Canada is planning to impose a national minimum carbon price on all provinces that do not introduce their own pricing systems, said Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna. The Liberal government's plan will only affect those provinces that don’t impose their own carbon prices or fail to meet the federal minimum, The Globe and Mail reported. “It’s Read More
The world's leading gold producer Barrick Gold is partnering up with the tech giant Cisco Systems Inc to take mining operations into the new digital era. The two signed a deal for the so-called “digital reinvention,” according to Barrick. The first steps of Barrick's digital reinvention will be taken at the Cortez mine in Nevada. “Barrick Read More
Since 2011, the country has postponed $21.5 billion worth of mining projects due to social conflicts and bureaucratic obstacles, according to data provided by the Peruvian Institute of Economics. Peru, where more than 50 percent of its exports comes from mining copper, gold and silver, has faced rural communities’ opposition to mining projects since 2010. From then Read More
