A new study out of the University of California, Berkeley has found small traces of arsenic, lead and other toxic metals in multiple brands of tampons. The study, described by its authors as the first of its kind, was published last week in the scientific journal Environment International. Researchers studied 30 tampons from 14 different brands sold…
Some experts are warning of potential impacts of cyanide in the territory’s waterways after a heap leach failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine near Mayo, Yukon. Within hours of a report of a heap leach slide at mine, stock prices for operator Victoria Gold dropped by more than 80 per cent. Operations at the mine halted…
Cancer-causing chemicals are being blown downwind from coal mines in southern British Columbia in concentrations that rival those next to oilsand mines, newly published research has concluded. “Our results reveal, for the first time, clear evidence that coal mining contaminants are spread far downwind from their sources,” says the paper, published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. The…
In Quebec’s Laurentians region, a few kilometres from a wildlife reserve and just outside the town of Duhamel, lies a source of one of the world’s most sought after minerals for manufacturing electric vehicle batteries: graphite. Since Lomiko Metals Inc., a mining company based in Surrey, B.C., announced plans to build a graphite mine in…
As It Happens7:16Scientists tested replica Bronze Age armour on Greek marines. Here’s what they learned More than a dozen elite Greek marines dressed up like Bronze Age warriors and practised ancient fighting techniques — all in the name of science. The 13 soldiers, all members of the Hellenic Armed Forces, roleplayed as warriors from Greece’s…
Endeavour Mining shares EDV, -6.91% fell 11% in London trade as the West African gold miner said it fired its CEO, Sébastien de Montessus, “for serious misconduct with immediate effect.” The company said de Montessus made an irregular payment instruction, for $5.9 million, in relation to an asset disposal, and that there was a separate…
Shares of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc. MARA, +7.79% shot up 8.4% toward a 20-month high in midday trading Friday, to put them on track to extend their win streak to a record nine sessions. The cryptocurrency miner’s stock was rallying again, even as bitcoin BTCUSD, -0.19% fell 0.2%, as Marathon’s stock and bitcoin continue to…
Aluminum-production giant Alcoa Corp. AA, -1.86% on Monday said it expected a “benefit” to production costs related to two of its smelting facilities in New York and Indiana, after the U.S. government said that commercial-grade aluminum could qualify for a manufacturing-related tax credit. The company said it expected to “record a benefit in cost of…
Steel Dynamics Inc.’s stock STLD, +3.27% rose 1.6% early Friday, after the company offered fourth-quarter guidance that is ahead of consensus. Fort Wayne, Indiana-based Steel Dynamics said it expects per-share earnings to range from $2.60 to $2.64 for the quarter, down from $3.61 a year ago and the $3.47 booked in the third-quarter. But the…
Gold futures rallied Friday, with prices reaching record settlement and intraday highs on Comex. Gold prices surged as the market reacted to the escalating tensions in the Middle East, said Bas Kooijman, CEO and asset manager of DHF Capital. The escalation has “helped extend gold’s uptrend of the last two months as traders take into…
