December 10, 2021

Li-ion battery recycling may not take off before 2030 — report

According to Wood Mackenzie, new entrants into the battery recycling space should be cautious when looking at bullish expectations for the sector.

December 10, 2021

Anglo American flags major design changes at UK fertilizer project

Anglo will invest a further $700 million in the project, Britain's largest new mine project in decades, to get it off the ground.

December 9, 2021

Mining Chemicals Handbook goes digital

Solvay has launched an exclusive digital knowledge hub that provides 24/7 access to relevant mining chemical application information.

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.