February 23, 2021 Spotlight: Environmental geology The basic principle underlying environmental geology is that human progress and development should not come at the expense of the natural environment.
February 22, 2021 OZ Minerals launches challenge to find green ways to extract metals The best proposals from "Ingenious Extraction" will be selected for acceleration. Early submission deadline is March 12.
February 21, 2021 New cell chemistry promises to make DIBs more powerful, sustainable The new cell chemistry for dual-ion batteries uses a zinc anode and a natural graphite cathode in an aqueous electrolyte.
February 19, 2021 University of Birmingham, Bentley Motors to deliver recycling supply chain Three-year research project aims to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for the luxury car brand.
February 18, 2021 Most miners lag behind in human rights issues — report Ten years after the adoption of United Nations principles, a study shows most miners have yet to step up efforts to improve their human rights record.
February 17, 2021 Commodities Super Cycle: Real thing, or marketing hype? It all comes down to economics 101, says CPM Group’s Jeff Christian.
February 16, 2021 Adding copper salts to coal may increase combustion efficiency – study Russian researchers found that adding copper salts to coal reduces the content of unburnt carbon in ash residue by 3.1 times and CO content by 40%.
February 15, 2021 Deep Digital Cornwall project aims to unlock resources The pioneering project is led by the Camborne School of Mines with the Institute for Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Exeter.
February 15, 2021 Graphene “nano-origami” creates tiniest microchips ever Researchers believe this next generation of microchips could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster.
February 14, 2021 Lithium could help control extreme heat in future fusion facilities Injecting pellets of lithium into a tokamak’s divertor could help control high-risk conditions.
JPMorgan, US backing Korea Zinc’s $7.4 billion Tennessee smelter The decision to set up a foreign joint venture, called Crucible JV LLC, was approved by Korea Zinc’s board on Monday. December 15, 2025 | 09:41 am