Canada’s mild winter disrupts key ice road to remote Arctic diamond mines
An unusually warm winter in Canada this year has delayed the opening of a 400-kilometer (250-mile) ice road that is rebuilt every year as the main conduit for Rio Tinto, Burgundy Mines and De Beers to access their diamond mines in the remote Arctic region.
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Canada gives mineral-rich Arctic region of Nunavut control over its resources
Canada on Thursday formally gave the giant Arctic territory of Nunavut control over its reserves of gold, diamonds, iron, cobalt and rare earth metals, a move that could boost exploration and development.
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Norway approves deep sea mining in Arctic Ocean
Mining News Pro - Norway’s parliament approved on Tuesday commercial plans to open the Arctic Ocean to seabed mineral exploration, despite environmental groups and the fishing industry’s warnings that the move would put the biodiversity of vulnerable ecosystems at risk.
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Canada rejects Arctic mine expansion project after years of fierce protest
Mining News Pro - Community members and campaigners have hailed the move as a win for vulnerable marine ecosystem and wildlife
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Minerals from Antarctica give clues to potentially habitable locations on Mars
Mining News Pro - Minerals found in samples of material from Antarctica could give scientists a better understanding of the surface and subsurface environment of Mars, and indicate locations of potentially habitable subsurface locations.
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Russian mine in Arctic evacuated after smoke reported, Nornickel says
Mining News Pro - Russian miners working at the Komsomolsky mine in the Arctic city of Norilsk were evacuated on Sunday after smoke was reported at the facility, its operator said.
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Nornickel stops water inflows at two Arctic mines
Mining News Pro - Russia’s Nornickel, the world’s largest palladium miner and a significant nickel producer, said on Monday it had stopped water flowing into its two of its Siberian Arctic mines, adding that both were on track to fully resume production in the coming months.
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Mineral from Mars found in Antarctic ice
Mining News Pro - Researchers in Antarctica have stumbled upon traces of jarosite, a mineral commonly found on Mars, which might confirm theories suggesting there is water on the red planet.
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Antarctic ice shows traces of Martian mineral
Mining News Pro - Researchers trying to understand ice age cycles by examining deep ice cores in Antarctica found jarosite, a mineral that is abundant on the Martian surface.
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These days, the smart money is staying away from Arctic drilling
Mining News Pro - The Trump administration is racing against legal deadlines and a merciless regulatory calendar in its last-ditch effort to sell drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in at noon on Jan. 20.
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Russia’s richest man owns more melting Arctic than anyone
Mining News Pro - Vladimir Potanin, one of the 50 richest people on the planet, stood awkwardly on the Siberian tundra near the remote mining city of Norilsk. It had been less than a week since a spill that threatened to become one of Russia’s worst disasters in the Arctic, caused entirely by an aging fuel tank owned by his mining operations. The billionaire was about to receive a verbal lashing from Russian President Vladimir Putin in front of a national audience.
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Arctic wastewater dump near Russia’s Norilsk was toxic, says Greenpeace
Mining News Pro - Water samples taken by Greenpeace in Russia’s Arctic at the site of a wastewater dump by mining giant Norilsk Nickel contained 50 times the permitted level of toxic substances, the environmental campaign group said on Wednesday.
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US appoints coordinator for Arctic policy as mineral race heats up
Mining News Pro - The Trump administration appointed a coordinator for policy in the Arctic on Wednesday, as Washington prepares to compete with Russia and China on resource extraction in a region quickly melting due to climate change.
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Nornickel reports another fuel spill in the Arctic
Mining News Pro - Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel reported that a pipeline belonging to Norilsktransgaz, which is part of the Norilsk Nickel Group, depressurized during the transfer of aviation fuel in the vicinity of the village of Tukhard, located on the Gydanskii tundra.
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Nornickel fights cover-up accusations over Arctic oil spill
Mining News Pro - Pressure is mounting on Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel over an Arctic oil spill that has wiped about 17% off its share price, left it with a hefty compensation bill and exposed it to accusations of covering up the full extent of the damage.
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Arctic diesel spill caused $2 billion damage, Russia says
Mining News Pro - Russia’s ecological watchdog said the diesel spill from a tank owned by MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC in May caused 148 billion rubles ($2 billion) of damage in the Arctic.
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US offers help with Nornickel’s Arctic fuel spill, Russia thankful
Mining News Pro - Russia’s Vice-minister for Emergencies, Alexandr Chupriyan, expressed gratitude to the countries that have offered to help with the fuel spill in Siberia in which 20,000 tons of diesel leaked from a reservoir owned by MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC.
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Wall Street is bending to pressure to halt Arctic-oil loans
Mining News Pro - The latest front in the war against drilling for oil in Alaska’s rugged wildlife refuge isn’t Washington.
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RCT commissions tele-remote mining fleet in Kazakhstan
Mining News Pro - RCT, a company specializing in autonomous solutions, has completed a customized tele-remote project at the Ridder underground Tishinsky copper mine in Kazakhstan. RCT’s ControlMaster Teleremote solution can be tailored to a mine’s site-specific requirements.
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Citi to stop working with thermal coal miners, to reject funding for Arctic oil, gas exploration
Mining News Pro - Citigroup will stop providing financial services to thermal coal-mining companies over the next 10 years to help accelerate the economy’s shift away from fossil fuels.
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RCT completes automation project at Spanish mines
Mining News Pro - RCT has finalised a major automation project at MATSA’s Aguas Teñidas and Magdalena mines in the Huelva province of Spain.
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Arctic Star looks for kimberlite at Timantti project
Mining News Pro - Vancouver-based Arctic Star Exploration has begun exploration at its 100% owned Timantti project in the northern part of this country near the township of Kuusamo.
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Arctic Star gets to work at Diagras property
Mining News Pro - Arctic Star Exploration of Vancouver has begun this year’s exploration program at the 40% owned Diagras joint venture diamond property near Lac des Gras. Margaret Lake Diamonds holds the remaining 60% and is the project operator.
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Teck goes for RCT teleremote solution at Coal Mountain in British Columbia
Mining News Pro - RCT’s ControlMaster® Teleremote solution has been selected by Canada’s largest diversified mining company, Teck Resources, for use at one of its steelmaking coal operations in British Columbia’s Elk Valley region.
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Rio opens new diamond pipe in subarctic Canada
Mining News Pro - A diamond that was unearthed in 2015 at the Diavik mine, operated by Rio Tinto, in one of the most remote corners of the world — about 210 km from the North Pole in the Barren Lands of Canada`s Northwest Territorities. (Image courtesy of Foxfirediamond.com)
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