Seizing the Moment: Canadians Want More Mining – Can We Deliver?
By now it is a foregone conclusion that in order for net-zero to be achieved, the increased adoption of low carbon technologies is essential, with mining propelling the current seismic energy transition. Electric cars cannot exist without lithium, nickel and cobalt, nuclear energy without uranium, wind turbines and solar panels without copper, zinc, iron and […]
We have to do better’: Why Canada’s main mining lobby wants its members to get serious about workplace culture
Failure to do so could exacerbate a chronic shortage of skilled labour, says the Mining Association of Canada
At the core: The people powering the mining transition
Over the past several years, the Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and Millani have been working together to foster dialogue between mining issuers and Canadian institutional investors on a range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics. This report is an outcome of Mining in Transition: People Powering the Transition, a conference and roundtable session […]
From Kansas to Dawson City, Peter Risby took the long road to mining hall of fame
Risby, the first Black person to be inducted has close ties to Cree community.
‘Wild card’ Yukon prospector will be 1st Black person in Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
The late Yukon legend Peter Risby ‘just had so many unbelievable experiences’
Yukon miner will be the first Black person to be inducted into Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
Peter Risby’s legacy as a long-time Yukon prospector who advocated for inclusion in the industry is well-known throughout the territory, and now at the national level, with Risby being one of five to be inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in 2022.
Mining association to set up protocol to tackle discrimination, sexism by year-end
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) plans to introduce measures that will “propel” its members to be “more transparent” on issues like sexual harassment and discrimination by the end of this year, the group’s CEO said days after Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) reported patterns of racism, sexism and harassment among its global workforce.
Top mining association to set up protocol to tackle discrimination, sexism by year-end
The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) plans to introduce measures that will “propel” its members to be “more transparent” on issues like sexual harassment and discrimination by the end of this year, the group’s CEO said days after Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO; ASX: RIO) reported patterns of racism, sexism and harassment among its global workforce.
Canada’s miners condemn discrimination, racism and sexism
The Mining Association of Canada said Wednesday the commitment hinged on strengthening equity, diversity and inclusion in workplace culture, policies, procedures and practices; confronting conscious and unconscious bias and individual and systemic racism, sexism, ableism and discrimination; increasing representation of underrepresented groups, and collaboration; and enhanced reporting.
Mining Association of Canada and its Members Commit to Take Action Against Discrimination, Racism and Sexism
OTTAWA – The Mining Association of Canada (MAC) and its members, which include 45 of Canada’s leading mining companies, today released a statement denouncing all forms of discrimination, racism and sexism and committed to actions to eliminate them in the Canadian mining industry. “Racism, sexism and discrimination have no place in the mining industry and […]
