Global Scans · Mining · Weekly Summary

• In the short term, a rapid buildout of solar on existing and anticipated mine closures could provide 259,700 permanent jobs, and 317,500 temporary and construction jobs globally. Global Energy Monitor
• Trump's call to action could potentially revive the coal sector, creating jobs and boosting local economies in regions that rely on coal mining. Trends Newsline
• The funding, delivered through the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund, will help stimulate investment in Ontario's critical minerals supply chain and create jobs in the mining sector. Kawartha 411
• In recent years, Brazil has been emphasizing mining as a vital part of its economy, creating job opportunities and making substantial progress. FastMarkets
• The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement this week awarded more than $244 million to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs and catalyze economic opportunity in coal communities across Pennsylvania. U.S. Department of the Interior
• The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement this week announced $9.7 million for Wyoming to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands, while creating good-paying, family-sustaining jobs, and catalyzing economic opportunity. U.S. Department of the Interior
• In January, Canada's First Quantum Minerals said it would suspend mining operations at its Ravensthorpe nickel mine in Western Australia and instead produce nickel purely from stockpiles, putting over 100 jobs at risk. Global Trade Review (GTR)
• Green hydrogen has been identified as a major opportunity for economic growth in South Africa, able to foster job creation and revitalize sectors like agriculture, mining and tourism. Energy Capital & Power
• The opportunities of a clean economy are huge for Queensland - from green hydrogen to renewable energy generation to critical minerals mining - economic growth and new jobs are available if we get the pace and scale of transition to net zero right. Climate Council
• $725 million from President Biden's Investing in America agenda is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands. U.S. Department of the Interior
• There is significant local support for the project, which has the potential to supply up to one quarter of U.S. copper demand, add $1 billion a year to Arizona's economy and create thousands of local jobs in a region where mining has played an important role for more than a century. Los Angeles Times
• Yangibana will support a peak construction workforce of nearly 500 in the Upper Gascoyne and Lower Pilbara regions of Western Australia and create more than 250 steady state operational jobs during the initial 15-year mine life. Global Mining Review
• A Wyoming coal mine that supplies fuel to a power plant that will be converted to burn gas plans to lay off 19 workers next month, the latest of thousands of jobs lost in the beleaguered U.S. coal industry in recent years. Yahoo Finance
• Michiquillay will become one of Peru's largest copper mines and will create significant business opportunities in the Cajamarca region; generate new jobs for the local communities; and contribute with taxes and royalties to the local, regional and national governments. MarketScreener
• Investment in the battery ecosystem provides the opportunity to create jobs across the UK over the whole supply chain, from mining to processing and manufacturing to recycling. UK Government
• Assessments of the potential for green jobs in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and South Africa show that a renewable energy policy to phase down coal combined with a policy on wind turbines and solar manufacturing could create more jobs than would be lost in coal mining. Human Resources Online
• The South African mining industry has an opportunity to address the issue of youth unemployment by increasing its impact on local communities through job creation. Mining Weekly
• Cementing Canada's place in electric vehicle battery manufacturing will pay dividends now and in the future by creating good well-paying jobs and enabling growth in related industries like critical minerals mining and processing, battery components, and parts and automotive manufacturing. Electrical Business
• Investing in electric vehicle battery manufacturing is expected to create well-paying jobs and enable growth in related industries like critical minerals mining and processing, battery components, and parts and automotive manufacturing, the Canadian government says. Energy Monitor
• Biden's plan includes an immediate up-front investment of $16 billion that will put hundreds of thousands to work in union jobs plugging oil and gas wells and restoring and reclaiming abandoned coal, hardrock and uranium mines. Natural Gas Intelligence
• MRead builds on decades of CSIRO expertise in developing ore sorting technologies in the mining sector into creating a company that will generate new jobs and save lives. CSIRO
• Figures from the University of Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Futures estimate that around 10,000 jobs in Australian coal mines and power plants related to electricity generation by 2036. Mining Technology

Last updated: 13 July 2025