June 23, 2022 ‘Appalling’ abuse: Australia to push miners to set up register of offenders Western Australia's inquiry says industry culture fails to protect women and recommends documenting victims' historical experiences.
June 22, 2022 Universities, mining majors partner on research project to reduce risk of tailings dam failures TAILLIQ project is funded by the Australian Research Council, Anglo American, BHP, Freeport-McMoran, Newmont, Rio Tinto and Teck Resources.
June 21, 2022 Martian moon could be crucial for asteroid mining Researchers at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have shown that mining the Main Belt of asteroids that orbit between Mars and Jupiter could be done profitably.
June 20, 2022 How platinum can help clean up wastewater, make it potable Platinum is a key ingredient to help clean even the most stubborn toxins from wastewater.
June 19, 2022 New mapping method may lead to discovery of new geothermal energy, green metal resources Researchers at the University of Twente developed a new method to analyze the earth's continental crust.
June 17, 2022 Researchers better understand chances of making graphite from coal Ohio University researchers have presented evidence of a new carbon solid they named "amorphous graphite."
June 16, 2022 Researchers figure out how to make solid-state batteries charge faster, last longer In a study in the journal Nature Materials, researchers explain what makes them short-circuit.
June 15, 2022 Collaboration between brewers, miners may lead to cleaner water supply According to a research group led by MIT, waste yeast discarded from a single brewery in Boston could be enough to treat the city's entire water supply.
June 14, 2022 Geoscience BC deploys a common brewery gas sensor to look for metals Research demonstrates an innovative and cost-effective technique to support critical minerals exploration.
June 13, 2022 Rio Tinto unveils changes following workplace survey that uncovered racism, harassment RIO is designing new reporting mechanisms for its employees and training modules for top leaders to spot “unacceptable” behaviours in the workplace.
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