May 12, 2022 This London start-up has a cheaper way to suck carbon from the air Mission Zero, which uses simple chemistry and equipment to suck planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the air, just got a $5m injection.
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.
Former BHP executive to be appointed Chile’s mining minister Santiago Montt, who has a doctorate in law from Yale University, will be named to President-Elect José Antonio Kast’s cabinet in a ceremony Tuesday evening. January 20, 2026 | 10:57 am
