August 1, 2022

Globally more is being spent on coal than copper mining

New report shows growing disconnect between rhetoric on energy transition, which requires exponential growth in copper mining, and the realities of going green.

July 31, 2022

Common table sugar key to improving aqueous zinc batteries’ safety features

Researchers at Tsinghua University are proposing the idea of chemically modifying common table sugar to stabilize the zinc-ion environment in aqueous zinc batteries and improve the devices’ safety features.

July 29, 2022

Research on earth’s ancient water cycle may shed new light on how largest gold deposits formed

A new study shows that water was transported much deeper in the early earth than previously thought.

July 28, 2022

ArcelorMittal to buy Brazil steelmaker CSP for $2.2 billion

With the deal, the world's second-largest steelmaker is adding an installed capacity of 3 million tonnes a year of steel slabs.

July 27, 2022

Teck Resources boss to leave after 17 years at top job

Don Lindsay, who will leave by the end of September, led a number of large deals during his time at Teck, but also received criticism from investors over his pay…

July 27, 2022

How a lake and a volcano produced a rare mineral on Mars

Researchers have figured out how tridymite formed in Mars’ Gale Crater.

July 26, 2022

Rare earths-free thermoelectric converters now viable – research

Researchers have developed a new material to avoid using rare earths in heat-to-energy conversion devices.

July 25, 2022

Foran orders Sandvik BEV equipment for McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan

Foran's McIlvenna Bay project is intended to be the centre of a new mining camp in a prolific district that has already been producing for 100 years.

July 25, 2022

Illegal Brazil gold tied to Italian refiner and Big Tech customers

Police documents show gold illegally mined in Brazil has been sold sold to Amazon, Apple, Microsoft and Google-parent Alphabet.

July 22, 2022

Researchers figure out how to accurately detect compounds in rocks

In just one-millionth of a second, it is possible to capture the elements that make up a sample.