With demand for critical minerals on the rise, mining activity in Northern Canada is only going to increase., which will require new solutions for treating water that becomes contaminated from mining. This week’s Blog from the Canadian Light Source shows us work being done at the Yukon University Research Centre and Université de Moncton that is setting out to help mitigate this contamination.
The Zambian government sought to calm public concerns about pollution levels after a study found that the damage done by a disaster at a Chinese state-owned copper mine in February was much larger than officially reported. “The water is fit for consumption,” Mike Mposha, Zambia’s minister of green economy and environment, told reporters in Lusaka, the capital, on Friday.
Powering the Future: Canada’s Role in the Critical Minerals RaceWith Expertise from Cody Ryckman, Innovation and Technology Lead for Stantec’s Mining, Minerals, and Metals team. Compiled by Paul Adair, Staff Writer.
Critical minerals are the building blocks of tomorrow, and Canada is uniquely poised to play a strategic role supplying these essential materials that power electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and high-tech industries around the world. In this week’s Blog, Canadian Mining Magazine speaks with Stantec’s Cody Ryckman about how Canada is setting itself up to become a future global critical mineral powerhouse.
Mine workers and professional athletes operate in vastly different environments, but both require a degree of physical and mental endurance to perform optimally. This week’s Blog from Civeo shows us how treating mine workers with the same care as professional athletes can significantly improve job performance, safety, and overall productivity.
Addressing Anti-development Conversations: Responsible Development Will Create a Bright Economic Future for Canadians
Canada’s rich endowment of natural resources should make us a global economic powerhouse, as well as a world leader in resource innovation and social progress. What’s more, a strong resource sector means more job opportunities, economic growth, and prosperity for every Canadian. This week’s Blog explores how the experience of the natural resource sector can provide the sharpest insights in order to help Canada address the nation’s current economic challenges.
