Southern Quebec mining claim boom causing anxiety
When Ellen Rice-Hogan discovered that someone had bought a mining claim under her farm, she was shocked.
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Should we worry about eight billion people?
Breaking down the world population’s role in the environmental impact equation.
A year in, progress sluggish on deep-sea mining code
Halfway to the two-year deadline, the International Seabed Authority is struggling to finalize the rules for mining the seafloor.
Ontario wants to mine the Ring of Fire. Here’s what the parties have to say
The Ring of Fire, about 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, is home to a 5,000-square-kilometre mineral deposit. The province’s plans include a $1-billion investment to build roads to access those deposits, but the project has been up in the air for years.
Trudeau government exploring mining crucial minerals for US market
The Trudeau government is digging for intelligence on the role Canada's mining sector could play in providing the United States and other key trading partners with crucial minerals and metals — from cobalt to tellurium — considered building blocks of the new economy.