July 17, 2025

Boliden mine to host world’s deepest marathon at 1,120m 

Run will take place inside the Garpenberg zinc mine in Sweden, one of Europe’s deepest.

July 16, 2025

Aclara Resources, Stanford University partner on AI-powered rare earth research

Aclara opened in April its heavy rare earth pilot plant, which it will use to test the production of dysprosium and terbium from ionic clay extracted from its Carina project.

July 16, 2025

Ucore to start rare earth output at Louisiana plant next May

The company is transforming an 80,000 square-foot building on a former Air Force base into an $80 million plant for rare earth magnet materials.

July 16, 2025

Sandvik says it mitigated tariffs in second quarter as orders beat expectations

The United States accounted for more than 14% of group revenue last year.

July 15, 2025

Sandvik, Glencore expand partnership to include Newtrax collision-avoidance technology

The Newtrax product offers a scalable, OEM-agnostic safety and data solution designed to meet the evolving needs of modern underground mining operations.

July 15, 2025

Apple invests $500M in Pentagon-backed MP Materials

Apple and MP Materials are joining forces to develop a local supply chain of rare earth magnets.

July 14, 2025

BHP to explore battery partnerships with CATL, BYD

BHP and CATL will jointly research and develop battery modules for haul trucks and locomotives.

July 10, 2025

Fatalities rise for second year in global mining sector

The ICMM, representing one-third of global mining, reported 42 worker deaths last year, an increase from 36 in 2023 and 33 in 2022.

July 4, 2025

Metso acquires recycling operations to boost sustainable mill lining services

Metso is the first company in the market to introduce Poly-Met mill liner recycling services using induction heating technology.

July 4, 2025

Researchers from Scotland and Canada partner to clean up contaminated mine water

They plan to develop a low-cost system combining microalgae and calcium silicate to remove and recover cobalt, nickel and copper for reuse.