May 11, 2022

Sandvik showcasing electric concept rig for surface drilling at Vei og Anlegg 2022 in Norway

The new concept rig demonstrates some of the advanced technologies that will be introduced on future series drill rigs to support more sustainable and energy-efficient surface drilling.

May 11, 2022

Miners turn to bacteria and other new ways to leach copper from waste rock

Global miners are deploying a raft of new leaching technologies that can extract low concentrations of copper from waste rock and help avoid lengthy mine permitting delays.

May 10, 2022

SQM, LG Energy Solution partner to drive progress in electro-mobility industry

Companies commit to investigate and develop joint investment projects at different stages of the electro-mobility industry value chain.

May 10, 2022

Caterpillar adds design enhancements to electric rope shovel models

The design advancements can improve total cost of ownership up to 6% per operating hour and improve physical availability of the ERS up to 0.63%.

May 10, 2022

New data on uranium’s behaviour revealed by fastest supercomputer in the US

An important but little-studied uranium compound could be key to a cleaner, safer world, according to new research.

May 6, 2022

Vale scores multi-year nickel supply deal with Tesla

The Brazilian miner will provide Tesla with low-carbon class 1 nickel – part of Vale's strategy of increasing its exposure to the EV industry.

May 6, 2022

Chile’s parched mines race for an increasingly scarce commodity: water

A record-breaking drought in Chile is impacting mining operations and forcing companies to escalate their search for more sources of water.

May 6, 2022

Anglo American puts world’s largest hydrogen truck to work

Anglo's first self-developed green-hydrogen powered trucks will eventually replace a fleet of 40 vehicles at the Mogalakwena platinum mine South Africa.

May 5, 2022

USGS, Apple create new waste rock metric

alled the “rock-to-metal ratio,” the new metric indicates how much ore and waste must be mined, moved and processed to produce a given unit of a mineral commodity.

May 5, 2022

FLSmidth expects no revenue in Russia beyond 2022

FLSmidth generated revenue of around 380 million Danish crowns ($54.1 million) in Russia in the first quarter.