January 20, 2022 Metso Outotec to start next phase of development of its metals business The company plans to change its business area structure and related reporting segments by transferring the Hydrometallurgy business to Minerals from Metals
January 20, 2022 Codelco adds 30 years to Andina copper mine The $1.4bn Andina Transfer project turned the underground operation into an open pit mine located 3,500 metres above sea level, which holds 30% of Chile’s copper reserves.
January 19, 2022 BME’s AXXIS Titanium initiates record blast in South Africa The blast of 5,209 detonators was conducted recently at a chrome mine in SA’s North West province.
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.
CME changes margin-setting methodology for precious metals As of January 13, the CME will set margins for gold, silver, platinum and palladium based on a percentage of contract value, it said. January 13, 2026 | 07:27 am
