June 10, 2021 Sandvik expects bigger market for battery-driven mining gear in 2-3 years With an electrification boom looming, Sandvik could sell more electric than diesel-driven underground mining kit in 10 years.
June 10, 2021 Investors with $41 trillion urge G7 to end support for fossil fuels A 457-member group of investors, representing an estimated 37% of all global assets under management, joined a coalition of CEOs in demanding the world’s richest nations set more ambitious emissions…
June 9, 2021 Wyoming’s Carbon Valley Innovation Center tasked with finding new uses for coal The US’ top coal-producing state wants researchers to get creative and tap on rare earth elements found in the fly ash of coal burned at local power plants.
June 9, 2021 Rio Tinto Kennecott, BYU researchers partner to improve reclamation at Bingham Bingham Canyon in Utah has been mined since 1906 and has produced more copper than any mine in history – more than 19 million tonnes.
June 8, 2021 MICROMINE on track to acquire Precision Mining The arrangement would give MICROMINE full ownership of Precision Mining, which is best known for its flagship mine scheduling software, Spry.
June 8, 2021 Apple said to be in battery supply talks with CATL and BYD The tech giant is said to be negotiating with Chinese battery producers CATL and BYD to secure supply for its allegedly planned electric car.
June 8, 2021 Biden administration sets up ‘strike force’ to go after China on trade The United States plans to combat unfair trade practices that have contributed to a "hollowing out" of supply chains.
June 5, 2021 Scientists develop ‘cheap and easy’ method to extract lithium from seawater Saudi Arabia-based researchers employed an electrochemical cell containing a ceramic membrane to extract lithium from seawater.
June 4, 2021 Deep freezing iron-based materials expected to be part of superconducting devices of the future US, UK and Germany-based researchers discovered that an iron-based superconductor exhibits both superconductivity and magnetism below -258°C.
June 4, 2021 Hundreds of trucks to be ruggedized, turned electric for Europe-based miners VivoPower and Arctic Trucks want to convert 800 Land Cruisers or Hilux to ruggedized e-LVs.
Canada Nickel’s Crawford project gets fast-tracked With the 1P1P fast tracking, the province hopes construction can start on Crawford by the end of the year. January 13, 2026 | 11:31 am
