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Nine dead after armed men raid Peru’s Ponderosa mine
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Dutch court orders Greenpeace activists to leave Canada-based deep-sea mining ship in South Pacific
Greenpeace activists hold banners during a protest against the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem, commissioned by Canadian miner The Metals Company, in the Mexican Pacific port of Manzanillo, in Manzanillo, Mexico September 27, 2023. Gustavo Graf/Greenpeace Mexico/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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How banned 'rat-hole' mining saved India's trapped workers
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Canadian critical minerals miner Foran raising $200-million, a rare financing for a junior company
Bank towers are seen from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Signs of economic slowdown are growing, and Canadian banks could add more this upcoming week. The Big Six banks are set to report fourth quarter results that analysts expect to show earnings down, more money set aside for iffy loans, and hints of rising mortgage strain.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
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Global dividends slide in Q3 as miners drag
A post office worker stands in front of an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, on Nov. 6.
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Globe Climate: Canada’s lost opportunity to finance the critical minerals revolution
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How Canada – and Bay Street – squandered the chance to finance the critical minerals revolution
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Mission Critical: Why The Globe is digging deep on critical minerals
Reduction station, where Alumina is transformed into Aluminium through the electrolysis process at Rio Tinto Alcan smelter, Kitimat, BC. (10-05-2023)
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Canada wants to be a global leader in critical minerals. Why is Australia eating our lunch?
View of Rio Tinto Alcan smelter from Kitimat Village, Kitimat, BC. (10-05-2023)
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For this money manager, now is the right time to invest in small-cap stocks
Illustration of Steve Palmer for The Mover. October 13, 14, 2023. Illustration by Joel Kimmel
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The case for leaving gold in the ground
Christopher Pollon
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Ontario vows to balance interests of all Indigenous communities in mining development
Members of the Land Defence Alliance, left to right, Cecilia Begg from Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Chief Chris Moonias of Neskantaga First Nation, Chief Rudy Turtle of Grassy Narrows First Nation and deputy chief Stanley Anderson of Wapekeka First Nation sit at a formal table set up outside the Legislature ready to meet with Premier Ford seeking his signature on a declaration of respect for their rights on the lawn of Queen's Park in Toronto on Tuesday, September 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio
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Photojournalist Louie Palu lends a human perspective to Canadian hard-rock mining in new exhibit
photo courtesy Louie Palu/The Image Centre
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How to avoid becoming a recruitment ‘horror story.’ Plus, advice for new managers
When a candidate is treated poorly during the job interview process, they may talk about it and damage a company’s reputation.
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B.C. changes policy on dispute with U.S. on selenium contamination from coal mines
The Teck Resources logo is seen on a podium before the company's special meeting of shareholders, in Vancouver on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Experts call for reforms as Quebec residents stake claims to prevent mining activity near their homes
-- EMBARGO: NO ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, WEB POSTING OR STREET SALES BEFORE 5:01 A.M. ET ON TUESDAY, SEPT. 20, 2022. NO EXCEPTIONS FOR ANY REASONS -- An open pit at a lithium mine outside La Corne, Quebec, Aug. 30, 2022. The mine, operated by Sayona Mining, an Australian company, illustrates how difficult it is to get lithium out of the ground and break ChinaÕs dominance in processing the metal for batteries. (Brendan George Ko/The New York Times)
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New Gold suspends mining at New Afton in B.C. over tailings facility safety concerns
New Gold's Afton mine west of Kamloops, B.C. February 2, 2021. Photo by Dennis Owen for The Globe and Mail
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How a mining standoff in Saskatchewan can be a boon to both reconciliation and the economy
Ken Coates
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Canada’s TMC aims to apply next year for licence to begin mining in Pacific Ocean
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Can women succeed in a male-dominated sector? Plus, how to work on your ‘personal brand’
According to a 2021 report from the International Energy Agency, women make up only 19 per cent of the mining workforce in Canada.
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Mining is one of the most male-dominated industries. These CEOs want to change that
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Deal reached between Saskatchewan Cree nation, Vancouver-based miner
Copper pipe in the plumbing section. Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse will be opening a new store in Burlington next month. The store will be introducing new concepts in an effort to attract and keep shoppers. Sylvain Prud'homme, president of Lowe's Companies Canada takes the Globe on a preview of the store which features some lower shelving which allows buyers to try out different products such as taps and faucets and on Jan. 29 2014. Their patio section is also expanded in the Burlington store. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
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As the world gathers to discuss the perils of deep-sea mining, a Vancouver-based company is forging ahead
IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR DEEPGREEN RESOURCES - DeepGreen CEO Gerard Barron speaks to Nauru President Baron Waqa and Hon Milton Dube, about DeepGreen's plans to collect future metals from polymetallic nodules on the deep-ocean floor, while on board the Maersk Launcher on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in San Diego. (Sandy Huffaker/AP Images for DeepGreen Resources)
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Kinross Gold reportedly rejects takeover approach from Endeavour Mining
Kinross Gold Corporation said a nearly three-week strike by unionized workers at its Tasiast mine in Mauritania ended on June 11, 2016.
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Mining companies betting on autonomous technology to make dangerous jobs safer
Borer Operator cutting from Surface Tele-Remote operating stations at the Lanigan potash mine, in Lanigan, Sask., in an undated handout photo. Today, mining companies are employing everything from driverless haul trucks to remote-controlled and robotic drilling machines to remove human labour from some of their most hazardous operations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Nutrien, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Deep-sea mining for battery minerals is coming – thanks to a Canadian firm
Laura Trethewey
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Feds urged to follow U.S. lead on permitting reform; Wilkinson ‘won’t cut corners’
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson arrives to a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Wilkinson says Canada won't be "cutting corners" as it overhauls the permitting process for energy projects. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Panama is ready to cash in on its copper boom
General, aerial view of the quary of First Quantum Panama, Minera Panama. April 19, 2023
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Yukon government takes over Minto Mine after company ceases operations
Sherwood Copper's Minto Project near Pelly Crossing, Yukon Territory. Ian Stewart for The Globe and Mail Story details: from Sherwood's website - The Minto Mine is a high grade copper-gold mine that commenced commercial production on October 1, 2007. It is located 240km north of Whitehorse, Canada, and is owned 100% by Minto Explorations Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sherwood Copper Corporation. The Minto Mine is an open pit operation with conventional crushing, grinding, and flotation to produce copper concentrates with significant gold and silver credits. Concentrates are exported via the Port of Skagway, Alaska, to smelters in Asia for treatment and sale.
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Raiders of the Deep - The Outlaw Ocean, episode 5
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Centerra Gold reports US$73.5-million Q1 loss compared with profit a year earlier
Centerra Gold Inc. reported a US$73.5-million loss in its first-quarter compared with a profit of US$89.4 million in the same quarter last year. A view of the Kumtor gold mine, in Kumtor 350 kilometers east of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Friday, May 28, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Vladimir Voronin
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Inspections to increase after fire shuts down Cape Breton’s Donkin coal mine
Workers repair the road leading to the Donkin coal mine in Donkin, N.S., on Monday Dec. 13, 2004. The Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton has resumed operations after an underground fire in late April prompted provincial inspectors to stop production. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Fire in gold mine kills at least 27, Peruvian officials say
Relatives of trapped miners wait outside the SERMIGOLD mine in Arequipa, Peru, Sunday, May 7, 2023. The Public Ministry confirmed the death of 27 miners, who were trapped early Saturday morning due to an explosion in a tunnel inside the artisanal mine located in Yanaquihua district in Arequipa. (AP Photo/Fernando Mojito)
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To get critical minerals mines built, automakers and Big Tech need to enter the fray
Candace MacGibbon
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Project progress under Impact Assessment Act remains slow, report finds
A construction worker looks on as work continues on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project at the company's Burnaby Terminal tank farm in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. A new report analyzing projects submitted under Canada's environmental assessment legislation concludes the approvals process for major projects in this country continues to be slow and cumbersome. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Coal miners with black lung struggle for fair compensation
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