February 4, 2021 Rio Tinto launches sustainability label for aluminium with blockchain The mining giant said the label will be similar to a nutrition label found on food and drink packaging.
February 4, 2021 Metso Outotec to cut 80 white-collar positions in Sweden The Finnish company said the layoffs are a consequence of the Outotec Oyj and Metso Corporation’s Minerals business merger.
February 3, 2021 De Beers’ diamond sales beat pre-covid levels The miner's rough-diamond sales jumped 44% in the first cycle of 2021 from to the same period last year.
February 2, 2021 BMT releases Flight Enabled Detector 2.0 Equipment features an automated flight control and customizable flight plan.
February 2, 2021 Experts warn of brewing space mining war among US, China and Russia China and Russia are joining forces to keep America's increasing attempts to dominate extra-terrestrial commerce at bay.
February 2, 2021 Aggreko to make big investments to back miners’ clean energy transition The Scottish company said it will invest up to $470 million per year to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
February 1, 2021 Mayhew Performance to distribute ABI Disconnect BEV safety system in Canada Company and G&L Innovation have announced a partnership for the exclusive distribution rights for Canada, Chile, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil for G&L’s ABI (Automatic Battery Interrupter) Disconnect system.
February 1, 2021 Sandvik introduces the Toro LH410 loader Company and Rock Technology have introduced the transformed Toro LH410 underground loader, with a payload capacity of 10 tonnes.
February 1, 2021 Scientists develop method to detect radioactive materials in gold, copper Uranium and thorium are often found in the gold and copper that go into the electrical components of circuits and other electronic instruments.
February 1, 2021 Ucore, Innovation Metals’ REE separation plant to be commissioned soon The plant allows for the bulk separation and purification of both heavy REEs and light REEs for the production of rare-earth oxides.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
