The bill, approved by a vast majority, defines the conditions companies must fulfill to get a licence for launching a space mining mission.
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Bioremediation: the answer to spillage risks in the petrochemical sector
GK-IT Environmental Services, a South African leader in bioremediation and environmental product manufacture, is diversifying from the mining industry to the petrochemical and oil refinery sector.
Tesla's Musk says Model 3 on track, shares rise
Chief Executive Elon Musk said firm is on track to produce 20,000 per month by December.
US Supreme Court rejects New Mexico’s suit against Colorado over mine spill
Court did not provide details about its decision to dismiss the case; it just said most magistrates opposed hearing the lawsuit.
Even with iron ore prices diving, NASA fast tracks mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid
If NASA is successful in its mission to 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, humans will have a first ever chance of exploring a world made of iron, not rock or ice.
Power plan to bridge gap between farmers and miners
Remote mining projects in farming areas could soon access baseload electricity from biomass plants powered by straw.
This is KORE Geosystems’ plan to #DisruptMining
The Toronto-based company's solution for data acquisition while drilling received $500K in funding.
New method for cleaning coal could help determine economic viability of coal projects
A new method for cleaning metallurgical coal to verify coal quality for coke making could replace a widely-used chemical-based process leading to a more accurate assessment of the economic viability of coal projects.
Caterpillar soars as first quarter sales jump for first time in over two years
The giant equipment maker's quarterly profit surged past estimates helped by a recovery in most of its end markets.
This firm may make coal’s future a lot brighter
Australia’s Dotz Nano has found a new use for coal that could be a welcome boost to the dying industry, particularly in the US.
Sandvik OptiMine® visualizes the mining process
Sandvik continues to develop and enhance its advanced automation offerings. Transparency of the mining operation has long been a challenge. Sandvik OptiMine® allows you to compare a mine model with the actual layout of your mine and enables continuous improvement in real time.
How Goldcorp’s new COO plans to disrupt the mining industry
Todd White explains the main goals of the company’s digital transformation strategy.
Caterpillar hires former US Attorney General for help with probe
William P. Barr will help Caterpillar face a federal investigation related to profits earned by CSARL, its Swiss parts subsidiary.
Mining industry leaders meet again at PDAC 2017
For the second consecutive year, PDAC will host the International Mines Ministers Summit (IMMS) with 25 countries attending to it.
IBM and Goldcorp Team to Bring Watson to the Mines
Use of IBM Watson cognitive technology a first for the Canadian mining industry
CAT shares hammered as feds search offices
Federal officials executed a search warrant at three of Caterpillar facilities, including the corporate headquarters in Peoria.
Scientists find new way to extract uranium from seawater
A practical method for extracting the uranium present in the oceans could help make nuclear power a viable part of the quest for a carbon-free energy future, researchers say.
Caterpillar touts automation solutions as top miners swing back to profit
The world's No.1 heavy machinery maker is telling miners not to rest on their laurels now that the industry is finally coming back up from a brutal downturn and keep focused on maximizing returns and efficiency.
The world’s largest miner wants more action on carbon capture
BHP Billiton says more help is needed from both governments and industry to promote the adoption of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology.
These are just 15 ways in which graphene could reshape the world
Everybody seems to love Graphene, the one-atom-thick sheets of carbon that aren't just super flexible, harder than diamond, and stronger than steel, but are also able to conduct electricity better than copper.
Moon Express ready for first private lunar trip after raising another $20M
The private space exploration firm has enough money to hit the moon by the end of 2017.
These two Canadian gold companies challenge you to disrupt mining
Innovators now have have until Jan. 25 to pitch their ideas. The winner will walk away with up to $1 million.
Canada's gold miners to embrace green energy to control costs
Expected increased in the adoption of alternative energy sources by the country's gold sector to be boosted by recently passed regulations, such as the carbon tax.
Canadian oil sands producers could fetch up to $15 more per barrel with this technology
The adoption of a“partial upgrading” technology could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars into Alberta's economy, a new study claims.
EPA says Colorado mine spill equivalent to 4 to 7 days of ongoing acid drainage
In a final report, the agency acknowledges that concentrations of some metals at the Animas river following the spill were higher than historical mine drainage.
