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The changing ESG landscape facing the mining industry

The changing ESG landscape facing the mining industry

'Engineering and financial risks can be managed – it’s the societal risk, the community risks that are trickier to handle, but they’re not impossible, right?'
U.S. bees should be able to come north, say Americans

U.S. bees should be able to come north, say Americans

Bees from the U.S. present a much lower risk than those from other countries where standards aren’t as high, says president of American Beekeeping Federation
Research shows crops not only grow, but thrive amid solar panel installations

Research shows crops not only grow, but thrive amid solar panel installations

New research hopes to address land-use conflict
Asian buyers interested in hydrogen from McLeod Lake Indian Band's proposed $5B plant

Asian buyers interested in hydrogen from McLeod Lake Indian Band's proposed $5B plant

Prince Rupert port facility preparing to handle large rail shipments of liquid ammonia
Canada under pressure to produce more food, protect agricultural land: report

Canada under pressure to produce more food, protect agricultural land: report

'We need to grow more food on less land and in a volatile climate,' says Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute
DFO raids seafood company, possibly over federal agency's own paperwork error

DFO raids seafood company, possibly over federal agency's own paperwork error

Fisheries enforcement officers are taking an unnecessary and heavy-handed approach over what appears to be a bureaucratic error caused the Department of Fisheries’ own licensing branch, said Sonia Strobel, CEO of Skipper Otto community-supported fishery
Defense Metals completes next phase of pilot plant tests, starts prefeasibility design

Defense Metals completes next phase of pilot plant tests, starts prefeasibility design

Wicheeda is a B.C. rare earths exploration project
World’s first marketplace for authenticated recycled metals has launched

World’s first marketplace for authenticated recycled metals has launched

'We saw a huge opportunity because the voluntary carbon market currently is $2 billion dollars — secondary metals market is almost $500 billion,' says Orbex CEO
Labour costs will soon beat oil as mines' biggest expense, new data indicate

Labour costs will soon beat oil as mines' biggest expense, new data indicate

'As non-unionized labour gains bargaining power and union contracts roll off, we expect to see double-digit labour costs,' says Costmine exec
Teck Resources receives indications of interest for steelmaking coal business

Teck Resources receives indications of interest for steelmaking coal business

Vancouver-based miner called off a shareholder vote in April on a plan to split the company