Purified tin selenide may be ideal to convert waste heat into energy — study
US and Korean researchers have developed the most efficient thermoelectric system on record.
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Filo Mining shares up on further drill results from Argentina
"Filo del Sol is growing into one of the largest copper-gold-silver discoveries ever," company says.
Copper price down on softer growth in US and China
Chinese policymakers have been trying to tame surging commodity prices — from coal to copper.
Bacteria help extract rare earths from mine slag heaps
French researchers will start extracting rare earths, cobalt, copper, and nickel from slag heaps in Finland and New Caledonia.
Copper price down as Chinese imports fall
China’s imports of unwrought copper have also been trending lower since the sharp recovery from the pandemic amid stimulus spending in the middle of last year.
Fresnillo half-year profits rise on higher metals prices
Profit for the period came to $308.4 million, representing a 445.8% jump over last year.
Manganese could help transform sunlight into energy more sustainably than iridium, ruthenium
Researchers have produced luminescent manganese complexes for more sustainable materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of energy.
High metal prices, covid-19 increase miners’ exposure to cyberattacks — report
The covid-19 pandemic increased the level of cyber risk because it pushed miners to quickly restructure the way they operate, as the need for systems that support remote working and automation became urgent.
African rare earth projects moving forward despite challenges – report
A Roskill report commends the efforts by a number of African countries to establish a diversified rare earths supply chain.
Sediment plumes from deep-sea mining become turbulent cloud
New research shows that midwater sediment plumes discharged by mining machinery become a highly turbulent cloud of suspended particles.
Food security is national security: Potash gets ready for a closeup
The Department of the Interior released a draft 2025 list of 54 minerals critical to the US economy, including potash.
