Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit. These deposits form a mineralized commodity that is of economic interest to the miner. Ores recovered by mining include metals, coal, oil shale, gemstones, limestone, chalk, dimension stone, rock salt, potash, gravel, and clay. Mining is required to obtain any material that cannot be grown through agricultural processes, or feasibly created artificially in a laboratory or factory. Mining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource such as petroleum, natural gas, or …
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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 14 November 2024 English
This study aims to highlight the key supply chain barriers in localizing electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing in India. It summarizes consultations with 12 companies working on battery cell …
refers to the country where the production occurs. Mining is based on production data. Material processing … electric cars production data. For all minerals mining and refining shows total production not only that … machinery; the materials value chain that encompasses mining, refining, and the active materials that serve … naturally or produced synthetically. Natural graphite mining is dominated by China (80%) (IEA, 2022), but global … India should pursue battery recycling and urban mining. As 90% of lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, …
Fraser Institute · 13 November 2024 English
Since 2000, Quebec’s real per-capita GDP has grown at an annual average of 1.2 percent, while Ontario’s has grown at 0.7 percent—both below the Canadian average. Ontario and Quebec’s real …
an additional contribution from Hydro-Québec, mining revenues, the specific tax on alcoholic beverages … natural resource revenues (mainly forestry and mining fees and charges) while Quebec took in $16.1 billion … the Ring of Fire: Recent Developments. Canadian Mining Journal. <https://www.canadianminingjournal.com/featured-article/ …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
Yellowknife, Old Town, early days. 8 HÒT’A! ENOUGH!mining companies were not keen on drawing large numbers … death.) In the 1950s, Yellowknife was very much a mining town. In 1953 it would become a municipality, … he could take the necessary part- time jobs in mining and so on so he could continue to hunt, trap, and … hard to do,” says Georges. “In more recent times, mining companies have been trying to figure out how to …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 5 November 2024 English
“A tender, beautifully written essay collection that is about so much more than parenting a child with a disability.” — Erin Pepler, author of Send Me Into The Woods AloneA …
painful complexities and hypocrisies of self. By mining the depths of her own prejudices and biases, Purdham … with Emily Urquhart, “Making Room for Disability: Mining Folklore and Fairytales,” at the 2020 Wild Writers …
AUP: Athabasca University Press · 29 October 2024 English
This introductory human resource management (HRM) textbook provides students with an overview of the major domains of human resource management (the “how-to”) with a focus on the practical application of …
trucking, telecommunications, air travel, and uranium mining. Typically, a jurisdiction enacts laws addressing …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 29 October 2024 English
“Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating CityWhen the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past …
abandoned ghost town once thrived as a silver and lead mining hub. The picturesque landscape soon became lit- …
Fraser Institute · 29 October 2024 English
This essay examines the implications of decarbonizing Canada’s electricity grid by replacing existing fossil fuel-based generation with clean energy sources. In 2023, clean energy sources—including hydro, nuclear, and wind—produced 497.6 …
land-based indus- trial development, including mining (Mansfield Consulting Inc., 2023). In order … Minerals Economic Impact Study. Prepared for the Mining Association of British Columbia. <https://mining …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 24 October 2024 English
This policy report addresses the critical issue of soil acidity in the East African Community (EAC) and provides actionable recommendations for EAC partner states, the EAC Secretariat, and other relevant …
Inadequate application of inorganic fertilizer Nutrient mining Limited access to resources POSITIVE LOOP Crop … companies, in Mali, the first large-scale lime mining producer (Carriere et Chaux du Mali SA) has received … lime products imported mainly from Europe for mining and agricultural markets. Regarding diversifying … environmental, social, and impact assessment to ensure the mining activities don’t negatively impact communities …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English
While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …
million GBP] to include funding for Artisanal gold mining and illicit financial flows in West Africa and …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English
While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …
with sector-specific practices in agriculture and mining. To deliver the knowledge to act, IISD’s work … through the IISD-hosted Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals and Metals and Sustainable Development … helped countries address revenue losses in their mining sector due to practices such as profit shifting … developed by our experts that ensure revenue from mining is shared fairly. Since then, our technical team … Sustainability Policy Advisor, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Rosamond Ivey (Canada) Managing …