Operators of tailings facilities lag behind the rest of the mining industry in technology adoption, despite some recent progress, according to Robin Bolton, Executive: Sustainability at IsoMetrix. "I ...

MELBOURNE, Australia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rio Tinto has today published detailed information on its global tailings facilities, in alignment with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management ...

Tailings are a sand-like byproduct of mining that results from crushing the ore before mineral extraction. Often, tailings are disposed of in dams built with tailings themselves, or with other mine ...

One of the final studies required to complete the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and advance toward mine permitting. This Study represents one of the final major technical ...

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It's important to be clear-sighted about the nature and the scale of this challenge if the industry is going to develop safe and sustainable solutions that are also economically viable, according to, ...

‘Ore grades’ refer to the concentrations of the mineral or metal of value: these have declined by 50 % on average for many commodities in the last 40 years. This decline has essentially doubled the ...

The CDE Mining division of United Kingdom-based CDE Global has announced a new project with Australia-based Arrium Mining to process and convert nearly 17 million short tons of low-grade iron ore ...

TORONTO, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:GOLD)(TSX:ABX) today welcomed the launch of the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, developed through a ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A mine tailings dam in Madagascar has failed at least twice this year, sending hazardous wastewater into a lagoon relied on by locals for drinking ...