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.
May 29, 2023 Sigma Lithium sells first “green tailings” to China’s Yahua Green tailings are a high-purity, zero chemicals, about 1.3% lithium oxide product generated by Sigma’s Greentech processing plant in Brazil.
May 26, 2023 Scientists unveil role of global trade in mercury exposure A new study shows that almost half of the mercury exposure comes from mercury embedded in global trade.
May 25, 2023 Saskatchewan Research Council manufactures Canada’s first solvent extraction cell tech for REE processing Rare Earth processing facility currently under construction in the Canadian province.
May 25, 2023 Manganese palladium three plays big role in AI technologies Manganese palladium three has the necessary properties to facilitate a form of working memory that stores data in electron spin directions.
May 24, 2023 Italian utility Iren aims to recycle rare metals in push to cut imports Iren plans to invest more than $10 million to build a new site to recover gold and palladium, and another one to recycle solar panels.
May 24, 2023 A new “age of palladates” may be underway A recent study shows that palladium is the key ingredient to reaching the “Goldilocks zone" where superconductivity works particularly well.
Aluminum and copper prices take breather after explosive start to 2026 Industrial metals have enjoyed a bullish run into the new year. January 13, 2026 | 03:12 pm