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.

April 20, 2023

Tailings dams affect diversity of upstream fish species – study

Brazilian researchers found that streams flowing into tailings storage dams had fewer catfish species.

April 19, 2023

Chile’s drought hits Antofagasta’s copper output in Q1

It produced 145,900 tonnes of copper in the period, down 25.4% from Q4 2022 on water shortages at Los Pelambres and lower grades at Centinela.

April 18, 2023

Mesto Outotec doubles Brazilian screening manufacturing to meet demand  

The total Sorocaba production capacity will grow to 500 from 250 units per year.

April 17, 2023

New battery recycling system allows for 70% lithium recovery

A new recycling system allows for recovering 70% of lithium from battery waste without corrosive chemicals, high temperatures, and prior sorting of materials.

April 14, 2023

How humanity’s conquest of space will depend on mining lunar water

The clock is ticking to find suitable mining methods applicable to the moon.

April 13, 2023

Apple to use only recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025

A quarter of all cobalt used in Apple products came from recycled material in 2022, up from 13% a year earlier.

April 13, 2023

Artemis Gold buys Caterpillar fleet for Blackwater mine construction in British Columbia

Blackwater open-pit gold mine south of Vanderhoof will be largest new mine built in the region in more than a decade.