July 18, 2022 Feeding copper to microbes may help curb GHG emissions Copper is key to avoiding the production of nitrous oxide, the third most potent greenhouse gas.
July 17, 2022 Ancient piece of earth’s crust defines location of economically important minerals The almost four billion-year-old piece of the earth's crust lies beneath the southwestern part of Western Australia.
July 15, 2022 Rising costs dent profit for industrial tools maker Sandvik The Swedish company's adjusted operating profit grew to 4.79 billion crowns ($453.35 million) from a year-earlier 4.09 billion.
July 15, 2022 Electronic nose closer to detecting multiple toxic gases simultaneously A recently developed environmental sensor may be lifesaving in a number of industries, including mining.
July 14, 2022 Rio Tinto invests $188m to upgrade aluminum smelter in Quebec The investment is expected to generate nearly $160 million (C$200 million) in economic benefits for Quebec.
July 14, 2022 Panasonic to build $4bn battery plant in US to supply Tesla Facility is expected to supply Tesla with new high-capacity batteries, boosting Panasonic’s production capacity 150-200 GWh per year by 2028.
July 14, 2022 Anglo American, Nippon Steel to work on low-carbon steelmaking They will work on solutions for lower-carbon steelmaking, a process responsible for up to 9% of global greenhouse emissions.
July 13, 2022 Umicore plans $1.2 billion battery materials plant in Ontario Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has signed a deal with Belgium's Umicore to build a new battery facility in Ontario.
July 11, 2022 Komatsu, Codelco to trial unique tunneling machine at Chuquicamata mine The new tunnel boring machine is equipped with new technologies that enable adaptability to small curves, reversing, and passing intersections in hard rock tunnel excavation.
July 11, 2022 Eldorado Gold closer to restarting construction at Skouries project in Greece Financing discussions continue to advance and the company is targeting the restart of construction in the second half of 2022.
Canada Nickel’s Crawford project gets fast-tracked With the 1P1P fast tracking, the province hopes construction can start on Crawford by the end of the year. January 13, 2026 | 11:31 am