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Can the UN's 'how-to guide' for miners change anything?

Mining plays a crucial role in the world's future, but making it more sustainable is no easy feat

Titanium mine with tailing ponds filled with fluids used in ore enrichment. Photo: Mykhailo Pavlenko / Shutterstock

Titanium mine with tailing ponds filled with fluids used in ore enrichment. Photo: Mykhailo Pavlenko / Shutterstock

Yesterday, the UN released a report outlining voluntary principles aimed at curbing the human and environmental impacts of mineral extraction. The guidelines and several action points, most related to...

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