to soon start ore extraction activities at New Afton’s B3 Zone in British Columbia, Canada, after receiving its Mines Act Permit from the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation. The gold-copper mine has recently been focused on development of the B3 and C-Zones, which are likely to represent the[…]

Newcrest Mining Ltd is the latest major miner to set a goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. This goal relates to its operational (Scope 1 and Scope 2) emissions, though Newcrest will also continue to work across its value chain to reduce Scope 3 emissions. Newcrest’s recently announced Company Purpose “To create a[…]

Antofagasta PLC has announced two new greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets as part of its Climate Change Strategy and its wider commitment to operate sustainably as a leading copper producer. One is to reduce the company’s direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions by 30%, or by 730,000 t of CO2e by 2025,[…]

There is a lot to take in from Anglo American’s technology update which was presented today by Tony O’Neill, the Group Technical Director, but what stands out is the comprehensive nature of its projects, which of course take in FutureSmart Mining™ Technologies from bulk ore sorting to coarse particle recovery, hydraulic dry stacking, microwave mining[…]

Ukraine’s state-owned United Mining and Chemical Company (UMCC) is the first object of a large-scale privatisation program in Ukraine that will see the mineral sands mining major be auctioned off this summer with a starting price of UAH3.7 billion ($135 million). UMCC is the largest miner of ilmenite and the only miner of rutile and[…]

The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) has announced updates to its guidance on responsible tailings management that, the association says, aligns its policies with the ‘Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management’ published last year. The Towards Sustainable Mining (TSM) standard, first developed by MAC in 2004, is a globally recognised sustainability program that supports mining[…]

The Hub de Innovación Minera del Perú and CEMI (Center for Excellence in Mining Innovation), have announced an alliance “to promote actions that add value and foster innovation, entrepreneurship, and collaboration between public and/or private institutions aiming to build the mining sector of the future.” Activities highlighted by this agreement include co-designing discussion spaces that[…]