June 30, 2023 Boliden partially restarts Ronnskar production after fire, to lay off 190 people The Swedish company expects all production lines at Ronnskar, except the destroyed electrolytic refinery, to be ready for production in July.
June 29, 2023 SafeSight 5G rescue platform concept wins mining innovation award SafeSight’s proposal, to transform mine rescue underground by leveraging their mine rescue technology and 5G, was selected from 18 national competitors and four finalists.
June 29, 2023 Fixing deep-sea mining damage would be double the cost of extraction — study Ecosystem restoration would cost between $5.3 - $5.7m per sq. km, compared with $2.7m sq. km to mine the seafloor.
June 29, 2023 Researchers find correlation between cadmium exposure and residing close to mine sites in China Urinary cadmium levels were higher in people living near mining areas in China’s Hunan Province than in those living in other places.
June 28, 2023 Metso now offers complete battery minerals production and recycling Metso’s recycling process offers complete processes for lithium extraction from brines or ore.
June 28, 2023 Mining the Moon to lift off within ten years — NASA The US space agency is looking to operate a pilot processing plant for lunar resources by 2032, as part of its planned Artemis missions.
June 27, 2023 Metso to acquire Häggblom to expand its loading and hauling offering Häggblom's service portfolio includes wear parts, truck body and bucket refurbishments, as well as related field services.
June 27, 2023 Micromine fleet control system deployed at Goldrush underground mine in Nevada For over two decades, the innovative technology suite has been in use at several NGM sites, including Cortez, Goldstrike and Leeville.
June 27, 2023 New sinter technology could greatly reduce iron, steel making emissions Australia-based researchers have developed a new type of sinter that reduces the amount of coke consumed at sinter plants by about 23%.
June 27, 2023 Fortescue to ship first iron ore from Gabon by year-end It will mix ore from Belinga with output from its Australian mines to bring it closer in grade to that of rivals Rio Tinto, BHP and Vale.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
