Dust generation has long been a critical challenge in bulk materials handling, with significant implications for safety, health and environmental compliance. Weba Chute Systems, a leading specialist in custom-engineered transfer […]
Read MoreTrump orders approval of 211-mile mining road through Alaska wilderness
Donald Trump on Monday ordered the approval of a proposed 211-mile road through an Alaska wilderness to allow mining of copper, cobalt, gold and other minerals. The long-debated Ambler Road […]
Read MoreIllness, animal deaths and water shortages: life inside Chile’s polluted ‘sacrifice zones’
Patricia Silva lays out an array of medicines and doctors’ letters on her kitchen table. She lives a few kilometres from a copper foundry operated by the British-headquartered mining company […]
Read MorePrioritisation of high potential minerals
The fact that minerals with the highest potential to drive economic and industrial growth are now being prioritised in South Africa is a positive development. This is why the recent […]
Read MoreChryso admixtures boosting durability in wind farm construction
With the ongoing construction of wind farms across South Africa, Chryso Southern Africa has seen an increasing demand for its construction admixtures. Contractors are leveraging these solutions to mitigate challenges […]
Read MoreConcor nurtures Karoo Biodiversity at Karreebosch Wind Farm Project
Mitigating the environmental impacts of construction work needs careful planning and meticulous execution, especially in areas like the Karoo – where vegetation can be more sensitive to disruption and take […]
Read MoreEnvironment watchdog buried report on lead in children’s blood to placate mining companies, emails show
The New South Wales environment watchdog sat on a report for four years linking elevated levels of lead in children’s blood to current mining, and promised mining companies they would […]
Read More‘The Dubai of South America’: how the promise of riches from lithium mining turned to dust in Bolivia
Growing up near Bolivia’s Uyuni salt flats, Franz Alí Ramos remembers playing in the high-altitude wetlands near his home during the rainy season. “It was a beautiful recreation area for […]
Read MoreMike Teke issues urgent call: Fund coal fairly and equally
Mike Teke, Chairman of FutureCoal—the Global Alliance for Sustainable Coal—has issued an open letter urging financial institutions to reassess their approach to coal investment. FutureCoal, the only multilateral and neutral […]
Read MoreFinance for transition mineral mining is driving destruction and abuse, says report
The financing of transition mineral mining is driving widespread environmental destruction and human rights abuses, according to a report. Banks and investors have ploughed hundreds of billions of dollars into […]
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