February 23, 2023

Copper catalyst may be essential for production of solar fuels from sunlight, water, CO2

Exploring copper’s properties as an electrocatalyst has brought scientists one step closer to us turning CO2 into solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis.

February 22, 2023

Talent shortage holds miners back from delivering on production targets, objectives – report

Three cross-industry trends are converging to mobilize changes within the mining workforce, says McKinsey & Company.

February 21, 2023

Perovskites may soon beat silicon’s efficiency in solar cells

Researchers are proposing a novel, physics-based approach to synthesizing perovskites.

February 20, 2023

How mining technology is advancing industry roles

A survey found that 93% of companies are increasing overall spending on technology, and 44% reported they are significantly increasing investment. 

February 17, 2023

AI & digital twins for mining explained

The people creating AIs are creating them to solve specific problems, not to emulate humans.

February 15, 2023

GRI presents sustainability reporting standard for mining companies

A draft Standard is open for public comment until April 30, and webinars will take place on February 23 and March 2.

February 14, 2023

Stillwater partners with Cornell University on hydrometallurgy and carbon capture initiatives

The partnership would fall under the MINER program funded by the DOE via the Advanced Research Projects Agency.

February 13, 2023

Cyber threats on the rise for resource industries

Traditional security is inadequate to protect industrial environments from rapidly evolving cyber threats, experts say.

February 10, 2023

Curtin University appoints director of Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer hub

National initiative aims to transform mineral research outputs into commercial products and services.

February 9, 2023

Untreated seawater can produce green hydrogen – study

Researchers have split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.