Mining needed to meet mineral needs of renewable energyMining needed to meet mineral needs of renewable energy. Soaring demand and shortages in mineral supplies threaten renewable energy expansion A recent report by the United Nations predicts that wind, solar and other renewable energies will eventually account for most
Trying to go green? You need miningA recent article in the Vancouver Sun illustrates the near impossibility of making greener decisions – like biking to work – without mining.
Environmental Regulations and Mining Investment in CanadaThe recently released federal Budget 2012 contained changes to how resource and mining projects would be approved. According to the budget announcement by Jim Flaherty “we will streamline the review process for such projects, according to the following principle: one project, one review, completed in a clearly defined time period."
Cleaning up mining: a new industry group hopes to raise the profile of cleaner mining innovationsThe mining industry is often portrayed as a dirty industry, using old technologies and without regard for the environment. Yet increasingly, the mining industry is taking a proactive approach to improving environmental performance and using new technologies that decrease water and energy use, minimize environmental disturbances, and better remediate mine sites after mining operations are complete.
EPA casts doubt on Pebble MineThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a new report casting a large shadow over the prospects for the proposed Pebble mine in Alaska. The EPA study is not an evaluation of a specific mining proposal, but rather, assesses the potential impacts of mining in the Bristol Bay region by creating 3 mining scenarios.
Does mining use mercury?Mercury was once used throughout the world in gold processing. This process has since been replaced by more efficient and less environmentally damaging techniques.