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28 Aug 2020
Saskatchewan to create Canada’s first rare earth processing facility at SRC
The Government of Saskatchewan has announced C$31 million ($23 million) in funding for a rare...
19 Aug 2020
GMG examines functional safety in mine automation with latest guideline
The Global Mining Guidelines Group’s (GMG) latest guideline on autonomous systems will “provide clarity on...
13 Aug 2020
RCS Global & Responsible Minerals Initiative expand DRC cobalt & copper Better Mining artisanal mine monitoring program
RCS Global Group and the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) have announced the expansion of the...
11 Aug 2020
Corem’s cyanide recovery and recycling process wins federal, provincial backing
Quebec-based Corem is to receive C$2.1 million ($1.6 million) of funding from the Canadian government...
22 Jul 2020
SRK collaborates with Mining Shared Value to foster local procurement
Growing demands for mines to procure goods and services in-country – further emphasised by supply...
14 Jul 2020
Future of Resource Taxation initiative to improve fiscal regimes covering mining
The Future of Resource Taxation is a new initiative aiming to improve the way governments...
07 Jul 2020
Thermo Fisher Scientific joins CEEC communication hub
The addition of new industry sponsors is enabling the Coalition for Energy Efficient Comminution (CEEC)...
29 Jun 2020
US Department of Energy to provide funding for coal-based product innovations
The US Department of Energy (DOE) says it intends to make approximately $122 million available...
23 Jun 2020
Australia extends and expands Exploring for the Future geoscience program
Australia’s government has extended Geoscience Australia’s Exploring for the Future (EFTF) program for a further...
22 Jun 2020
MCA spells out Australia mineral industry’s decarbonisation plan
The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) has released a Climate Action Plan that, it says,...
16 Jun 2020
BMA commits A$2.3 million to research and innovation in central Queensland
The newly established Resources Centre of Excellence (RCOE) in Mackay, Queensland, and CQ University have...
11 Jun 2020
Top 40 miners may need to de-risk critical supply chains in face of COVID-19: PwC
The top 40 mining companies are so far weathering the COVID-19 storm mostly unscathed, and...