Everything You Need to Know About Nickel Mining in Canada

The narrative of nickel mining in Canada is intertwined with the nation's rich history, dating back almost as far as the country itself. A concise chronological overview of the evolution of nickel in Canada spans several pivotal decades: 1883 – Nickel is initially unearthed in Canada, marking its discovery near Sudbury, Ontario. ...

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What We Know About Deep-sea Mining — and What We Don't

Mineral nodules on the seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a key area of interest for deep-sea mining. Photo by ROV KIEL 6000/GEOMAR. In the case of polymetallic nodules — which are currently the primary focus for deep-sea mining — mining vehicles would collect mineral deposits from the surface of the seabed, not …

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Nickel: A Green Energy Necessity With Environmental Risks

Soaring nickel demand spurs a shift in supply. Global nickel deposits come in two types of ore, sulphides and laterites. Sulphides are higher grade and extracted using conventional techniques, while laterites are lower grade and must be extracted through more complex, open-pit mining techniques to remove large volumes of water before …

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Threat and Consequences of Mining in Sibuyan

To transport the extracted nickel ore to the mining vessel, APMC constructed a causeway on the shores of San Fernando without obtaining the necessary permits. Environmental activists fear the construction could damage marine life, particularly seagrass, and coral reefs in the coastal area where the causeway was built. ...

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Mining is bad for health: a voyage of discovery

Mining continues to be a dangerous activity, whether large-scale industrial mining or small-scale artisanal mining. Not only are there accidents, but exposure to dust and toxins, along with stress from the working environment or managerial pressures, give rise to a range of diseases that affect miners. I look at mining and health from various …

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Ramu Nickel Mine

Mineral Policy Institute Inc. – Briefing Paper September 2005 – Ramu Nickel Mine, PNG 1. Introduction The proposed Ramu Nickel mine is a lateritic nickel deposit discovered at Kurumbukari, a site south of the Ramu River in the early 1960's. In 1997, Highlands Gold, previously involved in the development of the riverine dumping Pogera mine

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Nickel Laterite Metallurgy

In nature, nickel (Ni) mainly exists in sulfide ore and oxide ore. Nickel oxide ore gets its name for it is a kind of laterite ore with high iron content. Nickel laterite, as the main land-based nickel resource, has total resource of 1.26 billion tons with an average nickel content of 1.28%, accounting for 72% of the total nickel resources.

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'BECAUSE WE'RE MERELY LABORERS', ABUSE OF WORKERS …

Amnesty report, 'Undermining Workers Rights: Labor Rights Abuses in Nickel Supply Chains', examines labor practices in the nickel mining sector on Dinagat Islands, and outlines numerous examples of workers being employed without contracts, receiving delayed payment of wages and non-payment of compulsory employee benefits.

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Conflicted Over Copper: PolyMet copper-nickel mine has …

The main features of the proposed mine include an open pit sulfide-ore copper-nickel mine; a transportation line to carry ore to a processing facility several miles away; and a tailings basin to hold the leftover processed ore. Throughout the environmental review and permitting processes, which have lasted more than a decade, tribal …

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