As the extraction of minerals continue to grow exponentially worldwide, including to supply increasing demand for energy transition technologies and batteries for electric vehicles, the Responsible Mineral Index 2020 (RMI 2020) concludes that "even the best mining companies" still fail to meet society's expectations to protect human rights and the environment. The RMI 2020 reviewed "the economic, environmental, social and...

Deer Horn Capital is seeking one of the newest and most highly regarded global mining standard certificates for its tellurium project in B.C. — a first for Canadian exploration companies Ryan Stuart It may not have the allure of gold, but as a key component of solar panels, next generation batteries and computer memory chips, there is a rush on...

Battle over Pebble may be harbinger of coming political fights as idea of opening whole new mining district attracts investors Gabriel Friedman Published on: October 6, 2020 | Last Updated: October 6, 2020 9:44 AM EDT Last week, Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. issued a press release that declared its Pebble Mine, located in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, as the “most...

(Kamloops, B.C.) Declining water quality in Peterson Creek, a tributary of the South Thompson River, due to contamination from waste rock at the closed Ajax mine has prompted the Kamloops Area Preservation Association (KAPA) to ask the Government of British Columbia for increased monitoring of effluent from the mine. Water samples of the mine effluent have exceeded the British Columbia...

Why do affected communities care about mine waste? And why should we care? When companies dig the metals and minerals we use from the ground, they typically only extract a tiny fraction that is economically viable and sold to the markets. The rest is waste. For example, for each ton of iron extracted, over 3 tons of solid waste are...