February 27, 2022 There is a connection between Mars and heavy metal-polluted Rio Tinto estuary Goethite, red hematite, schwertmannite and jarosite link Mars to Spain’s Rio Tinto.
February 25, 2022 Tiny robots made in Mexico to explore moon in scientific first The Colmena mission, which means "beehive" in Spanish, will gather lunar minerals that could be useful in future space mining.
February 25, 2022 Women in Mining: Breaking down barriers to belonging Edumine’s upcoming online conference, Women in Mining: Exploring Points of Resistance on March 15, is gathering voices from all facets of the industry.
February 23, 2022 New report reveals little ESG action at mine sites In its latest assessment of 250 mine sites, the Responsible Mining Foundation found that that commitments are commonplace, yet basic actions are rarely evident.
February 23, 2022 Scientists explore development of indestructible batteries Researchers are using a first-of-its-kind analytical approach to building better batteries that could help make them indestructible.
February 22, 2022 USGS publishes 2022 critical minerals list The new USGS critical minerals list adds 15 commodities while removing four.
February 22, 2022 New catalyst can turn CO2 into gasoline 1,000 times more efficiently Stanford University researchers developed a new catalyst that increases the production of long-chain hydrocarbons from captured CO2.
February 21, 2022 Women in Mining: The need for qualitative diversity Mining is behind almost all other industries, including oil and gas, in gender parity.
February 18, 2022 The View from England: Mining’s Royal lesson Just when you thought the industry's public image couldn't get any worse, it did.
February 17, 2022 Inorganic materials make ultra-thin solar cells more efficient A new approach used to develop solar cells based on AgBiS2 enables absorption coefficients higher than any other photovoltaic material used to date.
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am
