June 13, 2023 Billionaire Forrest calls Musk a ‘muppet’ over fuel cell doubts Andrew Forrest, founder of Fortescue Metals, said doubters of hydrogen fuel-cell technology, including Elon, are “muppets.”
June 13, 2023 Lithium Americas produces first carbonate at Caucharí-Olaroz The output quality was lower than battery-standard lithium carbonate, but is part of the Argentinean mine commissioning process.
June 12, 2023 Rio Tinto to invest $1.1 billion to expand aluminum smelter in Canada Construction will run over two-and-a-half years.
June 12, 2023 How much selenium, arsenic escapes ash from coal-fired power plants still TBD The amount of toxic selenium and arsenic able to escape from coal ash depends largely on their nanoscale structures.
June 8, 2023 CHARTS: Copper mining profits top $100 billion a year, but where are the new mines? Copper mining company profits topped $100 billion two years in a row, but building a new mine now takes on average 16 years.
June 8, 2023 Epiroc wins large equipment and automation order from Boliden in Sweden Deep Automation, Epiroc’s set of automation systems and applications, will be used to automate Boliden’s material handling process.
June 8, 2023 Carbon capture tests results better than anticipated for Canada Nickel The process at the Crawford nickel project can store 1.0 million tonnes of carbon annually.
June 7, 2023 BHP and Microsoft use AI to boost copper recovery at Escondida The use of new digital technology to optimise concentrator performance at the world's biggest copper mine in Chile is expected to improve recovery.
June 7, 2023 Metso introduces sustainable battery black mass recycling Battery black mass recycling is becoming an important means to complement virgin battery metals supply.
June 7, 2023 Scientists use 3D printing to create new titanium alloy A team of researchers from Australia and Hong Kong has created a new class of strong titanium alloys by integrating alloy and 3D printing process designs.
Polish recycler bets millions on Europe’s critical metals push Elemental Group plans to build a copper smelting and refining facility, taking up two-thirds of an $800 million investment. January 14, 2026 | 07:15 am
