October 14, 2021 Market value of on-road fuel cell vehicles to grow to $160bn by 2042 — report A report by IDTechEx states that major automotive markets are planning for the significant deployment of fuel cell vehicles.
October 13, 2021 Volvo unveils world’s first fossil-free steel vehicle The machine, a load carrier for use in mining and quarrying, was unveiled at a green steel collaboration event.
October 13, 2021 Silver-infused bacteria make fuel cells more efficient Microbial fuel cells utilize natural bacteria to extract electrons from organic matter in wastewater to generate electrical currents.
October 13, 2021 Tesla inks multi-year nickel supply deal with Prony Resources The New Caledonian miner will provide the US carmaker with about 42,000 tonnes of the metal needed to produce batteries that power its EVs.
October 12, 2021 Breakthrough for Rio Tinto’s smelter hydropower project in British Columbia The tunnel boring machine cut 7.6 kilometres through the rock in remote mountains over 30 months, completing the route for a 16 kilometre tunnel that was started in the early…
October 12, 2021 Barrick installs first PhotonAssay lab at Bulyanhulu gold mine The Bulyanhulu mine is on track to produced between 170,000 and 200,000 oz of gold this year.
October 12, 2021 Ivanhoe’s DRC copper mine to double production ahead of schedule Kamoa-Kakula Phase 2’s concentrator plant, which will double copper output, to start operations a quarter earlier.
October 11, 2021 Scientists explore possibility of mining iron, nickel, cobalt-rich near-earth asteroids Metal-rich asteroids are similar to some stony-iron meteorites found on Earth.
October 8, 2021 BHP completes its first delivery of carbon neutral copper BHP and Southwire have collaborated for their first transaction involving carbon neutral copper.
October 8, 2021 Antofagasta to test use of hydrogen in mining equipment The copper miner has begun testing hydrogen-powered haulage truck at its Centinela copper mine, in northern Chile.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
