January 3, 2023

US, allies should disconnect rare earths supply chain from China — report

A Rice University report suggests that policymakers in the US and allied countries should counteract the launching of the China Rare Earth Group.

December 30, 2022

Australia takes serious look at its carbon sequestration potential

Australia’s national science agency assessed 12 nature-based and engineered carbon capture technologies to look at their sequestration potential.

December 29, 2022

Two minerals never seen on earth extracted from meteorite sample

Ever heard about elaliite and elkinstantonite?

December 28, 2022

Women in Mining Spotlight: Cat Culkin

Cat Culkin, chief technology officer at Pronto.ai on a virtual site visit in California.

December 28, 2022

Mammoet launches emissions monitoring system

Dubbed DAISY, Mammoet’s new system transmits emissions data from local devices attached to the embedded systems of cranes and heavy haulers.

December 26, 2022

Anglo American carries out water reclamation project in Brazil

The water employed in the operation of the pipeline that transports iron ore from Minas Rio to São João da Barra is set to be reused.

December 26, 2022

Chilean company develops AI-powered technology to detect failures in large-tonnage mobile mining equipment

Developed by Fukay Data, Vitech is a software aimed at providing early detection of failures in large-tonnage mobile mining equipment.

December 21, 2022

Metso Outotec to deliver large grinding mills to African gold mine

The delivery includes two Planet Positive Premier grinding mills from Metso, with a total installed power of 27 MW, as well as Metso’s proprietary metal and rubber mill linings and…

December 21, 2022

Terrafame to start mining uranium in Finland by mid-2024

The miner will extract uranium as a byproduct of zinc and nickel production and aims to produce 200 tonnes per year by 2026.

December 21, 2022

Sigma Lithium begins Brazil mine plant commissioning

Sigma expects the Grota do Cirilo lithium mine plant to be fully operational by April 2023, which is when commercial production is slated to begin.