The Business Case For Respect: Pluton Resources
With an innovative zero-impact exploration program and a partnership with the indigenous Mayala People, Australia’s Pluton Resources landed both a prestigious Golden Gecko environmental award and an iron ore mining agreement where others had failed.
The Golden Gecko Turns 20: Western Australia’s Golden Gecko Environmental Excellence Awards
Western Australia’s prestigious environmental awards program is marking two decades of innovation and leadership.
Tax Tempest: Association of Mining and Exploration Companies, Australia
A proposed national mining tax has raised the hackles of Australia’s 320-member Association of Mining and Exploration Companies. Having recently bowled over a similar tax, AMEC is pushing back again.
Second Life for a Mine: Rambler Metals and Mining
Rambler Metals and Mining is bringing a copper, gold and silver mine back to life after languishing for 25 years. And with it, the prospects of Baie Verte, Newfoundland.
Knowing The End From The Beginning: Mount Milligan / Thompson Creek Metals
Slated to be the first major metals mine opening in British Columbia in 15 years, Thompson Creek Metals’ copper-gold project at Mount Milligan was designed back-to-front, beginning with its closure.
The Long Term View: Woodside Energy / Browse LNG Project
A progressive and proactive approach to environmental care, indigenous community interests and economic sustainability landed a Golden Gecko Award for Woodside Energy’s ‘Browse’ offshore LNG mega-project.
High-Rise Farming: Valcent Products
As cities explode and farmland shrinks, Vancouver’s Valcent Products introduces a high-rise solution to the looming global need for local, healthy food: indoor, vertical, hydroponic farming.
