April 27, 2023 NASA’s mineral mapping instrument goes into retirement NASA’s Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars produced maps that make it easy to tie mineral deposits observed in high-resolution images to regional scale trends.
April 27, 2023 Glencore says takeover bid for Teck stands after spinoff fails Glencore reiterated its intention to buy Teck and even bid more, raising pressure on the Canadian miner to sit down at the negotiating table.
April 26, 2023 Flexible gold sensor may become game-changer for body glucose monitoring Gold offers a new route toward miniaturized, flexible, implanted medical devices to diagnose and treat chronic diseases.
April 25, 2023 Finland’s Fortum begins battery material recovery from EV ‘black mass’ Black mass is the shredded material that comes from used batteries, which can include lithium, cobalt, and nickel.
April 24, 2023 Chile’s lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech DLE technologies are designed to extract the metal using filters, membranes, ceramic beads or other equipment.
April 24, 2023 US-based researchers develop efficient process to transform scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts A new process reduces more than 50% of the embodied energy and more than 90% of the CO2 emissions used for transforming scrap aluminum into new vehicle parts.
April 21, 2023 Lundin Mining CEO eyes Chile exploration, growth after big M&A bet The company is setting targets for its new Caserones mine and waiting to expand its existing Candelaria mine.
April 21, 2023 Sandvik profit just misses forecast, order intake rises Company reported Q1 operating profit slightly below analyst expectations on Friday.
April 21, 2023 Storm Mountain Diamonds finds giant pink rock in Lesotho The 108.39ct fancy pink diamond is said to be one of the largest roughs of the colour ever found in Africa, behind the 170ct “Lulo Rose”.
April 20, 2023 Mining lithium in abandoned oil fields for tomorrow’s EVs Several upstart miners have bought land rights to nearby abandoned oil fields in Canada and begun developing extraction technology of their own.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
