September 6, 2022 Another ‘Dr. Copper’ Copper coating developed by UBC researchers led by Dr. Amanda Clifford could be the next superbug fighter.
September 6, 2022 Compounds that promote vegetation diversity key to ecological restoration in open-pit coal mine dumps Researchers find interesting restoration results at the Antaibao open-pit coal mine.
September 4, 2022 How machine learning can help identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits Two novel machine learning techniques are able to identify new, deeply buried porphyry copper deposits by characterizing magma fertility.
September 2, 2022 Metso Outotec acquires Global Physical Asset Management in North America The acquisition will further strengthen Metso Outotec’s capabilities in digital field service inspections for grinding.
September 2, 2022 Cryptozoic mineral may help create next-gen fuel cells, super-capacitors, aircraft engines Scientists have started using shungite, a Precambrian rock consisting of almost 100% carbon, to produce new composite materials.
September 1, 2022 Primitive vegetation played key role in composition of earth’s continental rocks Primitive plants transformed what was once a Mars-like planet of barren rock into a world of life growing in organic-rich soils.
August 31, 2022 Finning, Caterpillar to replace entire haul truck fleet at BHP’s Escondida copper mine in Chile The new Cate 798 AC electric drive trucks will feature technology that delivers significant improvements in haulage capacity, efficiency, reliability, and safety.
August 31, 2022 Ford asks US gov’t to speed up mining permits Ford says it takes up to 10 years to complete permitting requirements for critical mineral mining in the US, versus two to three years in Canada and Australia.
August 31, 2022 AI reveals melting temperature of all known earthly minerals Prior to this development, less than 10% of the melting temperatures of the 200,000-plus inorganic compounds that have been identified on earth were known.
August 30, 2022 Sandvik secures large order for autonomous surface mining equipment and solutions in Chile The order includes two Leopard DI650i down-the-hole drill rigs and two Sandvik DR412i rotary blasthole drill rigs.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
