MONTREAL – Rio Tinto is renewing its support for Indspire, a Canadian indigenous charity that provides bursaries and scholarships to Indigenous students […]

EDMONTON – The Canadian Public Relations Society has released a list of its 2019 Award of Excellence winners – chief among them […]

TORONTO – Fura Gems has launched the Provenance Proof Blockchain designed to promote transparency in the coloured gemstones industry. The program was […]

GANSU PROVINCE – Vancouver’s Teck Resources has partnered with the World Food Program (WFP) to fund a new US$3-million pilot program aimed […]

SASKATCHEWAN – The Coalition of Indigenous Peoples of Saskatchewan (CIPS) has proposed a protocol of understanding and co-operation covering the Star-Orion South […]

OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a jurisdictional appeal in the years-long effort by the Innu to […]

VANCOUVER – Asanko Gold has launched a new program for the women in mining – the Botae Pa initiative – at the […]

KITIMAT, B.C. – Rio Tinto will donate $100,000 to Burns Lake and District Community Foundation, a non-profit group leading emergency relief effort […]

OTTAWA – A new toolkit from the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) has published a new document […]

VANCOUVER – IDM Mining Ltd.  is pleased to announce that the temporary voluntary suspension of the 180-day time limit for the application review of the […]

TORONTO – Agnico Eagle Mines Limited is providing an update on activities at its 100% owned Nunavut projects.  These include the Amaruq project, which is located […]

On June 28, the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) released the Standard for Responsible Mining, a precedent setting global certification program for […]