May 18, 2022 BHP to speed up Jansen potash mine as Ukraine war weighs on supplies BHP would bring forward first potash production at Jansen, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, to 2026 from 2027.
May 17, 2022 Caterpillar eyes energy transition as growth driver for mining business The company is aiming at a global market worth about $5 trillion for energy transition infrastructure between 2021 and 2040.
May 17, 2022 Epiroc to relocate operations from Japan to China Production and development of drill rigs for surface construction will relocate from Japan to facility in Nanjing, China.
May 17, 2022 Metso Outotec expands Sense series intelligent instruments portfolio The portfolio is designed to solve specific process challenges and enable optimization for minerals and hydrometallurgical processes.
May 17, 2022 Electric vehicles surpass phones as top driver of cobalt demand The EV sector consumed 59,000 tonnes of cobalt in 2021, or 34% of total demand, according to a report by the Cobalt Institute.
May 17, 2022 Sandvik lifts financial targets, cuts costs amid global uncertainty Sandvik said it was targeting higher revenue growth of at least 7% through a business cycle.
May 17, 2022 China, US are racing to make billions from mining the moon’s minerals Unlike in the era of Sputnik and Apollo, the world’s top superpowers can’t even agree on basic principles to govern the next generation of space activity.
May 16, 2022 Entire rare earth metals family could help address acid gas pollution Researchers have set up to find metal-organic frameworks that can effectively detect and trap acid gases.
May 16, 2022 Review board rejects Baffinland expansion plans in Nunavut Federal northern affairs minister, has 90 days to either side with the review board or Baffinland Iron Mines.
May 15, 2022 Failed eruptions play a role in the creation of porphyry copper deposits Recent research opens up new avenues for the development of tools to find new copper deposits.
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