June 15, 2022

Fortescue teams up with Liebherr for green-haul trucks

Miner will buy 120 green-haul trucks, replacing about 45% of its current fleet as it pushes towards decarbonizing its operations.

June 15, 2022

Antofagasta sees full-year production at bottom end on Los Pelambres issues

The Chile-focused miner now expects full-year output to reach the bottom end of its previous guidance of 660 - 690,000 tonnes.

June 14, 2022

Caterpillar leaves Illinois after decades to relocate to Texas

The machinery producer said the move is in its “best strategic interest,” without citing what benefits it will gain from relocating out of the Greater Chicago area.

June 14, 2022

Flooding forces Sibanye-Stillwater to halt Montana mines 

The company said no injuries had been reported after the floods, but the road to its Stillwater mine is cut off.

June 13, 2022

BHP open to potash partner, but plans to enter fertilizer business alone

The company says it is open to taking on a partner as it builds its first potash mine in Saskatchewan.

June 13, 2022

Canadian Mint launches Klondike-themed pure gold coin

The Royal Canadian Mint has released a new 99.999% (5-9s) pure gold bullion coin.

June 12, 2022

Copper more effective than silver in killing covid virus

Both copper and silver release bacteria-killing ions due to corrosion but only the red metal is effective against the covid-19 virus.

June 10, 2022

Stronger alloys for casting, welding closer to becoming reality

New technology has allowed researchers to better understand how aluminum-copper alloys behave.

June 9, 2022

Researchers study role of tall grass in post-mining soil recovery

West Virginia University researchers want to determine how Miscanthus x giganteus would behave under climate change and support pollution mitigation efforts.

June 7, 2022

De Beers rises small diamonds price amid shortage

The world’s top diamond producer by value applied a 5% to 7% price increase at the sale held this week in Botswana.