In the heat of the mine

Occupational health expert Emily Tetzlaff on the risks of heat exposure and the challenges of creating a standard to protect mine workers
By Ailbhe Goodbody

Not so equivalent grades

On banana smoothies, polymetallic deposits and the wisdom of Foghorn Leghorn
By Vanessa MacLean and James Whyte

North star

The 1995 Raglan Agreement, the first impact benefits agreement of its kind in Canada, and how it became a tool for the Inuit of Nunavik to take power of the environmental and socioeconomic impacts of the mine
By Cedric Gallant

The Goose mine takes flight

Our senior editor Ailbhe Goodbody was there for the grand opening of B2Gold’s newest gold mine in Nunavut.
By Ailbhe Goodbody

A new northern vision

While new infrastructure in the North supports the mineral industry, it’s benefits—from connecting remote communities to national security—are wide-ranging and potentially nation building
By Cooper Langford

Automating with AI
Whether it is finding new deposits, optimizing drill parameters or simulating blast outcomes, artificial intelligence tools are helping miners work faster, smarter and with greater confidence
By Mehanaz Yakub

The balance of security and innovation

The tension between digital innovation and cybersecurity and how the two competing directives can be reconciled
By Lynn Greiner

The iron island

Despite logistical and geographical challenges, the Tasu iron-copper mine, on a remote island off the coast of British Columbia, supplied the booming Japanese steel industry with iron ore in the 1960s
By Ailbhe Goodbody

Building with intention

Strategic partnerships and early design choices have helped position Torex Gold’s Media Luna mine as the next big gold and copper producer and home to Latin America’s largest battery-electric mining fleet
By Mehanaz Yakub

The next chapter in tailings management

A report on the progress of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management five years since its implementation and the work that remains to be done
By Jax Jacobsen