October 5, 2020 Innovation Metals to scale up REE oxides extraction technology The technology is designed for the cost-effective bulk separation and purification of rare earth elements - including both heavy REE and light REEs.
October 4, 2020 How mining companies can leverage geospatial, satellite data refinery By leveraging the data obtained from satellite and airborne imagery, geologists can accelerate their hypothesis formulation and exploration strategies to find new deposits.
October 2, 2020 Efficient thermal processing for versatile industries Thermal processing of bulk material is tricky.
October 1, 2020 Hatch, LTK confirm merger discussions The combination is expected to create a powerhouse global service provider focused on the needs of their clients in the infrastructure, energy, and metals market sectors.
October 1, 2020 Fatigue Science releases 14-Day Fatigue Forecasting With 14-Day Fatigue Forecasting, supervisors and management teams can now view future fatigue hotspots, showing the “who, when, and where” of workforce fatigue far enough in advance to take meaningful…
September 30, 2020 Metso Outotec introduces Courier analyzer for direct measurement of gold concentration The new analyzer enables accurate real-time elemental analysis measurement.
September 29, 2020 Zen closer to producing virucidal ink from graphene oxide Zen’s partner, the University of Guelph, filed a patent for the electrochemical exfoliation process that allows for the production of graphene oxide.
September 28, 2020 Caterpillar’s Durilock system for underground loader buckets cuts maintenance time Caterpillar has developed the new Durilock Lip Shroud System for underground loader buckets, which cuts both installation and maintenance time.
September 25, 2020 Caterpillar introduces new Cat 395 excavator The new 395 excavator offers mining operations up to 10% more production and maintenance cost reductions of as much as 20%.
September 25, 2020 RPMGlobal introduces design optimizer for underground operations Company has released an update to its Parametric Design suite of software products, that is tailored to the underground metals space: Strategic Design Optimizer (SDO).
Codelco to produce 1.344mt of copper in 2026, chairman says The company's lithium joint venture with SQM is expected to produce 250,000 tons in 2026, chairman Maximo Pacheco also said. January 12, 2026 | 07:13 am
Gecamines to buy 100,000t of copper from Tenke Fungurume mine The purchase represents 20% of TFM’s output, in line with Gecamines’ 20% shareholding. January 12, 2026 | 07:07 am
Japan launches world’s first deep-sea rare earth mining test Tokyo has begun a seabed mining trial near Minamitori Island as it seeks to cut reliance on Chinese rare earth supplies. January 12, 2026 | 05:13 am