May 18, 2022

Natural Resources Canada calls for proposals of pilot projects for processing critical minerals

Call for proposals is open to Canadian universities, stage.mining.companies and provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments.

May 17, 2022

Osisko VP Maggie Layman on the roots of exploration success: Exclusive Mining Legends Speaker Series interview

Layman is the recipient of the Young Mining Professionals’ prestigious Eira Thomas Award and vice-president of exploration for Osisko Development.

May 16, 2022

ARISE awards two A$10,000 scholarships to engineering students

Awarded by Australian Resources Industry Skills and Education and supported by BHP, funding is aimed at addressing a shortage of engineers in the resources sector by attracting promising students.

May 15, 2022

Failed eruptions play a role in the creation of porphyry copper deposits

Recent research opens up new avenues for the development of tools to find new copper deposits.

May 13, 2022

Infographic: The importance of the minerals and mining sector to British Columbia’s economy

May is BC Mining Month.

May 12, 2022

MDRU awarded $2m NSERC funding for mineral exploration research in British Columbia

The project will train three postdoctoral research fellows and eleven postgraduate students to provide highly-qualified geoscientists for the Canadian minerals industry.

May 11, 2022

How to classify rocks during quarrying

Researchers say it is possible to classify sedimentary rocks during quarrying, using a portable Raman spectrometer.

May 10, 2022

New data on uranium’s behaviour revealed by fastest supercomputer in the US

An important but little-studied uranium compound could be key to a cleaner, safer world, according to new research.

May 9, 2022

The view from England: Events avalanche  

In-person events are suddenly back, with Mines and Money, Indaba, PDAC and, of course, the Venice Biennale crowding our calendars.  

May 6, 2022

EnergyX pledges $100,000 to support healthcare and education in Bolivian communities

A portion of funding will go to build 6 schools in Uyuni, enabling students to learn lithium related chemistry and engineering.