August 27, 2020 MINING.COM MINUTE: Biggest stories of the week Rhodium price on track for new record, copper to extend rally, Glencore strategy to underpin cobalt prices.
August 25, 2020 DeepGreen partners with scientists on seafloor discovery program The battery metals start-up is investing over $60 million to accelerate a program on the potential environmental impacts of collecting polymetallic nodules from the deep seabed.
August 24, 2020 Making mining employment less challenging The Australian Government is on a path to make the process of job-hunting more streamlined.
August 24, 2020 Rio Tinto chiefs lose millions over aboriginal site blast Rio will cut short-term bonuses of some senior executives after internal review found “systemic failures in the cultural heritage management system.”
August 23, 2020 Germany working towards extracting lithium from thermal water reservoirs Researchers have developed a process to extract lithium from the salty thermal water reservoirs in the Upper Rhine Trench.
August 21, 2020 Li-ion patent applications grow 300% over last decade – report Research by IDTechEx states that the rise in patent applications reveals that competition between battery manufacturers is intensifying.
August 20, 2020 Young Diamantaires launch fundraiser for SA school #morethanadiamond campaign aims to build a library and kitchen at Renaissance High School in Messina, South Africa.
August 19, 2020 AusIMM launches EEF scholarship program The 2021 EEF Scholarship provides support to students throughout their higher education studies to kick start their career in mining.
August 18, 2020 Jetti Resources’ quest for copper mining’s holy grail New technology makes it possible to extract copper from low-grade primary sulfides like chalcopyrite, CEO says.
August 17, 2020 Copper catalyst efficiently turns CO2 into useful fuels Scientists found a way to fine-tune a copper catalyst to efficiently produce complex hydrocarbons from CO2.
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