November 3, 2020

Metso Outotec introduces mill discharge pumps for concentrators

Metso Outotec’s MD series pumps come in two tailored solutions, MDM and MDR.

November 3, 2020

Nouveau Monde to participate in Quebec truck electrification initiative

With plans for 12 electric trucks at company’s Matawinie project, the miner aims to be the first all-electric open pit operation in the world.

November 3, 2020

Sandvik seeks to step up pace of growth

The mining equipment maker has begun to expand in areas such as software, additive manufacturing and metrology.

November 3, 2020

LME’s “green aluminum” plans opposed by industry

For first time in its 143-year history, the LME is pushing a platform for greener metal.

November 2, 2020

High-purity Finnish copper helps scientists study dark matter

Researchers in the US and Canada are doing the impossible to keep the copper as pure as possible.

November 1, 2020

The causes behind pyrite oxidation – and acid mine drainage

Researchers at Penn State University say that if fracturing and erosion at the surface, and thus oxidation, occur slowly, acid mine drainage can be avoided.

October 30, 2020

Sandvik plans for greener future in Ontario

Sandvik’s climate action plan includes offering customers carbon reduction pathways through battery-electric vehicle (BEV) technology and reducing the carbon footprint of Sandvik’s operations.

October 30, 2020

Rio Tinto invests $51m in Canadian alumina refinery

Upgrades, to be completed in early 2021, include three new energy efficient buildings and a centralized control room.

October 29, 2020

NASA finds rare metal asteroid worth more than global economy

The heavy-metal object, called “16 Psyche”, is worth $10,000 quadrillion. That's 70,000 times the world's economy.

October 28, 2020

Metso Outotec launches HPGR retrofit kit with mechanical skew control

The new HPGR retrofit kit takes the key components responsible for minimizing skew from HRC and makes the technology more accessible without a major investment or need to acquire a…