January 19, 2022 Brazil deluge exposes Vale’s lingering waste risk even as mines restart Last week’s rains showed tailings remain the Achilles heel of the Rio de Janeiro-based producer.
January 18, 2022 Orica, Epiroc to debut Avatel mechanized underground development charging system in Australia The world’s first mechanized development blast charging system, Avatel, is set to enter Newcrest’s Cadia underground mine next year.
January 18, 2022 Newly discovered ‘strange metal’ could be key to lossless power grids, quantum computers Researchers found strange metal behaviour in a material in which electrical charge is not carried by electrons.
January 17, 2022 De Beers makes diamond buyers cough up cash with fresh price rise The world's largest diamond miner by value is said to have hiked prices by about 8% for big stones and 20% for small ones at the latest sale.
January 17, 2022 BHP to introduce electric trains at Pilbara mines The four locomotives, scheduled for delivery in late 2023, will be supplied by Progress Rail, a unit of Caterpillar, and Wabtec Corp.
January 16, 2022 CO2 storage project in America’s coal country one step closer to becoming a reality Recent drilling by CarbonSAFE is expected to provide information on the viability of a second carbon storage site in the top coal-producing state in the US.
January 16, 2022 Flawed diamonds may be the key to quantum internet Japanese researchers discovered that diamonds’ atomic defects where carbon is replaced by nitrogen or another element may offer a close-to-perfect interface for quantum computing.
January 14, 2022 Avateltm to debut at Newcrest’s Cadia mine in 2022 Innovation enables a single operator to prepare and wirelessly charge a development face from within the safety of an enclosed cabin.
January 14, 2022 Hitachi to sell half its digger unit stake for $1.6 billion The deal will help Hitachi Construction develop an independent distribution and service network for its products in North America.
January 13, 2022 RANKED: Top 20 EVs of 2021 – costs jump as lithium, cobalt, nickel prices surge Ranking of world’s 20 best selling electric cars and their battery metals show automakers grappling with soaring raw material prices.
Super Copper’s Cordillera project approved by Chile’s National Mining Authority The concessions cover approximately 6,858 hectares in the Atacama copper belt. December 24, 2025 | 11:24 am
