June 25, 2021

Western Australia’s miners call for inquiry over reported sexual assaults

Mining companies with operations in the state back call for a parliamentary inquiry into climbing sexual assault and harassment allegations in the workplace.

June 25, 2021

Caterpillar, steelmakers gain as Biden deal ups demand view

Heavy-equipment maker and steelmakers surged as US president’s bipartisan $579 billion infrastructure deal buoyed the outlook for demand.

June 25, 2021

Long-duration thermal battery developed to move remote mine sites away from diesel

MIT spinoff 247Solar developed a battery that uses silica sand and electric resistance coils to generate ultra-high temperature heat from clean energy sources.

June 24, 2021

New hyperspectral imaging satellite expected to support mining operations

Orbital Sidekick’s Aurora satellite will allow for global-scale subterranean mineral identification, surveying and monitoring.

June 23, 2021

Maritime looks to ore sorting at Hammerdown

Company has a plan to bring the former Hammerdown gold mine in Newfoundland back into production.

June 23, 2021

Rio Tinto partners with Schneider Electric to meet decarbonisation goals

Schneider Electric will use materials, such as low-carbon aluminum and copper produced by the miner with renewable power, iron ore, and borates.

June 22, 2021

IMDEX survey of drill rig use confirms exploration boom

Activity in Canada is anticipated to be significantly higher in the northern summer drilling season.

June 22, 2021

Nutrien to further boost potash output amid Belarus sanctions

The increase, which will bring total annual sales volumes to 13.8 million tonnes, comes on top of the half a million tonne output increase the company announced on June 7.

June 21, 2021

Volvo and Northvolt team up to build new battery gigafactory in Europe

Partnership will help Volvo’s efforts to make half of its cars fully electric by mid-decade and all of them 100% electric by 2030.

June 18, 2021

Wood Mackenzie boosts battery metals expertise with Roskill buy

The consultancy has acquired privately-owned Roskill to prop up its expertise in the metals and materials crucial for the energy transition.