Etiket: mining
“China understood long before Europe that the battle for energy transition was going to be above all a battle for metals”, according to the CEO of the mining group Eramet
Christel Bories, CEO of Eramet, accompanies Emmanuel Macron for his African tour. At the head of the French mining group, she is worried about the grip of China on the…
“China understood long before Europe that the battle for energy transition was going to be above all a battle for metals”, according to the CEO of the mining group Eramet
Christel Bories, CEO of Eramet, accompanies Emmanuel Macron for his African tour. At the head of the French mining group, she is worried about the grip of China on the…
Global Treaty on the High Seas | Mining could be authorized beyond territorial waters
(United Nations) Diving into the depths of the Pacific to extract coveted minerals on a large scale: what was until recently a distant horizon could become a reality dreaded by…
The Legault government could review the granting of mining titles
After two years of booming acquisition of mining exploration permits in several regions of Quebec, the Legault government is finally launching consultations on the supervision of this industry. It also…
Ottawa launches consultation on the destruction of lakes by a mining company in Quebec
Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will decide in the coming months whether he recommends authorizing a mining company to destroy several lakes and streams to store millions of tonnes of…
Poland | The earth is collapsing in an old mining town, causing panic
(Trzebinia) Sudden and increasing land subsidence caused by a former coal mine haunts residents of Trzebinia in southern Poland, who fear for their lives and homes. Posted at 2:42 p.m.…
Congress on Marine Protected Areas | Ottawa won’t allow seabed mining without ‘rigorous’ standards
(Vancouver) The federal government announced Thursday that it will not allow mining in the seabed of its national oceans without a “rigorous regulatory structure.” Posted yesterday at 7:08 p.m. This…
Canada won’t allow seabed mining without ‘stringent’ regulation
The Canadian government announced on Thursday that it would not allow mining in the seabed of its national oceans without a “rigorous regulatory structure”. This announcement was made on the…
The boreal forest is in the sights of mining companies
Canada’s boreal forests are among the largest carbon sinks on the planet and, according to the Climate Institute of Canada, they sequester about 28 billion tonnes of carbon, the equivalent…
[Coup d’essai] “Arsenic my love”: joys and sorrows of a mining town
Last July, a study by the National Institute of Public Health of Quebec (INSPQ) confirmed that the ambient air of the city of Rouyn-Noranda was loaded with contaminants, which exposes…
Municipalities demand more power over mining companies
The Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) is asking the provincial government for legislative changes in the face of the mining boom. In a statement adopted at the forum on the…
The UMQ wants to protect citizens against the mining boom
The Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) is asking the provincial government for legislative changes in the face of the mining boom. In a statement adopted at the forum on the…
Increase in the number of mining claims | A new coalition calls for a moratorium
Opposition to the boom in mining titles in southern Quebec is growing. A new coalition bringing together associations for the protection of lakes is in turn asking the Legault government…
Mining, a societal choice
I read with interest the article by Jasmine Legendre “Around the mines, a chasm is growing” on the mines of Abitibi. I agree with him on the fact that opinions…
[Balado] Pick up the headlines | Social acceptability in times of mining resurgence
Synonymous sometimes with regional development, sometimes with fears for the environment, mining continues to divide. However, it is at the heart of the Legault government’s green transition plan, which relies…
A mining earthquake triggers a rude awakening in Val-d’Or
The awakening was brutal for several citizens of Val-d’Or, in Abitibi, early Tuesday morning, due to a 3.2 tremor attributable to the activity of the Goldex mine located in the…
Pollution of a river | $2.2 million fine for mining company Teck Metals
(Montreal) The Canadian mining company Teck Metals was sentenced Tuesday by a provincial court to a fine of 2.2 million dollars for having dumped chemicals in a river, announced the…
Oil sands mining | Canada called to be consistent
(Montreal) Canada must avoid aggravating the heavy environmental impact of oil sands development and implement what it advocates at the 15e United Nations Conference on Biodiversity (COP15), argue indigenous nations…
At COP15, environmental groups urge states to close the door on international seabed mining
This text is taken from the Courrier de la Planète of December 13, 2022. To subscribe, click here. Scientists and environmental groups have taken advantage of the platform of the…
The cryptocurrency mining industry pleads its case to the Régie de l’énergie
This text is taken from the Courrier de l’économie of December 12, 2022. To subscribe, click here. On November 3, the Minister of Energy, Pierre Fitzgibbon, announced the swan song…