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Cooperation critical for 'future growth' is key message at mining forum
Posted Mon 3 Aug 2026 at 9:00am More than 2,500 delegates are expected to attend this week's Diggers and Dealers Mining Forum in Kalgoorlie-Boulder. Former federal treasurer and ambassador to the United States Joe Hockey is this year's keynote…
Mining, innovation, and water stewardship - rethinking sanitation through an ESG lens
'How can South Africa's mining sector improve its environmental performance and worker well-being? Discover the critical role of sanitation infrastructure and innovative solutions in achieving ESG goals. South Africa's mining sector operates under…
Kalgoorlie's mining gabfest reckons it has grown up. A new home helps
The one word guaranteed to exasperate Jim Walker is “skimpies”. The boss of Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Diggers and Dealers conference says the days of debauchery in mining's Wild West are specks in the rearview mirror, and the tedious trope…
I'd Already Done More for My Brother's Kids Than He Ever Did for Mine. Then I Got a Scathing Email.
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. Care and Feeding is Slate's parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. I was an…
Minister Anandasangaree appoints Murray Rankin as Ministerial Special Representative to Address Legacy of Giant Mine
March 6, 2025 — Ottawa, Ontario — Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada Addressing historical injustices and working in partnership with Indigenous communities is key to advancing reconciliation in Canada. Today, the…
Tired of Your Apple Watch Dying Before Bedtime? These 5 Battery-Saving Tips Keep Mine Going All Day
Apple's battery estimates when it comes to the Apple Watch are typically conservative. For example, the company only predicts about 24 hours for the Series 11, but we got 43 hours out of it in testing. Still, that all depends on how often you use…
Amundi Reduces Holdings in Orla Mining Ltd. $ORLA
Amundi lowered its stake in Orla Mining Ltd. (NYSEAMERICAN:ORLA - Free Report) by 8.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,284,459 shares of the company's…
This Texas coal mine will soon be home to a 1.2GW solar farm
Construction is underway on a $1.7 billion solar and battery storage project in Texas that will turn existing coal mining land into a hub of clean energy generation. Panamint Capital announced last week that it broke ground on the 1.2-gigawatt Big…
China's electric truck hopes put Pilbara miners on collision course
A Sunday evening gathering on the front lawn of a Cottesloe mansion is hardly an obvious place for the biggest industrial contest in global mining to be unfolding. But this was no ordinary mansion, but one owned by Fortescue executive chairman…
Map and Territory, Predictably Wrong (2) - LessWrong
Crossposted (with small tweaks) from my Substack. This post explains the conjunction fallacy, i.e., people sometimes assign a higher probability to A and B together than to either A or B alone. This is usually motivated by the fact that adding more…
Here are the 2 big things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead
The jobs market steps into the spotlight this week, while second-quarter earnings season continues apace. Here's a closer look at what to expect in the coming days. We'll start with the Club holdings set to report, before touching on the…
Will the ongoing trend of SM celebrative adulation of DC be positive or negative?
This may be long because I'm personally thinking it over... Back in the day life was pretty basic, anything you wanted that was expensive you had to wait for birthdays/Christmas. Bedroom decor was posters from magazines, a record player, then a…
Moscow Bitcoin Mining Ban Hits Data Centers Until 2032
Russia banned crypto mining in Moscow and the Moscow region from August 15, 2026, to December 31, 2032. The ban addresses severe local power grid strain, targeting 65 data centers running on a 734 MW capacity. This follows similar restrictions in…
$20 frozen yogurt? Protein-packed dessert craze has customers lining up
Americans looking to satisfy a sweet tooth without abandoning their health goals are increasingly willing to spend as much as $20 on protein-packed frozen yogurt topped with premium ingredients ranging from pistachio cream to olive oil. Greek…
Opinion | The Math on AI Works Out Well for You
Mark Zuckerberg echoes Adam Smith when he argues in his op-ed “The AI Future Is for Everyone” (July 2) for decentralized control over the means of producing AI to unleash innovation. He is right, and moves by the government to limit…
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