Shifting the Standard for Confined Space Monitoring Wearable gas detection technology is rapidly redefining how mining operations approach confined space safety, moving personnel protection from fixed-point monitoring toward continuous, body-worn sensing. As underground mines, process plants, and storage facilities present persistent atmospheric hazards — from oxygen deficiency and carbon monoxide to hydrogen sulfide and methane accumulation — the industry has

European Zinc Smelting Capacity Under Pressure Zinc smelter closures and curtailments across Europe are having a measurable impact on global refined metal supply, tightening available inventories and shifting trade flows in ways that are reshaping the broader zinc market. A combination of persistently high energy costs, weak treatment charges, and sluggish downstream demand has made a significant portion of European

In this conversation with David Garofalo, Chairman and CEO of Gold Royalty Corp. (NYSE: GROY), we discuss why currency debasement and mounting government debt could drive gold significantly higher. David explains why he believes gold could double from current levels, why the mining industry faces declining reserves despite record gold prices, and how rising costs continue to pressure producers. We

In this conversation with Charles Cryer, CEO of Oroco Resource Corp. (TSXV: OCO), we discuss why declining grades, aging infrastructure, years of underinvestment, and growing demand from AI and electrification are creating a long-term copper supply crunch. Charles introduces Oroco’s Santa Tomas project in Mexico, a 1.1 billion tonne copper resource with a preliminary economic assessment outlining a 23-year mine