October 5, 2021

Newmont axes gold output targets at Boddington

Revision comes as a result of several challenges during commissioning the mine's first Autonomous Haulage System fleet.

October 5, 2021

Fortescue Metals to eliminate scope 3 emissions by 2040

The world’s fourth largest iron ore miner will address the emissions across its entire global value chain, including steel manufacturing.

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.