Trust in mining at ‘turning point’ amid critical minerals push

Industry leaders cite key opportunity to tackle negative public attitudes to mining. Growing awareness of the need for ‘critical’ minerals is presenting the industry with a unique opportunity to build trust, as public perceptions near a turning point. New research by the Aspermont research division, Mining IQ, revealed that most industry professionals (55.9%) believe that growing global public awareness of …

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WGC, OMM partner to advance artisanal and small-scale gold mining

The World Gold Council (WGC) and OCIM Metals and Mining SA (OMM) announced on Wednesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the formalization of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).  This partnership combines WGC’s experience in standards development, best practices and gold market infrastructure with OMM’s operational experience in centralized processing plants. The goal is to improve conditions in the (ASGM) …

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Critical minerals could add almost US$40 billion to Brazil’s GDP

Investments in the critical minerals chain in Brazil could add 192.1 billion reais (US$ 37.6 billion) to the country’s economy by 2050. According to a study conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce for Brazil, Amcham Brasil, this scenario could also generate around 750 thousand new jobs. “The study compares two paths for developing the critical minerals and rare earths chain in …

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