November 12, 2020

Lithium Australia tests battery metals on wheat crops

Lithium Australia’s subsidiary, Envirostream Australia, received positive results from the first trial in Western Australia.

November 11, 2020

Skycatch survey system sums up aerial intelligence

Drones fly beyond traditional methods of 3D image capture.

November 10, 2020

Four countries have more heap leach mines than the rest of the world combined

Heap leaching technology has become increasingly popular due to the cost advantages and environmental benefits it offers miners.

November 9, 2020

Orica and Glencore ink explosives technology and services partnership

The contract extends to Glencore’s Australian copper and zinc operations, effective January 2021.

November 9, 2020

Metso Outotec launches Filter Optimizer for improved performance, optimized energy use

The new optimizer stabilizes the effect of upstream process variations, provides tools for improved process control and reduces the need for manual intervention.

November 8, 2020

Miners should embrace technological change – report

A whitepaper by Honeywell International presents some ideas to stop resisting the changes that the digital revolution has brought to mining operations.

November 8, 2020

A new method to monitor soil stability at open-cast mines from space

Scientists are using data from the Sentinel 1 mission to investigate lignite regions in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany.

November 6, 2020

Nordgold equips West Africa training centre with mining simulator

Company expects the total investment, including the construction of the centre and the purchase of the equipment, to cost approximately $800,000.

November 5, 2020

Albemarle moves ahead with expansions despite lithium market weakness

The world’s no. 1 lithium miner expects to commission its expansion projects in Western Australia and Chile next year.

November 5, 2020

Talga receives $1.2m from UK to conduct anode refinery study

A potential UK refinery would produce Talga’s anode product using natural flake graphite from the company’s Vittangi operation in northern Sweden.