Wheaton Precious Metals launches $1M Future of Mining Challenge for innovative cleantech solutions.

Wheaton Precious Metals has announced the third edition of its Future of Mining Challenge, offering $1 million to cleantech ventures with innovative technologies that improve orebody knowledge or extraction methods. The challenge aims to promote responsible mining by optimizing methods and reducing environmental impacts. Innovators worldwide can submit expressions of interest by August 21, 2026, with the winner to be announced in March 2027 at the PDAC Convention. This initiative supports sustainable mining advancements and follows last year's focus on water management technology.