Greater uptake of electric cars will translate into more mining of metals such as cobalt and lithium - ShutterstockNGOs Electric cars can boost responsible mining 17 Apr 2019By IRMA New research commissioned by EarthWorks and done by the Institute for Sustainable…
Africa IRMA participates in Liberia workshop on responsible mineral supply chains 28 Mar 2019By IRMA In February 2019, IRMA's Director of Standards and Assurance participated in a…
Contents from the Mount Polley tailings-dam collapse are pictured going down the Hazeltine Creek into Quesnel Lake near the town of Likely on Aug. 5, 2014.North America B.C. needs to act quickly to prevent future mine-tailings disasters 14 Mar 2019By IRMA Loretta Williams, chairwoman of First Nations Women Advocating Responsible Mining and Calvin Sandborn,…
Mina de Pau Branco, em Minas Gerais, da Vallourec Mineração. Photo Credit: Exame.South America There is no shortage of technology to avoid such tragedies... 18 Feb 2019By IRMA IRMA Steering Committee member Payal Sampat of Earthworks talks with the Brazilian…
South America Catastrophic spill from mining dam threatens thousands of lives 28 Jan 2019By IRMA "Vale's Brumadinho mining waste dam failure is all the more tragic because…
Purchasers Tiffany brand launches new diamond sourcing initiative 21 Jan 2019By IRMA Tiffany & Co, an IRMA founding member, to share diamond provenance with…