Suppliers & Equipment Top Stories

Next-gen explosives for mining, military developed

Researchers have developed high explosives that won't detonate unless activated by being filled with an inert fluid.

Staff Writer | March 23, 2023 | 5:05 am

BHP is building a solution to its green steel conundrum

The company is working with engineering consultancy Hatch Ltd. to…

Bloomberg News | March 22, 2023 | 4:41 pm

Rio Tinto to publish site-by-site water usage data

The interactive database details permitted surface water allocation volumes, the…

Staff Writer | March 22, 2023 | 11:52 am

Metso Outotec introduces scalable thickening plant

The thickening plant units are Metso Outotec’s fifth complete plant…

Staff Writer | March 22, 2023 | 11:28 am

Cirba Solutions to pour $300m into South Carolina battery recycling plant

The plant will produce materials to power over 500,000 batteries…

Reuters | March 22, 2023 | 10:09 am

Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium

Sodium-ion has the potential to complement lithium-ion cells and help fill gaps in the global market.

Bloomberg News | March 21, 2023 | 7:55 am

Copper boosted development of most important trade hub of Late Bronze Age

Copper and a sheltered location turned the Cypriot village of Hala Sultan Tekke into one of the most important trade hubs of the Late Bronze Age.

Staff Writer | March 21, 2023 | 7:05 am

How silicon, gold, copper help destroy covid-19 virus

Silicon, gold and copper, as well as electric fields, can be used to destroy the spike proteins of SARS-CoV-2.

Staff Writer | March 20, 2023 | 6:06 am

Caterpillar introduces new compact energy storage system

Solution provides opportunities for more efficient power use, reduced fuel costs, lower worksite noise and potential emissions reductions.

Caterpillar | March 17, 2023 | 12:48 pm

Ivanhoe’s electro-pulse technology may expand Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona

Ivanhoe used Typhoon to identify the Texaco Ridge target as well as several others

Staff Writer | March 17, 2023 | 9:56 am

Hydrogen-based thermal power produced using aluminum scrap

Found Energy produced 20 kW of continuous, hydrogen-based thermal power using 1 kilogram of hard-to-recycle aluminum scrap.

Staff Writer | March 17, 2023 | 5:48 am

Elon Musk’s Starlink linked to illegal mining in Brazil

Over the past five weeks, Brazil's environment agency has seized seven Starlink terminals on Yanomami land.

Jackson Chen | March 16, 2023 | 10:25 am

Norcat launches Canada-wide mining technology innovation competition

Applicants are asked to submit their proof-of-concept ideas by April 4.

Staff Writer | March 16, 2023 | 6:57 am

Sandvik introduces industry’s first ‘opt-out’ carbide recycling

The initiative aims to transform the use of a material expected to run out within 40 to 100 years if consumption rates continue unabated.

Sandvik | March 15, 2023 | 2:21 pm

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