August 19, 2021

Japan appears poised to join the laboratory-made diamond party

Production of lab-grown diamonds reached 6 to 7 million carats in 2020, with most of the sales coming from the US.

August 17, 2021

AI initiative uses predictive maintenance for greater asset autonomy

Platform could find application potential in 22 mines, 14 smelters and refineries and 16 plants currently in operation in Québec.

August 16, 2021

Rio2 tests non-carbon gold recovery tech for Fenix project

Initial lab tests on Fenix ore demonstrated that the reusable IXOS polymer had better gold adsorption efficiency, ease of elusion and overall adsorption kinetics.

August 16, 2021

Scientists predict downward trend in lithium-ion battery costs

University of Münster researchers expect a reduction to $70 per kilowatt-hour by 2050 for lithium-ion batteries.

August 16, 2021

BHP closer to exiting oil and gas with Woodside merger talks

Move would cement the world’s top miner’s exit from the oil and gas industry amid increasing pressure to curb emissions.

August 15, 2021

Cast iron, Portland cement clinker can now be obtained from metallurgical slag

Scientists developed a method that avoids wasting out-of-furnace slag and extracts cast iron and Portland cement clinker from the material.

August 13, 2021

Tesla, Re|Source to launch final pilot in DRC to trace cobalt from mine to EVs

Blockchain-based program is being tested in real operating conditions at multiple on-site pilots in DRC and Europe.

August 12, 2021

Scientists develop low-cost, graphene-based method to remove uranium from drinking water

“Within hours, our process can purify a large quantity of drinking water below the EPA limit for uranium.”

August 9, 2021

Gates-backed firm joins Bluejay on battery metals quest

KoBold Metals, a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires, will pay $15m in exploration funding for Greenland project.

August 8, 2021

Electrification may allow mines to generate extra income — report

A report by IDTechEx states that once depleted, some electric mines mat transition to being zero-emission power stations.