July 13, 2020 Three US universities launch Tailings Center of Excellence Center focuses on responsible and sustainable mine waste management and advancing research-backed best practices.
July 13, 2020 EnergyX, ProfMOF promote technology making lithium production more cost-effective The companies want to promote the use of metal-organic frameworks, which they say are miracle material.
July 13, 2020 Zen, Evercloak join forces to produce graphene thin films The companies received a grant from Next Generation Manufacturing Canada.
July 10, 2020 Five levels of minerals processing plant autonomy – from regulatory controls to full auto-pilot Autonomous mining is already here.
July 10, 2020 Vale, Epiroc sign Batteries as a Service deal According to the companies, this is the first Batteries as a Service deal in the world.
July 9, 2020 Silver, copper, zinc used to make plastic conductive, more transparent Researchers at the University of Michigan created a flexible transparent conductor that sandwiches a thin layer of silver between two “dielectric” materials and produces a conductive anti-reflection coating on the…
July 7, 2020 Sandvik to reintroduce Toro-brand loaders and trucks Sandvik will first relaunch the Toro LH517i and Toro LH621i large intelligent loaders.
July 6, 2020 RCT partners with US-based Reliable Industries The company has announced a partnership to provide technology solutions for mobile equipment worldwide.
July 6, 2020 Deep Earth structures may reveal location of untapped base metal deposits A new study proposes a high-tech treasure map that provides more accurate information so prospectors know where to look.
July 6, 2020 Australian Strategic Materials, ZironTech produce titanium alloy with low-emission technology The companies say the process can be also applied to zirconium and rare earths for permanent magnet alloys.
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