December 20, 2024 Earth AI finds gold near Willow Glen molybdenum project It has found its first gold system with the help of AI, making mineral exploration faster, more accurate, and cheaper.
December 18, 2024 Idemitsu to take majority stake in Australian vanadium developer Vecco Vecco is developing the Debella project in Queensland, focusing on a vanadium mine and an electrolyte plant for vanadium flow batteries.
December 17, 2024 Oak Ridge National Laboratory tests new methods of turning coal into graphite A preliminary techno-economic analysis has found that the new process could be less expensive than conventional methods of making graphite.
December 17, 2024 Rio Tinto, BHP, and BlueScope to build ‘green iron’ plant Project could help reduce emissions by up to 80% if renewables and green hydrogen are used, the companies said.
December 14, 2024 Forensic technology aids Brazil’s crackdown on illicit Amazon gold trade Historically, gold is notoriously difficult to trace, especially once metal from different sources has been melted together, erasing the original signatures.
December 12, 2024 Mining sector cyberattacks linked to third-party supplier access in 76% of cases – report Growing challenges cybersecurity leaders faced in 2024 were in safeguarding cyber-physical systems.
December 12, 2024 Talon Metals receives $2.47m funding for nickel extraction research The research will focus on the company's Tamarack project, which comprises an underground nickel-copper mine in central Minnesota and a battery mineral processing facility in North Dakota.
December 11, 2024 Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling Europe could recycle enough battery materials to supply two million EVs in 2030, but energy costs and a lack of financial support mean it is unlikely to do so.
December 11, 2024 ICMM introduces new measures against diesel fume safety hazards at underground mines To accelerate progress across the industry, ICMM has also published a new guide for reducing diesel particulate matter exposure underground.
December 11, 2024 Ontario pension backs $100m funding for tech firm spotting deposits from space Private firm Fleet Space uses satellite technology, AI and real-time 3-D imaging to speed up critical mineral searches.
BlueScope charms shareholders with $293 million dividend Australia's largest steelmaker last week rejected a $9 billion takeover offer from a consortium. January 13, 2026 | 03:32 pm
