March 2, 2023 Vale to turn Amazon mining waste into high-grade iron ore The company has started extracting scrap that had been dumped at a tailings dam at Carajas in northern Brazil since 1985.
March 2, 2023 MineHub to acquire Waybridge for $2.5 million in shares Online platforms for industrial metals have gained momentum in recent years as traders gradually move away from traditional paper-based systems.
March 2, 2023 Tesla lobbying to secure lithium from Chile — report Tesla executives held talks with the ministers of foreign affairs and mining, as well as with the leader of the development agency Corfo.
March 2, 2023 Tempered steel was a thing 2,900 years ago Until recently it was assumed that it had not been possible to produce suitable quality steel in the Early Iron Age and certainly not in the Final Bronze Age.
March 1, 2023 Caterpillar reaches tentative deal with union, averting possible strike Caterpillar, which has been struggling with margin pressures as input costs keep rising, has more than 100,000 employees around the world.
February 28, 2023 How zircon helps identify untapped copper deposits Zircons are considered nature’s time capsules.
February 27, 2023 Recharge Industries grabs failed startup Britishvolt The Australian firm has bought Britishvolt, which planned a battery factory in the UK to power EVs, out of administration.
February 24, 2023 Cleantech startup aims to transform mine waste into a ‘climate solution’ Arca was named as one of Canada’s most investable cleantech ventures and won a $1 million award from XPRIZE and the Musk Foundation in a carbon removal competition.
February 24, 2023 AngloGold says 2023 production to be hit by Brazil plant halt AngloGold has stopped adding mine waste to its Calcinados tailings dam in Cuiaba to bring it in line with with global safety standards.
February 24, 2023 Black gold-nickel efficiently converts CO2 to useful chemicals Researchers have shown that plasmonic black gold-nickel efficiently catalyzes CO2 hydrogenation using visible light.
Critical Metals expects to close Greenland supply deals in Q1 2026, CEO says The company has already pre-sold 75% of planned output, split between the US and Europe. December 31, 2025 | 12:08 pm
