June 2, 2023

Rio Tinto’s Boron mine in California becomes first to switch to renewable diesel

Swap from conventional to renewable diesel brings an anticipated CO2 reduction equivalent to axing annual emissions of about 9,600 cars. 

June 2, 2023

Deep UK mine helps scientists figure out how humans would survive on Mars

The Bio-SPHERE project investigates how scientific and medical operations would take place in the challenging environments of Mars and the moon.

June 2, 2023

Gemfields hits three records in latest emerald auction

The coloured gems miner as achieved record revenue of $43.7 million in its latest emerald auction, held in the second half of May.

June 1, 2023

Rio Tinto to invest $395 million in Pilbara desalination plant

Construction is expected to start in 2024 and the facility will be operational and producing water in 2026.

June 1, 2023

New SINAMICS G220 high-performance, adjustable speed drive for greater efficiency, easier engineering, quicker setup and improved sustainability

Siemens is launching a new high-performance drive to join the SINAMICS drives family and recently introduced it to the North American market.

June 1, 2023

Google leads funding round for Indian space startup Pixxel

Pixxel, founded in 2019, is building a constellation of satellites that have the ability to identify mineral deposits or the productivity of crops by analysing the spectral signature of an…

June 1, 2023

Appian, Dectronic to jointly build 20 solar plants in Brazil

The solar power plants will initially be located in the mining-rich state of Minas Gerais, which has ideal conditions and fiscal incentives.

May 31, 2023

Environmental platform urges more than 1,600 high-emitting firms to disclose data

The companies targeted in the 2023 campaign include repeat non-disclosers such as Exxon Mobil, Glencore and Caterpillar.

May 30, 2023

BHP taps Microsoft, AI, to improve recovery at top copper mine

Miner will use machine learning and artificial intelligence to improve copper recovery from its Escondida mine.

May 29, 2023

Scientists figure out geological features linked to untapped uranium deposits

By studying how uranium deposits formed in Canada’s Athabasca Basin, researchers can figure out how to find untapped resources.