March 31, 2021

New fuel from plastic waste aims to replace fossil fuels in marine industry

Clean Planet Energy plans to use non-recyclable waste plastics to produce two fuels expected to reduce CO2 emissions from the marine industry by 75%.

March 31, 2021

ABB, Hitachi to develop GHG-reducing solutions

The companies plan to apply ABB’s electrification, automation and digital solutions to mining trucks and excavators provided by Hitachi.

March 30, 2021

NEO’s silicon anodes achieve long-term cycling

NEO Battery Materials' silicon anodes achieved a highly stable long-term cycling ability.

March 30, 2021

Petra Diamonds delays release of probe into human rights

The diamond miner said it had obtained further information relating to the allegations, which will help with the preparation of its report.

March 28, 2021

Uber or Skip? Bronze Age miners had their own food delivery service

New research shows that Bronze Age mining sites relied on outside sources to deliver pre-processed food.

March 26, 2021

Vital Metals to become Canada’s first rare earths miner

The Australian miner said the mining fleet was mobilized to the site this week and operations will begin before the end of March.

March 24, 2021

Rio Tinto to use solar technology to power California mine

Heliogen's AI-powered technology will be deployed at Rio's borates mine, using heat from the sun to generate and store carbon-free energy to power industrial processes.

March 24, 2021

Anticipating another year of growth, Ledcor US Heavy Civil and Mining is expanding its team

Opportunities include Technical roles, Managers and Operators.

March 23, 2021

New technique for rehabilitation of mine rock waste piles may prevent acid drainage

Spanish researchers propose excavating waste piles and sorting the materials found there based on their geochemical properties.

March 18, 2021

Mining profits reach $230 billion a year, topped only by oil & gas, pharma

Report – mining majors adopted a conservative approach after the 2015–16 market downturn focusing on cost cutting, productivity and expanding liquidity.