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Environmental stewardship is no longer optional; it's imperative. Adopting more sustainable mine designs and extractive processes which seek to mitigate ecological impacts and regenerate affected landscapes is essential for long-term operational viability and social license to operate.

Shared value: expanding the CSR continuum to restore trust in mining

Carly Leonida and Dr Jocelyn Fraser reflect on the potential of shared value to position…

Standing up for small-scale mining

Carly Leonida explores the potential for greater collaboration between commercial miners, and small-scale and artisanal…

Mine tailings: Waste not, want not

How innovative tailings management practices are providing a fast-growing stream of value for smart mining…

Measuring & monitoring mine environmental performance

A legacy of under investment in environmental concerns means that many mining companies still rely…

How to design more sustainable mines

It’s never too early or late to make a mining operation more sustainable. Stantec’s Greg…

Exploring better ways to manage water in mining

Carly Leonida quizzes Dr Nadja Kunz on the mining industry’s complex relationship with water

Mining and the tragedy of commons

Benjamin Cox and Sally Innis join Carly Leonida for a frank discussion about the mining…

Circular mining: as without, so within

To create circular mine sites, requires circular thinking. Carly Leonida explains why we need to…

Water in mining: balancing risk with opportunity

Five articles on water management for 21st Century mining operations

How to grow metals using plants

As the old saying goes, if you can’t grow it you have to mine it…

The role of mining in advancing cleantech development

Lord Ashbourne, director of energy & resources at Edison Group, examines the vital role that…

Urban mining: the hidden value of e-waste

Ailbhe Goodbody explores how recovering metals from e-waste can add value to traditional mining business…

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“The simple fact is that the world cannot survive without mining and our contribution to literally every aspect of modern life”

Mark Cutifani

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