December 9, 2021 New uranium-containing mineral could provide information on how to clean up nuclear waste Oldsite forms from the interaction of air and water with uranium and iron-sulphide ores in humid underground environments.
December 8, 2021 Swedish consortium gets funding to commercialize grid-scale energy storage concept Mine Storage aims to build the world’s first commercial underground mine storage facility.
December 8, 2021 Metso Outotec awarded with more than 100 new Life Cycle Services agreements in 2021 The customer base for the new agreements covers global and regional mining companies and large as well as mid-size quarries and aggregates contractors.
December 8, 2021 Mining equipment market to hit $90 billion by 2027 — report Despite the covid-19 pandemic, the mining equipment industry began growing in the second half of 2020.
December 8, 2021 Ivanhoe Mines secures $300m in stream financing for Platreef Its subsidiary Ivanplats closed a $200 million gold and a $100 million palladium and platinum streaming facilities for Platreef.
December 8, 2021 Iron has been key for life on earth. What about on other planets? Oxford scientists have uncovered the likely mechanisms by which iron influenced the development of complex life forms.
December 7, 2021 Sigma Lithium kicks off construction of largest hard rock project in the Americas The miner has begun building the production plant foundation and infrastructure for its Grota do Cirilo lithium project in Brazil.
December 7, 2021 BMW hits 1m EV sales, targets 2m fully electric sales by 2025 The carmaker aims for at least 50% of global sales to be fully electric by 2030.
December 6, 2021 Advanced mining simulators boost training at Holmesglen Institute in Oz The simulators will be deployed at the Australian-first, Victorian Tunnelling Centre at Drummond Street campus, Chadstone, Victoria, which offers specialist training to workers in the mining, construction and tunnelling sectors.
December 6, 2021 MineHub launches solution for carbon tracking and ESG compliance The new software lets users digitalize key aspects in the administration, certification and reporting of environmental, social and governance credentials.
AI boom set to turbocharge uranium demand in 2026 Investor surveys and asset managers point to AI-driven power demand tightening uranium supply and supporting higher prices into 2026. December 26, 2025 | 03:55 am
