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. 

April 13, 2023

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge readies first mission

The California-based company will test its technique for refining platinum from a sample of asteroid-like material, while in orbit.

April 13, 2023

Rare zircon samples give new clues on earth’s ancient dwellers

Old and rare examples of zircon with graphite inclusions tell the story of ancient life on earth.

April 12, 2023

Hexagon launches HxGN MinePlan Block Model Manager

The solution aims to transform how mining companies manage block models.

April 12, 2023

Nouveau Monde seeks $22 million for Matawinie mine, Bécancour plant

The company intends to be a vertically integrated producer of battery anode materials.

April 11, 2023

Maximizing potential: The importance of effective equipment training and development

Sandvik’s Rotary Drilling Division will soon include another training technique to its repertoire—simulators, in a constantly evolving training technique.

April 11, 2023

E3 Lithium gets licence for field pilot plant in Alberta

The company will build and operate the direct lithium extraction plant, set to begin operations in the third quarter of 2023.

April 11, 2023

Copper-based solution captures CO2, stores it in the ocean

An engineering researcher at Lehigh University has developed a novel way to capture carbon dioxide from the air.