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.
June 16, 2021 One of only four 1,000 carat-plus diamonds ever found dug up in Botswana DeBeers-Botswana joint venture has recovered a 1,098 carat diamond from Jwaneng mine, the world’s richest diamond mine by value.
June 16, 2021 RPMGlobal builds dedicated ESG mining division with acquisition RPMGlobal to acquire Australian headquartered environmental social and governance services company Nitro Solutions Pty.
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