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.

July 3, 2025

Sandvik to deliver loaders, trucks for Oyu Tolgoi underground ramp-up

Sandvik Mining is supplying 17 loaders and two trucks to support the copper-gold mine in Mongolia’s South Gobi Desert.

July 2, 2025

BHP contracts COSCO for two ammonia-powered vessels

The charter contracts for the two vessels are expected to run for five years, with first delivery anticipated from 2028.

July 1, 2025

Patriot Battery Metals unlocks tantalum as byproduct of Quebec project

The MRE ranks Shaakichiuwaanaan as a top-5 tantalum pegmatite in the world in terms of both grade and tonnage.

June 27, 2025

Researchers develop sustainable method to extract gold from ore and electronic waste

The aim of the Flinders-led project was to provide alternative methods that are safer than mercury or cyanide in gold extraction and recovery.

June 27, 2025

Barrick, Komatsu reach agreement on $440M equipment contract

The deal marks Komatsu’s first major mining equipment placement in its Middle East territory.

June 26, 2025

US rare earths refiner Phoenix Tailings eyes IPO within 3 years

Longer-term plans include building an even larger plant, possibly in West Virginia, Nevada or Texas.

June 26, 2025

Zurich researchers pioneer rare earth e-waste recycling

Currently less than 1% of rare earth materials are recycled, due to the immense energy and chemical effort to separate elements.

June 26, 2025

South Africa to put in place online mining rights portal in July

The registry will only cover the Western Cape at first.

June 24, 2025

Gradiant to build lithium production plant in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale Formation

The site, the company said, is the world’s first to extract, concentrate and convert lithium in a fully integrated, end-to-end process from oilfield produced water.