SUSTAINABLE MINING

Industry leaders unite to try and save yet another mining school facing closure

Wednesday , 17 Feb 2010
The latest mining school to face closure, something which has happened to many others around the world, is Western Australia's School of Mines in Kalgoorlie.

Small to medium jewelers find it easier to ethically source precious metals

Wednesday , 10 Feb 2010
Environmental NGO EARTHWORKS says 60 jewelry retailers or 1/4 of the U.S. jewelry market are calling on mining to ethically source their metals through environmentally and socially responsible practices.

New MSHA program to focus more attention and enforcement on miners

Thursday , 04 Feb 2010
U.S. mine safety watchdog, MSHA has unveiled an enforcement program to help prevent mine fatalities.

Guyana's miners launch protest against tree-felling restrictions

Tuesday , 02 Feb 2010
The restrictions are part of a $250m carbon deal with Norway aimed at continuing the low carbon development strategy currently being pursued by the country's president

Obama's proposed $3.8 trillion budget could spell trouble for coal, US domestic mining

Tuesday , 02 Feb 2010
Proponents of solar, geothermal and wind energy may be jumping for joy as the Obama Administration emphasizes development of a clean energy economy at the expense of fossil fuels and domestic mining.

Canadian Supreme Court gives Imperial Metals the all clear for Red Chris

Friday , 22 Jan 2010
Despite no full federal environmental assessment ever being carried out, the Supreme Court has allowed the copper and gold project to go ahead but it has made it clear that it was an exception

Ahafo mine cyanide spill prompts NGOs to question Intl. Cyanide Code validity

Friday , 22 Jan 2010
Newmont Mining said an Ahafo Mine cyanide spill caused no residual impact to the environment or the health of local residents. Environmental NGOs say the accident and its aftermath are cause for concern.

CONSOL in partnership to develop U.S. largest methane abatement project

Saturday , 16 Jan 2010
One of America's largest coal miners has entered into a partnership with Green energy to develop the highest capacity ventilation air methane abatement project in the U.S.

Environmental scientists seek U.S. mountaintop mining ban

Friday , 08 Jan 2010
Twelve environmental scientists from universities including John Hopkins, Duke, and U.C. Berkley are demanding the EPA and the Corps of Engineers stop approval of all new mountaintop mining permits.

Do Canada's oil sands deserve ‘World's Dirtiest Commodity' label?

Tuesday , 05 Jan 2010
Development and mining of a vital resource - Canada's huge Alberta oil sands - has given rise to both environmental and climate change accusations. Is this justified?

U.S. mining fatalities remain at historical lows - MSHA

Monday , 04 Jan 2010
In mining, the smallest mistake could cost a miner his life. Nevertheless, MSHA records show U.S. mining health and safety track record has consistently improved in the past two years.

Xstrata's Las Bambas copper project in Peru: will ‘best practice' keep communities on side?

Wednesday , 16 Dec 2009
In a difficult local context, Xstrata's giant Las Bambas copper project in Peru has focused early and hard on community relations. But will it avoid in the long term the social protest and conflict faced by other miners in Peru?

EPA financial requirements could slam explorers and other U.S. small miners

Friday , 04 Dec 2009
EPA officials say they will conduct community outreach and explore financial partnerships with other federal agencies before imposing their own financial assurance requirements on hardrock mining.

Southern Nevada lands off limits to new mining for another 20 years

Monday , 02 Nov 2009
A 2002 federal law which banned new mining in nearly 950,000 acres of southern Nevada for several years-including historic gold mining areas--has now been extended an additional two decades by the Bureau of Land Management.

Gold Fields mines all now Cyanide Code Accredited

Wednesday , 21 Oct 2009
Gold Fields has become the first gold mining Group to have all its eligible gold mines accredited under the International Cyanide Management Code

Corporate social responsibility in conference spotlight

Wednesday , 21 Oct 2009
Australian conference keynote speech will address corporate responsibility in the mining sector.

Peruvian congress extends Doe Run deadline

Friday , 25 Sep 2009
Environmental clean-up extension granted as almost 20,000 jobs are at stake in La Oroya

Gold mining provides long term benefits to developing economies

Saturday , 19 Sep 2009
Large-scale gold production has been found to be a major factor in bolstering the economies of developing countries, according to a key report from the World Gold Council (WGC) in partnership with the International Council on Mining & Metals (ICMM) and Oxford Policy Management.

Water crisis looms for SA Platinum belt

Wednesday , 16 Sep 2009
Rustenburg, among other places, could face severe water shortages as soon as 2012 if something isn't done by both the mining sector and government to arrest the decay.

Hopes fade for 37 trapped miners as government and mining officials arrested

Thursday , 10 Sep 2009
After two mining accidents in a single day in Henan Province killed 56 miners and left 37 trapped underground, Chinese government and mining officials have been arrested or sacked.

Oyu Tolgoi: A golden opportunity - if Mongolia stays the course

Wednesday , 09 Sep 2009
Mongolia's financial straits are helping to push Ivanhoe's $3bn copper-gold project through its tortuous approval process, but deals signed by governments under financial pressure do not always stand the test of time.

1,096 Arizona mining claims could be lost to desert tortoises

Thursday , 03 Sep 2009
The U.S. Government is now considering if the Sonoran Desert Tortoise needs critical habitat protection from Arizona mining, livestock, construction, and even border patrol activities.

Canadian miners say global climate change definitely hurts mining

Thursday , 20 Aug 2009
A survey conducted at this year's PDAC conference and across Canada by the David Suzuki Foundation finds a substantial portion of the miners and explorers surveyed believe climate change is already harming their operations.

Far more than Alaska gold may rely on Supreme Court's Kensington decision

Tuesday , 23 Jun 2009
The nation's highest court has ruled Coeur can finally ramp up tailings disposal at its critically important Kensington gold project in Alaska. But, long term, the decision may have ramifications impacting environmental permitting of U.S. hardrock mining in general.

After 10 years, U.S. public health emergency finally declared in Libby, MT

Thursday , 18 Jun 2009
After a decade of lawsuits, a Superfund designation, and the illness and/or deaths of 1200 victims of asbestos poisoning, the U.S. Government finally declared a public health emergency in Libby Montana.