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Elon Musk said he's speaking with bitcoin miners about renewable energy May 24, 2021, 4:16PM EDT  ·  1 min read A tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk indicates he's taking steps to encourage renewable energy usage by bitcoin miners.  In a tweet today, Musk said he spoke with bitcoin miners based in North America. During the conversation, those miners committed to publishing a plan for renewable usage, as well as disclosing their current modes of obtaining renewable power. They also committed to calling globally on other miners to do the same, according to Musk. "Potentially promising," his twe...

7 May 2021 - Nomfundo Moroe Noise-induced hearing loss is an occupational health hazard. It remains a prevalent condition in the South African mining industry. South Africa’s mining industry has long been an important part of the country’s economy. In 2020 alone, despite COVID-19, mining contributed R361.6 billion (almost 20 billion US dollars) towards South Africa’s gross domestic product, a share of over 8%. The industry employs 451,000 people. But despite its value and the regulations in place to protect workers, it has been criticised for a poor record of health and safety. The Sout...

Hearing loss is a neglected hazard for miners in South Africa By Nomfundo Moroe - The Conversation LISTEN The issue of occupational noise-induced hearing loss is prominent in the mining industry. - Source: Shutterstock South Africa's mining industry has long been an important part of the country's economy. In 2020 alone, despite COVID-19, mining contributed R361.6 billion (almost 20 billion US dollars) towards South Africa's gross domestic product, a share of over 8% . The industry employs 451,000 people. But despite its value and the regulations in place to protect workers, it has been c...

Proposed new royalty unsettles miners in Chile Image courtesy of Codelco. The return of high copper prices has come in the nick of time for Chile, but as the price for the red metal rallies, politicians believe the mining industry could be contributing significantly more to help the country through the covid-19 pandemic. Long-viewed as the most stable destination for foreign investment in South America, Chile’s increasingly fraught political scene is increasing risks for the country’s powerful mining industry. Sign Up for the Copper Digest Sign Up The Finance Ministry estimates that the ...

5 Min Read TORONTO (Reuters) - A First Nation group in Canada’s British Columbia province has put top gold miner Newmont Corp on notice that it is unlikely to gain buy-in for a gold and copper project, amid concern that mining will encroach on a local town. A mineral exploration camp is seen on Tahltan Territory in British Columbia, Canada, in this 2019 handout photo. Adam Amir/Handout via REUTERS The pushback by the Tahltan First Nation carries extra weight due to the group’s outsized influence in its territory, in contrast to similar groups who oppose mining elsewhere. That authority m...