The mining industry has much that it can offer on the journey towards sustainable development in the mining and metals industry, and ICMM intends to play a key role in realizing this – but this cannot be achieved by industry alone. This was the key point that ICMM Secretary General Paul Mitchell made to an […]

The US Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the state of West Virginia and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) are organising a mining health and safety symposium April 20-22 at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia. It will focus on approval of mine equipment and how to speed up the […]

According to the Peru Support Group (PSG), mining provides half of Peru’s export income, totalling $8 billion in 2001. “Alongside its potential to bring in foreign money, mining is often a highly disruptive activity, generating significant social and environmental impacts. With local concerns about potential impacts running high, the mining question is back on the […]

Corriente Resources’ wholly owned subsidiary, EcuaCorriente has signed a Letter of Award with SNC-Lavalin Chile, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group of Companies of Canada, for full engineering and procurement services for the start-up and expansion of the Mirador copper-gold mine in southeast Ecuador. Corriente’s President Tom Milner commented, "A challenge facing the mining industry […]

During the closing plenary session of the ICARD 7, to be held on the morning March 30 in St Louis, USA, there will be the opportunity for discussion on the next ICARD to be held in 2009. This session will be chaired by Mr. Denis Kemp representing the International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP) which […]

Coal and Allied (Rio Tinto Coal Australia) has developed a clever, yet simple solution for reducing injuries to maintenance staff. The Grease Pressure Release Gun, or ‘Stored Energy Assassin’, has won Australia’s BOC National Award for Safety and Health Innovation for 2006. According to the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), this year’s eight award recipients […]