October 4, 2021 Caterpillar introduces first mobile generator set to help customers meet EU Stage V emission standards and enhance sustainability profiles Available through the global Cat dealer network, the Cat XQP200 generator set is the first in a series of EU Stage V mobile generator sets to be introduced by Caterpillar.
October 4, 2021 Voisey’s Bay mine takes unconventional approach to fire suppression Vale will utilize Rosenbauer’s 6x6 Panther to in the remote, northern location.
October 4, 2021 BHP inks nickel supply deal with Toyota-Panasonic battery venture The collaboration with Japan’s Prime Planet Energy & Solutions seeks the creation of "a green electric vehicle ecosystem."
October 3, 2021 Mixed hydroxide precipitate — the new class one nickel The push for de-carbonization is the primary driver for the battery mega-factory boom. All of these factories need nickel and cobalt for their products, but mostly they need nickel.
October 1, 2021 Li-ion battery recycling market to reach $31bn per year by 2040 — report IDTechEx says that, in two decades, over 50% of the world's spent li-ion batteries will be recycled in China.
October 1, 2021 BHP opens Australia’s first nickel sulphate plant The world’s no. 1 miner has produced the first nickel sulphate crystals from its plant in Kwinana, outside Perth.
September 30, 2021 Albemarle to buy Chinese lithium firm for $200 million With the acquisition of Guangxi Tianyuan, the world’s top lithium producer is expanding its battery metal conversion capacity.
September 30, 2021 Energy-efficient way to treat water contaminated with metals could be applied at mine sites The MIT-developed shock electrodialysis process should allow for treated water to be safely disposed of or reused.
September 29, 2021 Kutcho Copper says ore sorting could reduce costs, footprint of British Columbia project By using an X-ray transmission sensor, 16% of the low-grade and waste material is removed.
September 28, 2021 Anglo American resumes field work in Ecuador Company is now re-engaging with local communities in the Pegasus gold-copper project to start test drilling in the second half of 2022.
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