Cleaner Digging with Hydrogen Hydrogen — the most abundant element in the world — has the potential to fuel underground mining vehicles, and Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) scientists are using its power in new technologies to bring clean energy to the mining industry. Keywords: Energy Mining Read more
Separating Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements are used in manufacturing parts for a wide range of high-tech consumer products such as cell phones and computer hard drives. Natural Resources Canada scientist Tesfaye Negeri explains the processes he is developing to separate and isolate rare earth elements. Keywords: Mining Watch now
Why are rare earth elements important? (Ask NRCan) In this episode of our Ask NRCan podcast, we sit down with expert Janice Zinck to discuss what rare earth elements are, why they are important and what type of research Natural Resources Canada is doing to help Canadian industry. Keywords: Mining Read more
Footprint meets hoofprint: measuring a mine’s effects on caribou Both traditional knowledge and scientific studies have observed that barren-ground caribou are very sensitive to changes in their environment. Keywords: Mining Read more
