Etiket: mines
Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Apple of using minerals from ‘illegally exploited’ mines
Lawyers mandated by Kinshasa assert, in a formal notice, that the American firm uses minerals “smuggled” into Rwanda. Published on 04/25/2024 08:37 Update on 04/25/2024 08:49 Reading time: 1 min…
Democratic Republic of Congo | Government accuses Apple of using minerals from “illegally mined” mines
(Paris) The Congolese state accuses the Apple group of using “illegally exploited” minerals in its products which come “from Congolese mines” in which “many human rights are violated”, according to…
Canada and United States to investigate pollution linked to British Columbia mines
The United States and Canada have agreed to launch a joint investigation into a long-running cross-border dispute over pollution from British Columbia coal mines flowing into U.S. waters. “Our two…
Great interview – Manon Rouillier, CEO of Rouillier Stratégie Marketing | A woman in the mines
The mining industry has long been at the heart of Quebec’s economic activity and it is even more so with the development of the critical minerals sector and their exploitation…
War of organized crime: a man injured in an armed attack in Thetford Mines
A man in his thirties was seriously injured in what appears to be an armed attack that occurred Saturday in Thetford Mines, in Chaudière-Appalaches. Police officers from the Sûreté du…
Assault in Thetford Mines | New violent event linked to the war of organized crime
A man in his thirties was seriously injured during an armed attack early Saturday morning in Thetford Mines. This would be a new event linked to the war of organized…
The CGT publishes the first collection of cancer risks linked to work in mines
The different carcinogenic products present in mines and their effects on health are detailed in this book. Published on 02/13/2024 11:37 Update on 02/13/2024 11:38 Reading time: 1 min The…
disused mines to easily store renewable energy!
We have found an ingenious and relatively cheap way to store energy from solar or wind power: recycling deep disused mines into “gravity batteries”. The first experiment will take place…
disused mines to easily store renewable energy!
We have found an ingenious and relatively cheap way to store energy from solar or wind power: recycling deep disused mines into “gravity batteries”. The first experiment will take place…
From mines to batteries, lithium is not without economic risk
Should we be surprised by recent announcements of cutbacks and closures of lithium mines in Quebec and internationally, while demand for “white gold” is experiencing strong growth for batteries and…
Thetford Mines | Ontario man dies in snowmobile collision
An Ontarian died Saturday morning following a snowmobile accident in Thetford-Mines, in Chaudière-Appalaches. Posted at 2:54 p.m. Emergency services, called to a fatal collision, found the snowmobiler unresponsive shortly before…
From the gold mines of Aude to the Auschwitz extermination camp, the story of thirteen Jews rounded up in 1944 emerges from oblivion
A ceremony honored, Wednesday, at the Montagne Noire miners’ memorial in Aude, thirteen Jews deported in 1944, all former workers in the Salsigne gold mines. Their story, forgotten after the…
Thetford Mines | One million contraband cigarettes seized, five arrests
(Thetford Mines) Five sixty-year-olds were arrested Wednesday in Thetford Mines, in Chaudière-Appalaches, during police searches which led to significant seizures. Published at 10:31 a.m. The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) specifies…
A snowmobiler dies in a swerve in Thetford Mines
(Montreal) A snowmobiler lost his life following a swerve that occurred Saturday in Thetford Mines, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. Posted at 9:39 a.m. Emergency services were notified Saturday evening, around…
mines have been relocated around the Zaporizhzhia power plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency
Welcome World Europe War in Ukraine The mines were removed in November, but were reinstalled, which is “incompatible with IAEA safety requirements.” Published on 01/20/2024 07:37 Update on 01/20/2024 11:13…
mines have been relocated around the Zaporizhzhia power plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency
Welcome World Europe War in Ukraine The mines were removed in November, but were reinstalled, which is “incompatible with IAEA safety requirements.” Published on 01/20/2024 07:37 Update on 01/20/2024 11:13…
mines have been relocated around the Zaporizhzhia power plant, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency
Welcome World Europe War in Ukraine The mines were removed in November, but were reinstalled, which is “incompatible with IAEA security requirements”, according to its statement. Published on 01/20/2024 07:37…
South Africa | Underground blockade and demonstration in two mines
Sorry, your browser does not support videos (Rustenburg) Miners have trapped more than 400 of their colleagues underground at a gold mine in South Africa, and 250 others are protesting…
Mines in the oceans would cause a lot of stress to marine organisms
As a Canadian company plans to mine minerals from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in the coming months, a new study published in the journal Nature Communications shows how…
REPORTING. Automatic rifles, mines, rocket launchers… Hamas’ impressive arsenal seized by the Israeli army
Israeli troops have been operating on the ground in the Gaza Strip for a week now. An asymmetrical war between the firepower of the Jewish state on one side and…