A miner is a person who extracts ore, coal, or other mineral from the earth through mining. There are two senses in which the term is used. In its narrowest sense, a miner is someone who works at the rock face; cutting, blasting, or otherwise working and removing the rock. In a broader sense, a "miner" is anyone working within a mine, not just a worker at the rock face.Mining is one of the most dangerous trades in the world. In some countries, miners lack social guarantees and in case of injury may be left to cope without assistance. In …
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Mythologies of Outer Space
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 January 2025 English
Every culture and society has read stories in the night sky. From the careful attention of astronomers across all times and all parts of the world to the search for …
light and shadow. Inside the shadows, lunar ice miners will work in artificial light just as they do under- …
Independent practitioner’s reasonable assurance report on Teck Resources Limited’s Performance Statement of Highland Valley Copper’s conformance with the International Council …
AMC: Mining Association of Canada · 19 December 2024 English
• Obtained and inspected a sample of COI annual plans to understand how objectives capture adverse impacts and optimized benefits, • Obtained and inspected a sample of annual plans, agreements, …
Performed a site visit to Small-Scale small-scale miners (ASM) observe that this section of the Mining are … Artisanal and Where artisanal and small-scale miners (ASM) are present, support access N/A - There is …
Forced Evictions and Serious Abuses at the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Kibali Gold Mine Giant
MiningWatch Canada · 16 December 2024 English
Although immediate responsibility for the evictions The company should also engage, together with the and the associated abuses lies with the government government, in a constructive dialogue with the people …
villagers worked as warned us, informed us!51 artisanal miners, often mining at sites more than 30kilometers … all “by hundreds if not thousands of illegal gold miners who illegal occupations of the Exclusion engage … objective was to “obtain the removal of illegal goldminers from unauthorized [Kibali Goldmines] sites, and … focused exclusively on the presence of artisanal miners in Kibali’s permits, the prime minister’s letter …
Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining of Critical Minerals
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 December 2024 English
Artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) is often overlooked as a source of many critical minerals despite its significant mineral output. This report examines the potential for ASM to take an …
understatedly. Intensifying support for small-scale miners engaged in the extraction of various critical minerals … about 450 km2 and has partnered with artisanal miners since 2018, producing over 15,000 tonnes of lithium … in the Central Region to licensed small-scale miners, though the full plan has not yet been revealed … 2023). There are discussions about small-scale miners selling their ore to larger companies, a strategy … blueprint and using artisanal and small-scale lithium miners as pathfinders. As previously indicated, this is …
PINASUNNIQ - Reflections on a Northern Indigenous Economy
Yellowhead Institute · 4 December 2024 English
Jason Akearok examines the complexities conceptualizations of economic activity to shift the of sheries' rights, highlighting the challenges and narrative and drive toward signicant change in the opportunities for sustainable …
21, 2023. DOI: https:// prospects for critical miners.” Reuters. April 10, 2023. https:// doi.org/10 … -measures-brighten- funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/A YELLOWHEAD INSTITUTE SPECIAL REPORT … t-measures-brighten-funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/https://www.reuters.com/markets/ca … t-measures-brighten-funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/https://www.reuters.com/markets/ca … t-measures-brighten-funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/https://doi.org/10.22584/nr41.2015 …
Yellowhead Institute · 4 December 2024 English
Jason Akearok examines the complexities conceptualizations of economic activity to shift the of #sheries' rights, highlighting the challenges and narrative and drive toward signi#cant change in the opportunities for sustainable …
21, 2023. DOI: https:// prospects for critical miners.” Reuters. April 10, 2023. https:// doi.org/10 … -measures-brighten- funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/A YELLOWHEAD INSTITUTE SPECIAL REPORT … t-measures-brighten-funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/https://www.reuters.com/markets/ca … t-measures-brighten-funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/https://www.reuters.com/markets/ca … t-measures-brighten-funding-prospects-critical-miners-2023-04-09/https://doi.org/10.22584/nr41.2015 …
The Lay of the Land: Prospects for Improving Financial Competitiveness - Mark Huson and Randall Morck
School of Public Policy, University of Calgary · 19 November 2024 English
.35 The Lay of the Land: Prospects for Improving Financial Competitiveness1 Mark Huson and Randall Morck EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Alberta’s financial sector has not grown to match the province’s overall rise …
mines and in subsequent lawsuits, including by the miners, for asbestos-related medical problems. To avoid …
Navigating Global Sustainability Standards in the Mining Sector
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 November 2024 English
This brief examines the latest developments and trends in responsible mining standards and voluntary sustainability initiatives, and how they can support responsible mining practices.
initiatives to empower artisanal and small-scale miners, and (5) equitable targets for material efficiency … Similarly, the CRAFT Code (n.d.) helps small-scale miners enhance their safety, environmental, and social …
Surveillance Advances Progrès dans le domaine de la surveillance - From Data to Action: Cancer Surveillance and
NCCID: National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases · 15 November 2024 English
Both the University of Manitoba and I are situated on Treaty 1 Territory, the original lands of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and homeland of the Métis …
of woodworkers, loggers, fishermen, farmers, & miners in British Columbia. NCI Monograph 1985;69:163-7 …
Hòt'a! Enough! : Georges Erasmus's Fifty-Year Battle for Indigenous Rights
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 …
were not keen on drawing large numbers of non- miners to the island, and the volume of business had …
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