March 29, 2023

Australian man finds giant gold nugget worth $160K

The 4.6kg nugget was found in Victoria's goldfields, which were the heart of Australia's gold rush in the 1800s.

March 28, 2023

Talon Metals, EnviCore team up to challenge mining waste conventions

EnviCore and Talon are testing samples from the Tamarack nickel-copper tailings for their suitability as supplementary cementation material.

March 28, 2023

Sandvik gets $63 million order from Torex Gold

The order includes 15 battery-electric vehicles and 20 conventional internal combustion engine equipment units.

March 23, 2023

Next-gen explosives for mining, military developed

Researchers have developed high explosives that won't detonate unless activated by being filled with an inert fluid.

March 22, 2023

BHP is building a solution to its green steel conundrum

The company is working with engineering consultancy Hatch Ltd. to design a pilot plant that uses an electric smelting furnace.

March 22, 2023

Rio Tinto to publish site-by-site water usage data

The interactive database details permitted surface water allocation volumes, the site’s annual allocation usage, and the associated catchment runoff from average annual rainfall estimate.

March 22, 2023

Metso Outotec introduces scalable thickening plant

The thickening plant units are Metso Outotec’s fifth complete plant unit launch for concentrator plants.

March 22, 2023

Cirba Solutions to pour $300m into South Carolina battery recycling plant

The plant will produce materials to power over 500,000 batteries every year, the company said.

March 21, 2023

Electric vehicle battery makers test a future without lithium

Sodium-ion has the potential to complement lithium-ion cells and help fill gaps in the global market.

March 21, 2023

Copper boosted development of most important trade hub of Late Bronze Age

Copper and a sheltered location turned the Cypriot village of Hala Sultan Tekke into one of the most important trade hubs of the Late Bronze Age.