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.

December 18, 2020

Rio Tinto outlines Oyu Tolgoi’s path forward

Update specifies "mining by sections" plan that should make of Oyu Tolgoi the world’s No.4 copper operation by 2030.

December 17, 2020

Rio to invest $10m in low-carbon steelmaking projects

The mining giant wants to advance its climate partnership with China Baowu Steel.

December 17, 2020

Metso Outotec to modernize Norilsk Nickel’s smelting line

Metso has been awarded a landmark contract to modernize one smelting line at Nadezhda metallurgical plant in Russia.

December 15, 2020

British Columbia to double carbon tax in four years

Tax will need to go to $80 per tonne by 2024.

December 15, 2020

PROK Chile introduces state of the art pulley testing technology

The new equipment allows customers to check and verify pulleys before they are installed, leading to greater performance and lower operating costs.

December 15, 2020

Australia to review JORC Code

The Australasian Joint Ore Reserves Committee Code regulates the integrity of public reporting of exploration results, mineral resources and ore reserves.

December 14, 2020

Vale stops using converted VLCC ships

Company has stopped using very large crude carrier (VLCC) ships converted into very large ore carriers (VLOC), following a final delivery to China on Sunday.