August 15, 2022 Giga Metals, Mitsubishi to jointly develop Turnagain nickel deposit in Canada The partners have created a new company, Hard Creek Nickel Corp, to develop the nickel-cobalt deposit in northern British Columbia.
August 15, 2022 Not just for toothpaste — how fluoride enhances solar cells’ performance Tandem solar cells that combine perovskite and silicon-based subcells are expected to better convert sunlight than their conventional single-junction silicon analogs.
August 14, 2022 How to remove chromium, arsenic from mining-polluted water An adsorbent with high selectivity for chromium and arsenic has been discovered.
August 12, 2022 Codelco turns to AI to squeeze out more copper from aging mines Mining companies around the world are turning to new technologies to extract more from current operations as new deposits become pricier and trickier to find and develop.
August 12, 2022 Scientists figure out how to produce extraterrestrial cement Researchers at the University of Delaware are exploring ways to use materials from the moon or Mars as the basis for extraterrestrial cement, which would be used for buildings, housing,…
August 11, 2022 BHP, Pan Pacific Copper and Norsepower partner to reduce emissions on shipping routes Aim is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on routes between BHP’s mines in Chile and PPC’s smelters in Japan.
August 11, 2022 Researchers solve issues hindering silicon use in lithium-ion batteries Despite the energy capacity of silicon as an electrode material, it is normally disregarded because of a lack of mechanical stability.
August 10, 2022 Tiny pure-gold pin is ‘pulsing heart’ of European space mission A minuscule gold pin is one of the few materials able to withstand the highly-erosive individual oxygen atoms prevailing at the top of the atmosphere.
August 7, 2022 Canada sends mining equipment, personnel to the Dominican Republic to help rescue trapped miners Two miners have been trapped for a week at the Cerro de Maimón operation.
August 4, 2022 Horizonte Minerals signs $135 million equipment contracts for Brazil nickel project The Araguaia project will initially produce up to 14,500 tonnes of nickel per year.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am
