The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has picked someone outside the industry to oversee an initiative aimed at setting new dam safety standards for miners.
According to a paper in Resources Policy, such compensation packages actively encourage managers to cut costs and increase production regardless of the risks associated with those decisions.
Researchers want space-miners to focus on the Moon, Mars and iron-rich bodies tumbling through the asteroid belt and leave things such as Jupiter and Saturn alone.
Mining Association of Canada (MAC) will be in charge of developing program to give miners tools and knowledge needed to better plan for climate change.
