December 29, 2020 Cobalt may substitute platinum in fuel cells A team in the US designed a highly active catalyst for fuel cells that contains cobalt interspersed with nitrogen and carbon instead of platinum.
December 28, 2020 World Economic Forum tests blockchain for tracking carbon emissions The COT is focusing on tracing carbon emission in the copper value chain and tracks GHG emissions from the mine to the smelter.
December 28, 2020 Metso Outotec sells aluminum business The Finnish company reached a deal with France’s REEL International.
December 28, 2020 Diamonds may power electrical grid, EVs more efficiently US-based researchers propose the idea of using diamonds as ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors.
December 27, 2020 Scientists propose new evolutionary system of mineral classification Researchers say the current IMA classification system doesn’t capture the complexity and diversity of Earth's minerals.
December 24, 2020 Boliden keeps improving uptime with new mill lining solutions If the reline can be done faster, the whole maintenance shutdown will be faster.
December 24, 2020 Sandvik to acquire DSI underground Company has signed an agreement to acquire the global leader in ground support and reinforcement products for underground mining and tunneling.
December 21, 2020 Researchers develop method to recover palladium, silver from industrial waste A team at Kanazawa University discovered how to selectively adsorb silver and palladium ions from aqueous acidic waste.
December 20, 2020 How zinc can be extracted from waste ash Swedish researchers separated zinc from fly ash by treating waste with an acid wash.
December 18, 2020 Wear part development increases safety and uptime at the Milpillas copper mine in Mexico Safety is a top priority for Grupo Peñoles, and one way to increase it is to minimize the amount of time spent on maintenance.
Iron ore price nears best close since November on year-end metal rally The steelmaking ingredient advanced for a third straight session in Singapore, climbing nearly 1.8% to as much as $106.55 a ton in intraday trading. December 29, 2025 | 07:51 am
