As the industry looks to the future, Caterpillar is purposefully designing a modular Cat 793 large mining truck platform with powertrain flexibility.

The effort is focused on selling black mass, made by recycling dead lithium-ion batteries, to Electra’s proposed refinery in northern Ontario.

OEM-designed solution to help solve one of the most complex aspects of the mining industry’s energy transition – energy management.

The challenge invites cleantech companies from around the world to submit their proposals.

With the ongoing push towards cleaner energy and the energy transition, the demand for critical minerals is continually increasing.

The companies are Adionics, CADL–Lanshen, Eramet, Lilac Solutions, Rio Tinto, SLB, Summit Nanotech and WaterCycle Technologies.

This new version builds on Metso’s existing technology but with a patented design that handles more material and separates coarser particles.

The Houston-based oilfield services giant, formerly known as Schlumberger, is the latest to make a major push into the fast-growing DLE sector.